Quote:I think that this is a very fair and favorable comparison. I agree with it completely. I think he's got a bit of Brett Favre in him too with his reckless abandon in both passing and scrambling. That's the give and take and love and hate nature that fans will slowly grow to love about him. Hopefully he'll get better as time marches on. Would I like to see him become an Aaron Rodgers type quarterback? Of course. But could I settle with him being like Eli Manning or Ben Roethlisberger? NO PROBLEM. I could live with that for the next 10+ years out of Blake. If we have a few play-off runs or Championship appearances/Superbowl wins with a stronger roster around him. I can live with a few 7 - 9 or 9 - 7 seasons under him. I really can. I don't think the avid fan expects us to be the New England Patriots for the next 15 years. That's a freak of nature occurrence that may never happen again. But if you can just give us a good stretch of "close but no cigar" and then an occasional "Okay! You've made it and you've won some big games and titles!" then we're fine. 

 

I'm not an Eli fan, but I think that may be more because of how doofy he is. He's always pretty money in the playoffs, which again, I could see as a potential strength for Blake as well. He always elevates his game in higher pressure situations. If he ends up being pretty good during the season and lights it up in the big games/post season, I'd be fine with that as well.

 

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