Manning isn’t the only member of those teams to get snubbed. Former Giants coach Tom Coughlin was among the finalists for the coach nominee in December but fell short to former Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren.

Eli Manning may have fallen just short of being named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. But he still feels like he's part

The two-time Super Bowl winner will eventually be inducted into the Hall, and when he is, those insisting he was entitled to a first-ballot entry will seem just as silly as those who never wanted him to get in.