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Originally Posted by milkman
Injuries have played their part, but the fact is, Manning has struggled all season because his interior protection has broken down.
Lost Jake Scott after the '08 season, and Polian scapegoated Lilja for Manning's **** up in the SB, and Manning has been paying the price for that stupidity all season.
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I'd agree with that. Dilfer was hammering him one of the two instances I've watched ESPN this season, saying that he wasn't looking off receivers or going through progressions. He failed to mention that he was about to get deaded David Carr style.
His receivers are a lot of Indy's problem, but Manning's technical deficiencies, I believe, are due to protection. He didn't just forget how to look off safeties and CBs.