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“Peyton Manning will go down as the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL, even if he doesn’t win another Super Bowl, ” said Boomer Esiason, who was a four-time Pro Bowl passer before becoming a broadcaster. “What this year showed, maybe more than any of his many great years, is that there isn’t a player in the NFL that means more to his franchise.”
When you talk to NFL quarterbacks about Manning, it isn’t his physical tools they dwell on but his awesome talents from the shoulders-up. It isn’t just Manning’s career record: 131-61, an amazing winning percentage of 68.2 percent. Or his stats: 50,128 yards, 64.8 completion percentage, 95.2 QB rating. It’s the way he has accomplished those numbers.
“Peyton isn’t just a quarterback — he’s an offensive coordinator, he runs meetings, he runs practices, he shows up first and he’s the last to leave, ” Esiason said. “It’s his leadership in the locker room, in the meeting rooms, on the practice field — and then on game day.”
Esiason’s college roommate was Frank Reich, former Buffalo quarterback and now the Colts’ quarterbacks coach. It sounds like one of the most enjoyable and exhausting jobs in the world
“He said the guy keeps him busy non-stop, because he’s always thinking, always working, always perfecting, ” Esiason said. “Frank says Peyton always has another question, another idea. He says it’s a constant football discussion, talking about defenses, discussing individual personnel, phone messages, text messages, never a moment when he isn’t thinking about football.
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