Eli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback

Bought as a gift for a HS footballer.

Excellent book written by Ralph Vacchiano. This book, unlike others, doesnt do play-by-play which is not necessary because as fans weve seen the games. This book brings behind the scenes information and insights which is very interesting to fans and generally things we would never know. Well done.

If your a Manning fan,a N.Y.G. fan, or just a fan of football stories, read this book.

Love the behind the scene look at football recruiting, what goes into a team and insight into Elis trials and triumphs.

REAL giants fans and true supporters of Eli from day one will love this book. Everyone knew that it was a rough journey to the top for Eli, but until reading this book, you will never know exactly how much he had to go through.I would recommend this to any hardcore Giants fan who cant get enough inside information.The book is well written and has alot to offer in terms of insider anecdotes, a must have for the true Giants fan.

I enjoyed the book very much. It kept my interest for the entire time it took to finish it. A great book for the sports fan.

Great read

This book was written earlier in Elis career with an update after the Giants won their second Super Bowl with him as quarterback. The book is mostly written from details from teammates and the Giants former General Manager without much if any input from Eli. If you are looking to find out what Eli was thinking during his early career struggles or even in key games you will be disappointed. Also throughout the book the author repeats the same quotes from various people several times, as if he couldnt find anyone else or new information to add to a particular chapter. Youll get some background and other tidbits about Eli that you may not have known, but overall this book leaves you wanting much more than it delivers.

I like Ralphs Blue Screen blog and I liked his writing and TV appearances while I lived in NYC. So buying the book was a no-brainer especially since I was a Eli supporter since the day we drafted him. Its good and I expected a lot of inside details about Eli and we got some... but compared to LTs book and other sport books, it doesnt feel like Ralph had enough inside access. I skimmed a lot of Plaxicos book and even that was pretty good because you can tell Plaxico is giving us every single detail according to his view. Pretty good but it lacks the first-account stories and insight as if Eli wrote it himself or was involved.

While Ralph clearly did enormous amounts of research and interviews, as a whole the book falls flat. The writing is scattered and jumps around quite a bit. It doesnt read like a book at all - instead it reads like cliche ridden three page sports articles mashed together. If you like Eli Manning and the Giants you will enjoy this book. However, if youre looking for an engaging sports story skip this book.