Fake-Fat Sunny Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Looking at their impacts on the W/L for the teams which drafted them the results are these: Ryan Leaf- 0-0 in playoff games, 0-0 in League championships Peyton Manning- 3-5 in playoff games and 0-1 in League championships Manning finally stormed ahead of Leaf last year in finally delivering a victory to the team which drafted him. This year he increased his total of playoff victories brought to the team which drafted him by 50% over Leaf's failed work. Boy, he sure is fun to watch during the regular season but I would certainly expect a little more W/L impact from a fellow who is probably one of the best quarterbacks to play the game. Maybe Polian should have spent a bit more time checking out the different insurance adjusters before he committed big bucks to resigning Manning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gantrules Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Lol, but once again this wasn't Peyton's loss. It was on the Indy D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Lol, but once again this wasn't Peyton's loss. It was on the Indy D. 207973[/snapback] You're right...3 points should be enough to win a playoff game if the friggin' D does it's job. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 You're right...3 points should be enough to win a playoff game if the friggin' D does it's job. PTR 208100[/snapback] Three points. Just three. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Lol, but once again this wasn't Peyton's loss. It was on the Indy D. 207973[/snapback] But the point is that under the salary cap system where all teams are operatimg umder the same limits for paying salaries to build a D, 1. The Manning contract started at the huge and inflated levels of a 1st round drafted QB, 2. Indy then progressed as they were forced to get Edggerin James because even having the soon to be best QB ever gets you the same 3-13 rcord without a running game, 3. Then over time the Manning contract deservedly by his extraordinary play grew to ovr $100 million. 4. And in conjunction with this the D was further constrained by the need to buy Marvin Harrison and the other receivers necessary to make this team work 5. And the team spends further on the O by inesting in Vanderjagt. 6. And getting one of the best GMs in the game capable of making good assessments which get you a Dwight Freeney while he is cheap and as good as you can hope for in cheaper ST players. 7. And the team tries to deal with its D weakness by getting one of the best D minded HCs in the game. Yet, still the cap constraints of the Manning deal mean this team cannot make the investments necessary in a balanced way to get homefield advantage througout the playoffs so the December weather reeks havor on their passing game. My sense is that Manning is clearly one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game but as an athlete he simply commands too much money in the sorta free-market of the NFL to build a winning team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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