Photo of Eli Manning by AP/Bill Kostroun; Photo of Tom Brady by AP/Stephan Savoia
When Super Sunday rolls around, there will be a lot of questions that will be answered. Will the Giants stop the undefeated season of the Patriots? How will Eli Manning perform in the biggest game of his career? And how Tom Brady's foot be? While there are clearly lots of other questions, one question that isn't so obvious is...who's the hotter quarterback. Is it the boy from New Orleans with Southern charm? Or is it the quarterback from California's Bay Area with the supermodel girlfriend?
The Times contrasts the two Super Bowl quarterbacks by comparing them with Roger Staubach (Manning) and Joe Namath (Brady): "A Namath is a playboy, likely to be seen at a nightclub squiring a model. A Staubach is a strait-laced type, likely to marry his college sweetheart and, by modern standards of celebrity, barely a sex symbol at all." The personal lives of Manning and Brady almost fit the comparison to a tee. Manning and his fiancée started dating while they were in college at the Ole Miss. Brady is dating supermodel Gisele Bündchen and has a child with his ex, Bridget Moynahan.
The Post's Andrea Peyser is all about Eli (can that be considered a surprise?). Peyser writes, "I want me some Eli. When it comes to men, there is no com petition. Eli Manning is New York's new super stud - an "aw shucks, ma'am" hottie with jug ears, an infectious grin, and immaculate breeding to go along with his fast hands and field smarts."
Everybody's got their preferences, who do you like better?
Speaking of Brady and his ankle, he finally admitted to being injured yesterday. The two-time Super Bowl MVP told the media that he had a high ankle sprain, keeping him out of practice last week. While the ankle prevented him from throwing as much as he would have liked, Brady said the injury "won't keep me out of this game." And New York Magazine thinks that Manning could be the perfect hero for the city.
