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I've always thought it's unfair to lump Ben in with Eli Manning since they are from the same draft class. Ben is 10x better than Eli and is a deserving Hall of Fame quarterback.
I'm not convinced that Peyton Manning's overall body of work and level of play trumps Big Ben. Manning never won a Super Bowl where he played even decent in the playoffs or the big game, and he was carried both times. Ben's career numbers are not a huge gap from P. Manning in terms of passer rating and averages. Ben has led multiple comebacks on the big stage and had crowning moments - Manning not so much. Ben can't read defenses like Manning, yet despite throwing a lot of jump balls, Ben has a better interception percentage. I've always wondered why people thought Manning was so incredibly smart when he thew more interceptions than his elite peers, and by quite a big margin, and his playbook was actually, according to Tom Moore, incredibly simple.
I'm not convinced that Peyton Manning's overall body of work and level of play trumps Big Ben. Manning never won a Super Bowl where he played even decent in the playoffs or the big game, and he was carried both times. Ben's career numbers are not a huge gap from P. Manning in terms of passer rating and averages. Ben has led multiple comebacks on the big stage and had crowning moments - Manning not so much. Ben can't read defenses like Manning, yet despite throwing a lot of jump balls, Ben has a better interception percentage. I've always wondered why people thought Manning was so incredibly smart when he thew more interceptions than his elite peers, and by quite a big margin, and his playbook was actually, according to Tom Moore, incredibly simple.
