Peyton is perhaps the best QB in the game today and perhaps one of the best to ever play the game. Furthermore, he doesn't talk trash and make the game all about himself; in fact, he honors its history with his dress. Add to that, he's a truly decent person outside the game as well (no wild parties, no baby mamas, no drugs, or drunk driving, etc.). In essence, he's exactly the type of player and the quality of player that everyone here "says" they want.
Yet, he's regularly trashed by posters here. That tells me several things:
1. Posters here don't know the first thing about football.
2. Posters here are jealous of other team's players that do well.
3. Posters here will never be happy with any measure of success.
4. Posters here just like to find crap to complain about.
The only viable complaint against Manning was that he couldn't win the big games. That one complaint, I would argue, as been put to rest in recent seasons, as he's won several big games. The Colts have not gotten to the Superbowl, but I would also argue that's due more to the team and coach around him than due to his play.
We all know about Marty Shottenhiemer (or however you spell that) and his record of getting to the Superbowl. Well, I'd put Dungy right up there with him. I'll go so far to say that if Manning can get a Dungy-coached team a Superbowl win; then he's the best QB period.
Finally, I'll just add that any Bills fan that uses the argument: "he can't win the big game; therefore he sucks." should be banned from this site. A Bills fan saying that is the absolute definition of the pot calling the kettle black. In essence, they're saying that Kelly, Thomas and none of the 90's Bills were any good because they couldn't win the big game. So, please if any moderater reads this post, please take my suggestion into consideration. It's one thing for a poster to show their ignorance (we all do that from time to time), but its a completely different thing all together when they blatantly use their ignorance to trash our team and our team's players.