Impact: Dan Tomasino, of the New York Post, reports former NFL RB Tiki Barber has recently praised New York Giants QB Eli Manning after criticizing his leadership last year. 'He's always been one who it didn't matter what people thought of him, it only mattered how he could grow,' Barber said. 'When I was there you could see him growing. People will still doubt him at some point during the year, but he can know in his mind and his heart, 'I've done it already, so I can do it again.''