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>I'd probably agree with most of it from 1999-2005. it's a >shame that as he became a good playoff quarterback, the Colts >as a whole regressed a ton. since 2007 their talent level has >continually eroded -- him taking them to the Superbowl in 2009 >seems like a miracle, given the fact the same exact team just >went 2-14. i actually won't disagree with that. since he got over the hump, he's been pretty solid. that game against SD, it really WAS the defense that time, plus san diego was always a tough matchup for indy. i mean yeah he threw the super bowl losing touchdown when he could have been the winner, but i still contend he played a pretty good super bowl, even in defeat.
>all that said, I don't see why Eli would have been so >successful in his stead. talking strictly playoff games, Eli >has had three horrible flameouts, one epic championship run, >and now a home wild card win. peyton, unlike eli, until about after 2007 as you pointed out, has had remarkable continuity and pro bowl talent on his side of the ball. other than some of his linemen, eli has had tiki barber, plaxico burress, a big mouthed rather than big producing shockey, and a rotating door of other guys. jacobs and bradshaw were an effective two headed monster, but not quite pro bowl. peyton has played with two pro bowl tight ends (one likely HOF), two likely HOF running backs (edge is def debatable) and perennial pro bowlers at least, two hall of fame receivers (wayne is likely if he keeps rolling, marv should get in even if he don't put the guns down). this is again coming to the level of performance, not strict wins and losses. peyton is ALWAYS lights out durign the regular season. even during his super bowl winning season, there was a huge drop off in his production.
>2005, while Peyton was blaming Vanderjagt and his offensive >line, Eli had just got shut out at home. his three picks and >113 yards passing were the main reasons. clutch? > >2006, the Giants were underdogs on the road. Eli had an OK >game, didn't get the win though. > >2008, the Giants had homefield advantage, a top five defense, >and the number one rushing attack in the NFL. Eli played like >shit (2 picks, under 200 yards passing, 40.7 QB rating) and >they got bounced. how clutch was that? > >Eli has had one great postseason, but the rest of his playoff >career has been as inconsistent and less accomplished than big >brother. your prerogative tho. he also won a super bowl in half the time. he's got plenty of time to improve upon his postseason exploits. he also hasn't fallen off in the postseason after blazing regular seasons to the same degree peyton has. eli, even in his best years, has been streaky during the regular season. but even in the playoff games they lost, despite his version of the manning face, he didn't have the "lost" look peyton had several times. regular season all day its peyton. in the postseason, and barring injury i think it will prove out, eli is who i'd take.
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