dolfanmark Wrote:
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> We have not been down this road before. Peyton
> Manning is one of the best QBs to ever play the
> game. He is not Trent Green, Duante Culpepper,
> Joey Harrington, or Gus Frerotte. He may never be
> healthy again. But, if he is, the payoff is huge.
> Matt Flynn has started two games. They happened a
> year apart, in the last week of the regular
> season, which everyone realizes is not always the
> best week to judge anyone. He has never started
> multiple games in a row, with teams game planning
> just for him, and breaking down his strengths and
> weaknesses. And that is the real test, and how
> he'll respond is an unknown. He doesn't even have
> a lengthy college track record to look back on.
> RGIII may never develop into an NFL QB. His height
> raises concerns, and he hasn't played under center
> very much. Ryan Tannehill was a receiver until a
> year and a half ago.
>
> If healthy, Manning is head and shoulders above
> any of the other options. Even at his age. And who
> cares if it only creates a 2-3 year window? It's
> not realistic to think we're going to win multiple
> SUper Bowls in the next decade with Flynn or
> Griffin or Tannehill. I would settle for 1 with
> Peyton. The last time we won a Super Bowl, I was
> 5, so I don't remember it. I just want to see 1.
> Just 1. I'd be happy with that.
>
> What sets guys like Manning and Brady apart is
> that they make the guys around them better. They
> are capable of "throwing guys open." They
> anticipate their best matchups, and they are
> incredibly accurate on their throws. That leads to
> guys achieving things they never could with an
> ordinary QB. Look at what Manning did for
> unheralded guys like Pierre Garcon and Austin
> Collie.
>
> If the doctors are confident that Manning can
> recover, you roll the dice. Plain and simple. All
> the other guys are rolls of the dice, too. But, in
> Manning's case, you know that the potential payoff
> is an elite QB, a difference maker. You don't know
> that for the others.