JasonCarrier
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JasonCarrier I can do the same thing for Tom Brady...heck there are games where he had a quarterback rating in the 50's and won. So not like every playoff game that Tom Brady has won was because of him and his awesome ability. In his first Super Bowl run he had a game where he threw for 115 yards! So if you are going to point towards Peyton being carried to his Super Bowl win then same thing needs to be said of Tom Brady. His second Super Bowl he had 2 straight games of a quarterback rating in the 70's and his team won despite his average at best play. So don't point out Peyton's short comings and yet miss out on Tom's either. This is why it is the ultimate team game. No one person can claim victory or defeat for the team.
Heck since Peyton has been in Denver the Broncos have not won a game where he had a quarterback rating below 90. You talk about all the talent he has on this team but to me that shows they depend quite a bit on Peyton to win right now.
Or it can show that Denver (unlike the 06 Colts) cannot over come when Manning has a bad game.
Again I have been using the logic of others. If people want to judge Brady and say (in spite of him), then where is the harm in doing it for Manning?
Also if it is about a team game for wins, then we must also apply that to stats. (which again goes against the logic of many)
And finally this is why it is good to use a big picture when referring to QBs
Rings
SB winning % (including number of wins/overall record)
Post Season winning % (including number of wins/overall record)
Regular Season winning % (including number of wins/overall record)
SB stats
Playoff stats
Regular season stats
That overall picture has Montana as "GOAT" followed by Brady then Manning.
This allows placement of QBs who had a good post season record (Bradshaw) but when you look at everything, it shows how good they were overall (which is what a discussion about GOAT should be)