BOYZ,
Granted Peyton Manning gets a lots of accolades from football fans and the press for all his records, he is 1-2 in Super Bowls...and he was blown out in the two Super Bowl losses!
I don't think I would consider him as a money player especially given his less than impressive record in the playoffs, where it counts most.
True, but he's still one of the best ever. Peyton has had the benefit of the Indy Dome, the consistent presence of extremely talented receivers, unlike many including Brady who has mostly had to deal with a philosophy of getting the best you can with what you've got. But even the greatest quarterbacks can be exposed by opposition leadership that understands the weaknesses of a quarterback and his team and has the talent and game understanding to exploit that, hence the Giants beat the Patriots twice. A lot of experts put Joe Montana at the top. But go and look at the support he had on that team with a very good defense and a superstar likes of Jerry Rice, along with Dwight Clarke. Damn they had Deion Sanders and Richard Dent in 1994. The same with Bradshaw, and Staubach. Geeeeezuzz, how many Hall of Famers did those guys have on their teams. Its' mind-boggling.
Peyton sure can blow up stats, but his record is proof it's a complete team and a little luck that counts. He gets enough blame for losing the big game but not nearly all.
Speaking of Manning, how did those Giants do today? Hmmmm, lost 38 to 17 and 24 unanswered points.
Cheers,
Merlot