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Now he can, but he could back then.
Manning has pretty much had to shoulder the burden of all teams he has played on because his teams have never had a defense. It is amazing he has even one title given the lack of balance.
Try starting with actual statistics, note the limited single digit defense years in his career with the Colts, and try explaining the basis for your opinion in lieu of professing your enlightenment on the topic. If you are enlightened as to the misinformation, try sharing your wisdom.
Really, really intelligent and informative, and a good reason posts with opinions lacking actually authority to correct the posts they criticize are treated as baseless and uninformed opinion (ie., blather).
Try starting with actual statistics, note the limited single digit defense years in his career with the Colts, and try explaining the basis for your opinion in lieu of professing your enlightenment on the topic. If you are enlightened as to the misinformation, try sharing your wisdom.
Add to that the 2007 Patriots effect, specifically that great offenses can make mediocre defenses better by virtue of the fact the opposing offenses become one dimensional and predictable, and susceptible to using key defensive pieces (e.g., Freeney and Mathis - great pass rushers, not so great run stoppers, Sanders was the primary piece there, and he was frequently injured and unavailable) optimally and specifically rather than in a more general (run or pass) capacity.
But hey, you know Manning is overrated, so go with that. You apparently know what you're talking about.
The myth about Manning never having good defenses has been debunked many times before, most recently here: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patriots/messageboard/10/1074051-brady-vs-manning.html#post3651582
I think differently of the guy. Peyton was entitiled. He didn't own up to sexually harassing this girl trainer at Tennessee and actually tried to rewrite history of the event. Instead of punishing Peyton for sexually harassing this girl, his alma mater covered it up and paid off the girl so she'd leave the campus. Read the whole article.I have nothing but respect for Peyton Manning. He is the 2nd best QB of his generation and one of the greatest of all time. His record and accomplishments speak for themselves. That doesn't mean you have to like him, but I can't comprehend how anyone wouldn't respect him. You might not like the ball-washing he gets from the media, but how is that his fault? I see it kind of like the Tebow thing, I don't blame Tebow because his lovers/haters annoy me.
And to be honest I kind of like him as a person. He seems like a genuinely good dude and isn't afraid to laugh at himself. Tom Brady might be a better QB than Peyton Manning, but Manning is 10x the Saturday Night Live host that Brady is (I'll still take Brady though)
Naughright and her lawyer provided a different version of events. In a court filing, her lawyer wrote that she was examining Manning to see why Manning was having pain in one of his feet and was crouched behind him when "entirely unprovoked, Peyton Manning decided to pull down his shorts and sit on Dr. Naughright's head and face."
As Naughright described it in a deposition entered into the court record: "It was the gluteus maximus, the rectum, the testicles and the area in between the testicles. And all that was on my face when I pushed him up. ... To get leverage, I took my head out to push him up and off."
The court record includes a letter to Manning from former Tennessee cross country runner Malcolm Saxon, who Manning said was the intended target of the mooning. Written in December 2002, the letter reads, in part: "Bro, you have tons of class, but you have shown no mercy or grace to this lady who was on her knees seeing if you had a stress fracture. ...
"She was minding her own business when your book came out. Peyton, the way I see it, at this point, you are going to take a hit either way, if you settle out of court or if it goes to court. You might as well maintain some dignity and admit to what happened. ... Your celebrity doesn't mean you can treat folks that way. ... Do the right thing here."
Never?
How was Peyton in 2007 with the #1 defense in the NFL in yards allowed, #3 when considering points allowed?
average defensive ranking, yards allowed, Colts 2001-2010: 16th
average defensive ranking, yards allowed, Patriots 2001-2012: 17th
done.
Having the #1 defense in the league in 2007 is not consistent with the statement that Indy "never had a defense"
Peyton has had skill players on defense, but they never quite meshed together.
Manning has not had the luxury of working under one the greatest innovative coaches of this football generation -an advantage that Brady has.
Manning is the better chef if the exact correct ingredients are available.
Brady is the better chef cooking with leftovers and whatever else might be in the fridge.
The reasoning for dumping welker is that it was necessary for Brady to have new weapons developed before it was too late for him to take advantage of them. The hope is that this bunch will carry him through to the end at a high level
Is there any doubt that Peyton is a first ballet Hall of Fame player?