Now both have Super Bowl rings, and they won them in back to back seasons.

It’s quite an amazing story really. The Mannings’ remind me of a real life Brady Bunch, as we watch them grow up and perform before our eyes. Peyton is the prolific passer, and will probably go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. Eli’s legacy is still growing but it appears the younger Manning has finally found his legs in a league that many don’t get comfortable in quickly enough.

Eli found his just in time to save his career and lead the Giants on a fantastic playoff run with road wins at Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Green Bay in heavy snow. Peyton’s was a little easier as far as traveling, since his Colts had homefield advantage. Even with all that he had to overcome his nemesis, Tom Brady and the Patriots, with a great comeback in the AFC Championship game.

Now that both have raised the Lombardi Trophy and had their “Steve Young” moments (the monkey is off their backs) they have to look ahead to the future.

At 32 years old Peyton probably has four to five more years ahead of him before he rides into the sunset, he’s just hoping he has another ring or two to show for it. Eli is just 27 and has a young team around him, and although he is the less talented brother he probably has the better chance to win more Super Bowls in this personal battle between the two brothers.

The two have met only once in their careers but another battle should come two years from now based on the NFL’s rotating schedule that pins a different AFC division with a different NFC division every year. Unless they decide to meet in a Super Bowl sometime soon.

“I have never beaten Peyton in anything,” Eli said before their 2006 matchup to begin their regular seasons. Peyton won that matchup like everything else, when the Colts prevailed 26-21.

As a guy that is currently doped up on lortab (I had leg surgery yesterday) any predictions I make now can’t be held against me, unless of course they come true. I think Peyton will win his second Super Bowl this season, but I never see Eli winning another one.

The former Tennessee QB has all the intangibles I’d want in a quarterback, and I personally believe he is the best that has ever taken the field. It’s hard to believe he’s already 32. Eli is still learning but just doesn’t play like a guy I’d expect to win multiple Super Bowls, but who knows. Maybe winning his first Super Bowl will give him a new confidence that will show during his play next year.

Whatever happens, it will surely be fun to watch the rest of the Manning’s careers.

In the 2001 draft the San Diego Chargers held the first overall pick. The Chargers, needing to rebuild their team, decided to trade the top pick to the Atlanta Falcons(which selected Michael Vick). The Falcons sent San Diego the 5th(LaDainianTomlinson) and 67th(Tay Cody) picks in the 2001 draft, the 48th(Reche Caldwell) overall in 2002, and KR/WR Tim Dwight.

In 2004 Eli Manning sat atop everyone’s draft board, and guess who held the frst pick yet again, the Chargers. Eli and Archie didn’t want to play in San Diego, so they traded him to the New York Giants. In exchange for the rights to Eli, New York sent the 4th(Phillip Rivers) and 65th(Nate Kaeding) picks in that draft, along with the 12th(Shawne Merriman) and the 144th(traded) picks in the 2005 draft to San Diego.

Bill Parcells, now the head man in Miami, hasn’t had much luck trading down in an effort to rebuild. In 1997 Parcells was the head coach for a New York Jets team that totaled one win the season before(Rich Kotite was head coach in 1996) so the first pick in the 1997 draft went to the Jets. Orlando Pace, Walter Jones, Darrell Russell, and Peter Boulware were the top stars in this draft. Parcells had the accumulation of picks on his mind instead, and traded down not once, but twice, finally selecting James Farrior at pick 8. New York did receive a few more picks, but the players that were selected weren’t even on the roster a couple years down the road anyway.

In my opinion the Miami Dolphins should stay at number one and draft either Glenn Dorsey or Chris Long.Kansas City on the other hand should trade down with theDallas Cowboys, get Dallas’ 2 1st round picks and another 2nd. With those picks the Chiefs could select Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Dr. C) and Jeff Otah in the 1st round, filling two of the Chiefs biggest needs. Dallas then could get their guy in Darren McFadden.