Big Blue View, the NY Giants blog, is consistent about sticking with the New York traditions of perpetually bashing Eli Manning. Today, however, it's reached a new level of hilarity. They're playing the we-should-have-drafted-Roethlisberger game--and this time, they're serious about it.

A straight up comparison of Roethlisberger and Manning tells you Big Ben is a better player. He has a Super Bowl title, a 63% career completion percentage and a QB rating of 110. Eli has a couple of playoff losses, has never completed 60% and has a career rating of 78.6.

Add to that Roethlisberger's toughness, blue-collar personality and ability to make plays on the move (like that guy the Giants faced Sunday) would suit the Giants well.

It leaves me with a few questions, even if the responses I get aren't exactly impartial:

1. Is Roethlisberger actually so much better than Manning that they've sunk this far?
2. Even further, how much of Ben's success is in the fact that the Steelers are a traditionally run-heavy team, so he doesn't throw as much? Would Ben be this successful anywhere else?

Not that any of it matters, other than me getting upset when Giants fans start acting like a bunch of whiners over the fact that Ben's having a better year, ignoring the fact that the Steelers are the better team. Eli-bashing is something of a tradition in the NY/NJ area where leading a 6-3 team is apparently unacceptable. I'll leave y'all with one last, entertaining quote: Yet, he (Eli) lives in the shadow of his brother Peyton, one of the best to ever play. He lives in the shadow of Roethlisberger, who already has what Eli is trying to get.

Ouch.