NFL 2013 Season Thread

[Krimzon7]

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan Goddamn. I'm gonna try to recap this all in one post because you seem to have ADD or something. You said "The one thing that separates the greats from the GREATEST is going to be the ones who have elevated their teams from Great teams to Champions." To which I replied that you're assuming all great QBs have equal opportunity to lead a GREAT team to a championship team when that is not the case. Manning didn't play with great teams most of his career. Now you're asking why he didn't get those teams to a championship... Now read this post as many times as is necessary until you understand.

The Colts were built in Peyton's image, and they routinely went 10-0. 11-0 and 12-0 every year before losing. They were a 'great team'. They'd steamroll the season and end up losing their first playoff game more often than not. Those Colts had everything that they needed to be considered a Dynasty...except multiple championships. Peyton had his chance. The fact that you're attempting to render his roster inferior now is revisionist history at it's finest.

This season is the perfect microcosm for Manning s Career. Great numbers, but fell short when it mattered most. Good, but not Good enough.