Peyton's Legacy


On the Monday morning after the Super Bowl, many journalist and commentators all agreed with the 'idea' that Payton Manning's legacy went down the toilet. Is it really fair to judge one of the best quarterbacks that we've all seen by just one game? I say no.

12-year career and only one super bowl win?
  • Dan Marino: Took the Dolphins to numerous playoff appearances(name me the last time the Colts weren't in the playoffs) in his 16 year career and only ONE Super Bowl APPEARANCE, which happened to be a 38-16 lost the Montana's 49ers. Manning has at least gone to two Super Bowls and has one ring in his 12 year career. Last time I checked, Dan Marino is in the Hall of Fame.
  • Jim Kelly: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. Of those 4 years, which one do you think Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly won the Super Bowl in? None. Despite taking the Bills to the Super Bowl four years in a row, they never won it. I'm sure it won't be the last time we see Manning making audibles in the Super Bowl.
  • Steve Young: Hall of Fame QB, took him a while to finally win a Super Bowl and take the monkey off his back. After the Super Bowl in, the 49ers never made it back.
As for comparisons with Bradshaw, Aikman and Montana:
  • Montana was an era with NO salary cap.
  • Bradshaw was a part of an NFL in which a defense can break a WR leg just before the catch.
  • Aikman era was in a time of offensive time limit.