I don't see where you got that accurate deep ball from. The only real accurate deep ball I remember him throwing was that incredible TD pass to Moss against SD in the playoffs. And I still have a feeling God carried that one.
Eli has made some very nice long passes when he's on his game. When he's off.... errr.
When Chad was healthy, would I have liked him on my team? Of course. But he was very, very overrated. When the stat sheet read, 19/25 219 yards and all the analysts were saying that he's a special talent, it made me shake my head. I watch everyone of his games and most of those yards came on short passes to Sowell who ran 11 yards with it, quick passes to Moss, etc. Within 10-15 yards, he is a fine QB. Outside of it, nothing special.
As far as I'm concerned, the Pats were the first team to figure him out. They covered the short pass areas and forced him to throw past 15 yards and had success while doing so.