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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Manning played in the RCA dome and Lucas Oil stadium with the Colts (also a dome). Also got a dome game against the Texans and fair weather in Jacksonville/TN in the AFC South. There's effectively no difference there.
Again - just saying that there really are not that many differences between the two. The Sean Payton thing is fair to point out - but if we're gonna talk about what happens w/ X element removed, how about the fact that Brees threw for 5,200 yards and 43 scores the year that Payton was barred from team activities?
Brees deserves far more credit AND far more shit than he gets. He deserves to be considered at least Mannings regular season equal and probably his superior. He also deserves to be at least as big a post-season choker and probably a bigger one.
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In a season where Brees had an extremely high passer rating, they plugged Bridgewater in there and kept rolling. Hell, Bridgewater had their most impressive win of the season: blowout on the road against Wilson & Seattle.
When Manning went down with the Colts? They became the worst team in the league overnight after being a consistent winner. That is where the Sean Payton factor has to be considered. The Colts were completely screwed without Manning. Not the case for the Saints because of Sean Payton.