The Other Manning Graces SI Cover: Kiss of Death?

Chalk this one up in the category of things-I-never-believed-I-would-see-in-my-lifetime.

When subscribers open up their mailboxes this week, they’ll be greeted by an unfamiliar sight. Eli Manning’s on the cover. Now is not the time or place for a long diatribe on #10. We’ve been there and done that.

I’ve been down on the guy in the past, and blasted him pretty mercilessly. At those times, he deserved it. His recent body of work also merits some of the praise now heading his way.

So, congrats, young Eli. Giants fans everywhere are crossing their fingers that this whole SI jinx thing is all a bunch o’ bunk.

We shall see.