Is Peyton Manning Done as an Elite NFL Quarterback?

December 5, 2010   ·   Paul Catalano   ·   Jump to comments

Some guys....well, the media just love to see them fail. They knock them when they fail and then question their success when they succeed. Peyton Manning is one of those guys.
First, at Tennessee, it was that he couldn't beat Florida. Then ESPN said that he was too cerebral and that Ryan Leaf was a better draft pick. Then, when he was successful in the NFL, it was he couldn't win the big one. So Ahe won the big one, and now, it's he failed to lead a dynasty. Right. s if the rest of the team had nothing to do with that.
The latest knock is that he's slipping; that Peyton Manning is not the player he once was. That he's living off his reputation.
Oh, please. Sure, he's not dominating like he once was. But let's look at all the facts before we start shouting that the sky is falling.
Let's start with a few stats. The Colts offense, in 11 games has 256 running attempts and 486 passing attempts. Why? Well, because the Colts can't run the ball. At all. The C...

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