Eli v. Peyton: College Careers

[JoeRedskin]

I know this is kinda old post-draft news now, but I was just thinking about it after reading of Eli's screw ups in mini-camp:

With all the hype about his last name and Archie's manuevering, I am wondering, from just a talent and ability standpoint, how well did Eli really play in college, what are the strengths and weaknesses he displayed, and how do these things compare to Peyton's college attributes when he came out.

I remember when Peyton came out, he was considered the "safe bet" with a chance to be really good. I don't remember him as being "a sure thing" and certainly not a sure thing to develop into the franchise QB he has become. At Tennessee, Peyton played with quality talent players (I think Jamal Lewis was his running back) against top college teams. Also, as I recall, Peyton had the knock of not being able to win the big one back in college as well as in the pros. Additionally, I remember arm strength was a question for him back then too (or at least it was acknowledged that he didn't have a gun for an arm).

I really don't know anything about Eli's college, the type of competition they faced, whether or not he had NFL talent teammates or opponents, how he performed in big games, etc. Also, what are his pros and cons in terms of talent. I read he is not as much a student of the game as Peyton but that he is considered more instinctive and has a better arm.

With that in mind, I was wondering how Peyton's and Eli's college careers compared and whether that might be an indication of Eli's future success (I know he is gonna suck and generally get clobbered this year - but so did Elway and Aikman their first years).

Anyone know what type of college player Eli was or where I can find out about it?