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Bedrock- I've said this many times before. If every man on this team had done their jobs as well as EG did his, we'd still be in the playoffs on the way to a comfortable SB win. Yes, EG made mistakes. Everyone does. HOWEVER, the mistakes were FAR outweighed by the good plays he made. He pretty much carried this team. He had no running game, and a laughable defense. If it weren't for EG we'd be picking a lot earlier than 12 next year.
According to nfl.com (http://stats1.nfl.com/stats/nfl_stats.asp?stats=1&prevStats=1&conf=0&week=16&sort=desc&sortCol=6), EG was 4th in the league in touchdowns (he had 27. Culpepper had 32, Garcia had 30, and Manning had 29.) and had the 7th highest rating. Gannon ranked 5th and 8th, respectively. So, it looks to me like Elvis is the better QB.
You will no doubt repeat your mantra "but GANNON is going to be in the SB. Elvis won't!" Sure, (although I don't see the Raiders getting past the Ravens, but I'll concede that point), ok, but remember: GANNON has real RB's, a real coaching staff, and a defense that at least bothers to suit up every now and then. I won't even go into the difference between special teams. I think that if Gannon had been in KC this year we'd be 5-11. Maybe worse.
Something to note: The gap between Culpepper's 32 TDs and EG's 27 is 5. The gap between EG and RG is 4. So before you start saying "well, Gannon is just BARELY behind Elvis" think that if Elvis had just 4 more TDs he'd be ranked #2. 4 TDs is a significant difference.
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