Eli made two throws in both of those Superbowl wins over the Patriots though that most kids growing up wanting to play football could ever dream of. That escape from the pocket and prayer he threw up to Tyree was and still is my favorite pass I have ever seen in my lifetime.

That other one he hit in their 2nd loss along the sideline to Manningham was also impressive. It got them down the field when they needed it the most. He was the opposite of his older brother in big games. That's what I mostly remember about him.

Peyton would crush teams for sixteen weeks in a row in the regular season and them play like a lame duck throughout most of his play-off games. It was fun watching his big head explode sometimes on the sideline in those games.

Eli would play like a lame duck throughout the regular season, barely sneak into the play-off's, but, when he did? He was like a Trojan Horse with a stupid look on his face. Just out there slinging it without a care in the world and getting streaky with his passes like a tipsy pool shooter calling his pockets and banking them with ease.

It'll be interesting with Lawrence moving forward. Year four is coming up soon. The offensive line play needs to improve, no arguments from me there. He still has to figure out two things, regardless of what they do or do not do in the off season with the current offensive line:

1. Stop playing hero ball and mitigate the turnovers. When the ball is in your hands? And you put it on the ground? That falls on you. Sure, you might get blasted here and there and that's due to a free blitzer, and those are forgivable. But, when you're dancing around back there trying to do your best Vick, Cunningham, Jackson & Mahomes impression? Be careful.

2. Take the easy stuff. For the love of God. Just take what the defense gives you. We don't need a 50+ yard bomb on every drive to win these games? If it's there? Take it. If it's not? Get it out. Be checkdown Charlie sometimes. Nobody's going to care if you're winning games at the end of the day.

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