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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I don't buy that for a second.
Peyton is SO good that he elevates the play of mediocre players around him.
Unfortunately, just like the Marty Schottenheimer coached Chiefs of the 90's, talent in the playoffs catch up with teams.
There's no way in the world that you're going to tell me that if Brady and Manning switched places, Manning wouldn't have an equal or greater number of Super Bowl rings.
Tony Dungy is a joke. His successor was worse. If Manning was with a guy like Shanahan or Belichick (or heavens forbid, Bill Walsh or Joe Gibbs), Manning would break the record for Super Bowl wins because those fellas know how to build a TEAM.
Something Indy has been sorely lacking since Peyton was drafted. See the revolving door at O-line, defense, RB and WR as proof.
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or its just that he has always struggled (college and pros) when the lights are the brightest.
This isnt something I am making up, it is the way the actual games played out in crunch time when he was making mistakes that cost his team.
Its not his coaches fault when he keeps throwing picks to Ty Law in playoff games (even when Ty was ancient and playing for us ffs) ...something happens when crunchtime happens in the biggest games, he chokes. In regular games, he is one of the best quarterbacks I have seen play, both in person 3 times or on tv countless others.
It is what it is.