ESPN scoured its message boards this morning to find its cleverest, boldest, most insightful comment, and chose this one above all others ...

• "Eli is maturing into an elite QB. We'll see how he plays in the Super Bowl." — Moonshadow99

Previous ESPN Featured Comment of the Day, plus a Featured Deadspin Response or two ...

• "This needs to be the future of all sports. Raise the standard guys." — massivecrazy

(Re: Story on U.S. cycling team)

• I'm commenting on a cycling story. Raise the gun to the temple. — Clueheywood

• His handle more than lives up to the off-the-wall zaniness of that comment. — Topeswin