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Tua - I like that he's spreading the ball around more this season, and not focusing on Tyreek every time.

HM to Waddle

34-15 Miami

Miami will sweep the cheats and improve to 5-6

TD number 4 for Tua

Let’s goo

31-0 Miami

Would have liked a TD there but nice score before the half regardless

24-0 Miami

21-0 NICE

14-0 Miami

Let’s blow them out, no matter how the season goes blowing out the pats would be nice.

7-0 Miami good TD drive, Jonnu is really coming along lately

The plan for the rest of the season is to continue to underachieve because the team is being led by someone with a personality only slightly different from Pee Wee Herman's.

And I sounded that alarm way back when he was hired.

Hmmm.  The 25 semifinalists have to be cut down to a group of 15 finalists.  The first-timers in this group are:
Luke Kuechly, Eli Manning, Terrell Suggs, Earl Thomas, Adam Vinatieri, Marshal Yanda

My guess for the 15 finalists:

Luke Kuechly
Eli Manning
Terrell Suggs
Adam Vinatieri
Eric Allen

Jared Allen
Anquan Boldin
Jahri Evans
Antonio Gates
James Harrison

Rodney Harrison
Torry Holt
Steve Smith Sr.
Reggie Wayne
Vince Wilfork

Of that list I would probably slot out for someone else (or exclude for the next round)...

Eric Allen
Rodney Harrison (I know he has media connections like Kurt Warner, but compared to the others on the list, no way...)

Steve Smith Sr.
Reggie Wayne
Torry Holt
(Of the WR position up for consideration over the last few years, these are the most underwhelming)

James Harrison has baggage. Will they overlook it?

I'm really not sure Jared Allen has a body of work beyond the five short years he was a genuine star.

Adam Vinatieri - do kickers get in first year, no matter how good they are?

Suggs, Boldin and Jahri Evans are 50/50 prospects at best for me this year. Of them I'd lean towards Suggs, maybe Boldin.

That narrows it down...

[11 Eli Manning 57,023]

Career passing yards:

8 Aaron Rodgers 61,497
9 Dan Marino+ 61,361
10 Matthew Stafford 58,604
11 Eli Manning 57,023
12 John Elway+ 51,475
13 Warren Moon+ 49,325
14 Fran Tarkenton+ 47,003

Career completions:
8 Aaron Rodgers 5,242
9 Matthew Stafford 5,066
10 Dan Marino+ 4,967
11 Eli Manning 4,895
12 John Elway+ 4,123
13 Joe Flacco 4,117
14 Warren Moon+   3,988

Career passing TDs:
8 Ben Roethlisberger 418
9 Matt Ryan 381
10 Matthew Stafford 370
11 Eli Manning 366
12 Fran Tarkenton+ 342
13 Russell Wilson 341
14 John Elway+   300

And Eli Manning is the only player listed with two Super Bowl MVPs.  Additionally, if you look at Pro Football Reference's career Approximate Value listings, every single eligible player ranked higher than Eli is already in, and you have to go 20 spots down to find an eligible player who isn't in (Ken Anderson).
  
He's getting in, almost certainly on the first ballot.

Plus throw in a (joint) Walter Payton Man of the Year award, along with many other nominations.

It's not a guarantee (as Ken Anderson can attest to) but quite a lot of them have wound up in the HOF.

Eli getting into the HOF to me is a no-brainer - it's just a question as to if it's in his first year of eligibility. I'd lean to more likely to yes than no.