It's over. Peyton Manning just passed Tom Brady in the discussion for best QB of our generation. This generation. Not Steve Young/Troy Aikman/Jim Kelly/Brett Favre. THIS generation. Manning is headed back to the Superbowl, his second in four seasons and will likely be favored against either the Saints or the Vikings. Manning just claimed his 4th MVP trophy. Manning is a 40X pro bowler (well maybe not 40X) and Manning is also serving, with all due respect to Tom Moore, as his own Offensive coordinator. Moore moreorless admits he gives Peyton four plays and the QB picks the play. Way to steal money there Tommy.
I know Brady has the ring count right now at 3 to 1, could be 3-2 in two weeks and if David Tyree doesn't make the helmet catch, we aren't even having this discussion. If Brady claimed 4, plus the undefeated season, Brady is it and no questions are asked.
But he didn't win that game, then Brady went out and got hurt and this season he looked pedestrian-like out there WITH Wes Welker and Randy Moss and Ben Watson.
Peyton has Reggie Wayne and several rookies, and no running game. Manning made studs out of Marvin Harrison, Wayne, Dallas Clarke, Brandon Stokely and countless other (including Garcon and Austin Collie today) and oh yeah, Peyton doesn't get hurt.
Four MVPs is pretty strong as well and he had then potentially going undefeated if his coach and GM and owner didn't taken him out due to Franchise strategy. You think Peyton couldn't go 16-0 or 19-0? I bet he could if Caldwell had wanted to go for it. The Colts were better than the Jets, and were beating them when Peyton was lifted. The Colts also were better than the Bills. Come on. EVERYONE was better than the Bills this season. They got homefield though and the organization decided to lift them to protect the players. Fine. But please don't try and tell me that the Colts couldn't go undefeated. They could have. That isn't an argument for Brady.
People will say that Brady never had the supporting cast that Peyton does, but I respond, WHO IS PEYTON'S SUPPORTING CAST THIS YEAR? Austin Collie? Pierre Garcon? rookie RB Donald Brown? And Brady had Deion Branch and Randy Moss and Corey Dillion and that defense was a pretty good collection of HoFers too, FYI/BTW. Peyton has NEVER had a great defense. Bob Sanders? Injured. Dwight Freeney? Pretty good, yes, but Seymore, Vrabel, Bruschi, Seau, Harrison, Samuel, Wilfork, Thomas, Law, Milloy, should I continue? Better players on the defensive side of the ball for New England, certainly helped Brady over the years.
Brady has the ring total and one MVP, yes. But Peyton has the 4 MVPs, one ring with a chance for another and has Brady's number of late. Brady seems like now he's along for the ride and was right place/right time in those first two Super Bowls. Manning has also been the Colts and is the Colts again this season. If Peyton got hurt, Matt Cassell isn't winning 11 games with this team. Sorry.
With a ring, my argument will be sealed but Peyton has passed Brady and that's just the bottom line.
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