Why is Peyton Manning so good?

Answer 1

There has never been a quarterback that has ever played the game that is better than Peyton Manning. We've seen players that have had a remarkable season here and there, and some quarterbacks that have happened to play on teams that won several superbowls. But these are team efforts or random events. When you take a look at what happened to the Colts when he wasn't there in 2011 (14-2), we all seen that he was literally the soul reason that the Colts had not missed a playoff in the past decade with 2 superbowl appearances. No QB is THAT important to their team. Take Brady for example. (I'm not picking on Tom I have all the respect in the word for him) He just happens to be one of the best QB's in the league that happened to miss an entire season similar to Manning. Anyways, Matt Cassel stepped in threw 3,693 yds 21 TDs with a 89.4 pass rating and the Pats went 11-5 with a playoff appearance. Cassel's next season was less than perfect ending with KC going 4-12. The point is, that without Brady the Pats barely missed a beat, indicating that the entire team is GOOD, and not centered around the QB. The Pats would likely have had all the same success with a Philip Rivers or a Ben Rothlesburger that they've had with Brady. The Colts on the other had are an automatic win for opposing teams without Manning. (some of the these statements are arguable some are fact). I challenge anyone to view career stats of any QB active or historical against Manning's. You will find that he does not hold every NFL record. But by analyzing the numbers that he has put up throughout his entire career (pass yrds, TDs, pass rtng, int, ect) coupled with the "fact" that he has not played on championship caliber teams, you should come away with a general conclusion that he is the greatest ever. statistically speaking.

I will now talk about Joe Montana. Again I have nothing against Joe he was a good QB he is often regarded as the best. Which is the only reason why I'm dragging him into this stupid blurb i'm writing. 16 seasons Joe played in the NFL, career stats as follows: 40,551 yds, 273 TDs, 139 int, 92.3 pss rtg. Manning with 13 seasons stats are: 54,828 yds, 399 TDs, 198 int, 94.9 pss rtg. Manning's career stats engulf Montana's already, and have for the past few years. In Manning's 10th season he had already threw for 41,626 yds, it took Montana 16 seasons to achieve less yards than Manning passed for in 10 seasons. Lets make a mental note to ourselves to bounce Peyton's stats against Joe's again when Peyton completes his 16th season. There is so much more to be said about the living legend of greatness that is Peyton Manning But I'm tired of typing, looking up stats and giving my opinions. Because in the end the, answer of the question of who is the greatest QB of all time can only be answered by each individual football fan.

Just for fun here is MY top 5 list of the best QBs ever.

1. Peyton Manning

2. Dan Marino

3. Steve Young

4. Jonny Unites

5. Brett Favre

"never measure one player based on the success of the entire team" But even if you are one of those fans that are incapable of doing this. Open your eyes and look beyond what TEAM wins the superbowl. And focus for a minute on what each QB has meant to their team on a whole. Manning went 141-67 with the colts. What are the Colts without Manning?