The fact that he no longer has the protection in the interior of the line that Ryan Lilja and Jake Scott provided for numerous years has shown that Manning isn't some great equalizer that makes his O-Line and receivers so much better than they are.

Every good QB makes the job of his O-Line and receivers easier, but the fact is, and it's being proven as we watch, that it doesn't matter who you are at QB, if your protection breaks down consistently, your game suffers.

Manning has probably peaked already and is on his way down the hill. The loss of most of his weapons has made him look worse though. And it just has accelerated the inevitable.

Seems like a rather accurate take. Manning has performed well with an average at best line but this year the lack of talent on the line has finally caught up.

Up until that last drive, everybody was starting to call Peyton Manning the best QB of all time. He's still one of the all-time greats, but he blew his chance to be the greatest QB ever when he threw a pick to lose the Super Bowl. And I think you're right: he hasn't been the same player since then.

Joe Montana stepped up in every big game he played in. All of the other great quarterbacks have blemishes on their resumes that Montana doesn't have.

Montana didn't have the physical tools of an Elway or a Favre, but he was the greatest player ever in the clutch, and that's what it's all about.

Bad Oline

Even more horrible running game

Beat up WR core

He doesn't have much to work with......no QB could succeed w/ that.