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Monday, January 16, 2006

A tale of two Quarterbacks

In the who's better argument between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, I have always said Peyton Manning. My rationale was that Brady played on a team with a great defense while Manning didn't. After yesterday's brutal performance I can no longer say Peyton is better. (check this out for an even harsher assessment) Brady would have won that game. Ignore Brady's poor performance on Saturday against the Broncos because he had to do it himself as the Pats were not the same team this year as they were in previous years. But this year's Colts were better than any of the Super bowl winning Pats teams. And Peyton blew it. Yes the Steelers blitzed like crazy and got to him. I don't care. It was his game to win in the final 5 minutes and he didn't deliver. He threw a horrible pick (which was incredulously overturned) that should have sealed it in the dying minutes. Then he couldn't get his team into the endzone in the final two drives. On the second last play of the game he decided to be greedy instead of gaining five or six yards to make it a 40 yard field goal (sure Vanderjadt missed but the Colts should have won already). Tom Brady has won this kind of game repeatedly, Peyton Manning hasn't. Brady is better. Period.

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