Maybe when he takes the field at Raymond James Stadium in balmy Tampa for the Giants' playoff game, Eli Manning will reclaim his mojo and gain his first career postseason victory. After weeks of slogging and slinging and chattering and fumbling in the cold and wind and rain and snow, perhaps all slumping Eli needs - like so many Northeasterners this time of year - is a dose of Florida sunshine.
Sadly for the fourth-year quarterback, fans find it nearly inconceivable the Giants can count on him to provoke anything but heartache for however long the season is extended. So muted are expectations that whatever confidence Manning engendered the past few years has been replaced by a Win Despite Eli mantra that has even found its way into the coaching mindset. Continue
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