…but it’s complicated. Manning and Roethlisberger play on teams that are wildly different, so comparing their successes directly is problematic. But if you gave Ben an offensive line as good at protection as the Colts, he would carve up every team he came up against. If you gave Manning the Steelers’ offensive line, he’d spend half the game giving up and falling down.

What’s more, Manning seems to have no imagination whatsoever. He’s reputed to be brilliant, but his offense never changes, and so the reactions of defenses to what his offense does rarely show him anything new. When they do present him with something unexpected, he does things like throwing a pick 6 in the Super Bowl. I seriously wonder if Peyton Manning wouldn’t be an outright bust in Sean Payton’s offense, where the game plan is totally different every week.

Roethlisberger, on the other hand, is improvisational to the nth degree—he thrives on it. He’s like Patton to Manning’s Montgomery, or like Jackson to Manning’s McClellan. Manning is competent when given a superior supporting cast around him; but I doubt seriously he could have taken Pittsburgh to a Super Bowl championship. More likely he would have suffered ten sacks and three interceptions, sulked on the bench, and stalked off the field without shaking hands at the end. And signed three new endorsement deals before the week was out.

Full disclosure: I think Manning is the most overrated player in the history of the NFL. There, I said it.

but that article seemed like it was written by a fifth grader for a school project. that being said, i agree with ME and believe that manning is overrated. he won his mvp while drew outperformed him and lead his team to the one seed also. after watching the super bowl, i truly believe that the colts are wasting their time with their coaching staff. ive never seen a more talented team get so thoroughly out coached in such an important game.

blasphemy to some, but he back it up- gives you something to ponder. And, I am not so sure he is wrong. It’s all about the post season- just like in Donovan Mc nabb not being able to win the big one. I think we will have a better perspective on Manning as a few more years go by. He didn’t start out so great and then when he achieved some success, we all went overboard. he clearly is a HOF QB, but the playoff record is a major glitch. If he finished with a plaoff reord les than .500 and only 1 ring to show… that might make more people pause.

I also don’t get why the MSM spends so much time singling out certain “star” players as if wins and losses totally rest on their shoulders. Football is a team sport. It may be the ultimate team sport. This comparison of Big Ben vs. Manning is ridiculous. Ben didn’t single-handily win those Super Bowls. The Steelers D was largely responsible for that. I think more so than Big Ben. And, Manning can only do so much during a game. He doesn’t play defense, so he couldn’t stop the Saints O from scoring 24 points Sunday. He only could have stopped our D from scoring their 7 points.

This discussion reminds me of why I also don’t get the overtime rules debate. So many people since the NFC Championship have been calling it outrageous that only one team touches the ball. That’s also ridiculous. It’s also up to the special teams and defense to come through in overtime. If they do that, then the team that loses the coin toss will also get their chance to put their offense on the field and score. The overtime rules don’t need to be changed. It’s not all about the offenses.

I do agree that Manning is overrated to some extent. He’s a great QB, but not the greatest. Before last weekend, the MSM was practically worshiping him as a god. It just goes to show that they are totally clueless and unworthy of our attention.