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Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon
I am a huge Peyton Manning fan.
He's the closest thing to Michael Jordan I've ever seen.
He's the best football player I've ever watched.
He's absolutely amazing and the things he does are unbelievable...
And this is a QB driven league...and other than that rough stretch they had (before rattling off like 9 straight) in 2008 (when Lucas Field opened up)...they don't lose at home.
and yet suddenly people are giving us a 60% shot of victory?!
What?
WHAT?
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The problem with this statement is that you aren't old enough to have a true perspective on things.
Is Peyton Manning a great QB?
Yes he is.
But the fact is, the NFL has adjusted and tweaked the rules so much in just the last 12 years that it has made defending a great QB so much more difficult than it was before.
The numbers that guys like Johnny Unitas, John Hadl (most underrarted QB ever), Dan Marino, Warren Moon, etc..etc.. would be ridiculous, and they would be every bit as indefensible as Manning is now.
It is no coincidense that even average QBs are putting up stupid numbers.