Manning vs. Brady

[MTK]

Originally Posted by hagams

This is them trying to make something interesting, into a world changing topic. They are both good QB's, but I have a question. Take Brady and give him to the Dolphins, and take Payton and give him to the Rams. Do they have a high caliber team in a year? Probably not. The talent level surrounding both QB's are extremely high.

I think they are both great, but yeah at the same time the talent/coaching around them only enhances their performance.

I think it was Simms yesterday that said there's a reason why you don't see a QB with great numbers on a bad team.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think they are both great, but yeah at the same time the talent/coaching around them only enhances their performance.

I think it was Simms yesterday that said there's a reason why you don't see a QB with great numbers on a bad team.

Well playing QB really well is one way to ensure that a team won't be bad, I agree.

Re: Brady-Manning, I never understood why it made sense to debate something like that. Now that Brady is finally putting together a season that even Manning was never able to accomplish before, you'd think that the debate would even be stronger among fans. I think fans are just tired of it. They want to know either: where these guys rank among the all time greats, or if anyone else deserves to be thrown into the same category.

The debate is still stupid, but for very different reasons now than before. Still, if you are paid analyst, people want to know your opinion on this to see where you stand.

[mheisig]

Is it wrong that when I first read the thread title I got all excited to read some arguments about which QB was better?

I was kind of disappointed when I actually read it. And now I feel like Matty doesn't want me here.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Is it wrong that when I first read the thread title I got all excited to read some arguments about which QB was better?

I was kind of disappointed when I actually read it. And now I feel like Matty doesn't want me here.

Not saying we can't discuss it.

For the record I'd take Manning if I was starting a franchise. Not to take anything away from Brady, I think they are both 1 and 1a as far as the top QBs in the game go. They are the modern day Marino and Montana, and perhaps in time they will both prove to be better than those two, who knows.