DOLPHINS: All time QB ranking

[dolfandave at att.net]

Agreed, he is close but Dan was still the best. 

I like Manning just fine personally, I mean I don't dislike him at all and he is great for the game. Just my 2 cents.

ddave
-------------- Original message from "Mark S. Clark" <clark.m.s at gmail.com>: -------------- 


> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 12:32 PM, wrote: 
> 
> > Nobody EVER threw the ball like Dan the Man, that's the thing that 
> > separates him from everyone else even if his records get broken. 
> 
> 
> Maybe so, but Manning is pretty damn close. He figures out what a defense is 
> up to pretty quick and then picks them apart. In a lot of ways, Peyton's and 
> Dan's playing styles are very similar. That should be no surprise because 
> it's no secret that Manning and Marino have been friends almost since 
> Manning was a rookie. I'm sure Dan has imparted some wisdom and experience 
> over the years. 
> This is why it baffles me that so many Dolphins fans don't like Manning. The 
> reason I do like him so much is *because* he reminds me so much of Marino. 
> Watching him makes me feel almost like I'm reliving the Marino days, but as 
> a Colts fan sees it. 
> As far as I'm concerned, Colts fans right now are in a Dolphins fan's 
> 1994-95. They've had what is likely one of the best QBs of all time playing 
> for their team for the last 12 years. Of course, the big difference is that 
> they're not waiting for him to win his first SB. 
> 
> I'd hate to think that the people that don't like Manning don't like him 
> simply because he's better than "their guy". 
> That would be childish. 
> If you think with your head and not with your heart, it's hard to argue the 
> fact that the Manning's numbers equal or surpass Marino's (meaning quantity 
> and significance of records) in a lot of ways, AND he's won a Super Bowl and 
> been to three of them. 
> 
> Again, I'm a Dolphins fan through and through, and I love Dan Marino, but 
> reality is reality. We're too old to play "my dad can beat up your dad." 
> 
> 
> Mark 
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