In fairness, the question shouldn't be if Peyton Manning is better than some third string backup. The question is, if you put an average QB like Matt Cassel or Kevin Kolb on the Colts, how many games would they win? I think the Colts are probably good enough that those guys could probably squeeze 5-6 wins. So Peyton's important, but saying he's 10 wins better than the average QB is off.
Because it doesn't matter what team you put Curtis Painter on. On most teams, he's losing at least 10 games. He's that bad.
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