Trekgeekscott -> RE: NFL News (12/19/2008 7:40:05 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Pete C On a personal level, I'm not a big fan of the Manning's (all 3 of 'em) but is there any question that Peyton Manning isn't one of the best QB's you ever saw play? Of course he's not as good as Favre, but who is? You could even say he has taken his game to another level this year. I don't like him one bit but man! If Peterson leads us to victory the last 2 weeks he has to win. ****************************** P.Manning is one of those guys I do not like, but I sure like watching him play. Kinda' like Sweetness, I obviously hated the Bears, but how could you not appreciate someone who had mastered the game like he did? People talk about there not being many good QB's in the league, but look at the ones that are good. Marino was great in his day but was he as good as Manning or Brady? Montana is timeless, IMO, but todays great QB's are pretty amazing to watch. Manning put on a clinic tonight and if I were a young QB, I'd be watching everything he does. Hell, that's how I learned to play basketball, I watched Andrew Toney. His first step I couldn't match, but my perimeter game was close. I always thought Marino was overrated. Yes, he had a cannon arm and lightning quick release. He also put up great numbers. But I think his poor attitude yelling at his players hurt him and his team in tight situations. I see Warner as a poor man's Marino but who played on a team with superior talent and was able to get over the hump once. The one reason I elevate Montana over Manning is the way Joe elevated his game in the playoffs. Montana's rating went up in the playoffs while Peyton's falls 10 full points. I thought Brady had a chance to eclipse Montana but he really sucked last Super Bowl and I honestly believe it was ego. He appeared to me to purposely go away from Moss until he thought he might lose the game. Montana never did that; he knew where his bread was buttered. I just heard that Dungy just set a NFL record by being the first coach to make the playoffs 10 straight years - good job! Honestly I don't think Don Shula knew what to do with Marino. He won superbowls with a stingy defense and power running game. Marino could chuck it with the best of them...I don't think they designed the best offense for his skills, that's scary because of the numbers he put up despite that. They NEVER had a good running back while he played. NEVER. He could have had a number of titles. Montana was what a QB really needed to be....SMART. I look at the guys they draft these days, all athletic ability...very little smarts...that explains why the Pats can draft a guy in the 6th round and he becomes the next Montana. Brady is smart...not terribly athletic. I think the best QBs in history are not buffoons...Manning, very smart, Montana, genius, Brady, brilliant. To me the most important thing a QB can have is a good head on his shoulders...not a cannon arm, not lightning fast running ability...a BRAIN!!
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