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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2038169, member: 289"]
Essentially agree, however I don't think Eli is necessarily a better passer than Fouts, who played mostly in a pre- West Coast offense system based on throwing the ball downfield more. The WCO tends to use more short passes and have a much higher completion percentage and a much lower interception rate, (which is why they use it).

Fouts: [URL="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players//FoutDa00.htm"]Dan Fouts Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com[/URL]

Manning: [URL="http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MannEl00.htm"]Eli Manning Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com[/URL]

Fouts completed 58.8% of his passes for an average of 13.1 yards per completion and 7.7 yards per attempt. 1 in 22 attempts and 1 in 13 completions produced a touchdown. 1 in 23 attempts produced an interception.

Manning completed 59.7% of his passes for an average of 11.8 yards per completion and 7.1 yards per attempt. 1 in 21 attempts and 1 in 13 completions produced a touchdown. 1 in 32 attempts produced an interception.

I see them as comparable quarterbacks in different systems. But if Eli is Dan Fouts with 2 Super Bowl wins, he's a Hall of Famer.
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