Best NFL Current NFL Quarterback (Disregarding Injuries, etc.)

Peyton Manning's season in 2005 was historic. Scratch that- it was epic. Not only did he shatter the touchdown record set by Dan Marino but he also destroyed his QB Rating record. granted, one season is not a good snapshot of a career. However, Manning's past seasons have been consistently fantastic. This is evident by his consecutive pro bowls and the raw hard stats that point his dominance on the football field. Scouts often compare QBs using several different criterions. Accuracy (Measured by Completion percentage), Arm Power, Pocket presence, Intelligence, and Accomplishments. First of all, I believe there are two truly great quarterbacks in the game today: Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. It should be noted that Peyton Manning's completion percentage is 1 percent higher than Brady's. Obviously, because of the relative similarity, accuracy cannot be determined by accuracy alone. Thus, we must examine film. If one looks at Brady's spiral on the long ball as well as the intermediate and short passes, it is slightly erratic. Manning's is "the tightest spiral the NFL has ever seen" according to ESPN. In addition to having a fantastic spiral, Manning has phenomonal arm strength. Though his 4020 passing yard per season average does not directly prove Manning's amazing strength, his combine performances and general image in the football world does. There is a reason Peyton Manning was the first overall pick in the 1997 draft. His cannon arm led his college, Tennessee, to the Orange Bowl. It also earned him second place in the Heisman Trophy voting. His deep ball to Marvin Harrison/Reggie Wayne is so epic that it is still one of the defining plays of the NFL. Manning has the best pocket presence in the NFL. This is apparent by the times he has been sacked. 202. In contrast, Brady has been sacked 203 times while playing in 4 less complete seasons as a starter than Manning. In film, Manning is always wary of his surrondings and is famous for the ways he so elegantly moves in the pocket. Manning's intelligence is unparallelled in football. He is the only quarterback in the NFL who either calls his own plays, runs the no-huddle offense or audibles more than fifty percent of the time. Brady may be a great quarterback, but his plays are called by his offensive coordinator most of the time. Manning giving blocking assignments to his OL and barking out routes to his receivers is one of the greatest memories in an NFL fans life. His great intelligence helps him to call these plays. Luckily for the fan, his playcalling and understanding of the game is apparent on most of his plays. Many people would hail Brady as the greatest QB of all time because of his superbowl record. 3-1. Winning superbowls is great but it is not the way to measure a QB. Terry Bradshaw won four superbowls. Dan Marino won none. Does that mean the "Blonde Bomber" is better than Marino? Brady has been elected to four pro bowls. Manning has been to eight. Brady has been an All-Pro twice. Manning has been leading the All-Pro team six times. Brady is a one- time NFL MVP. Manning has held that honor two times. He has also won the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Manning also holds a number of individual career records: Most seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards (1999–2004, 2006–2007): 8 Most consecutive seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards (1999–2004): 6 Most consecutive seasons with at least 25 touchdown passes (1998–2007; current): 10 Most games with a perfect passer rating (career): 4 (includes 1 playoff game) Most consecutive games started to open a career by a quarterback (current): 170 Highest passer rating (season, 2004): 121.1 Most consecutive games with at least 2 touchdown passes: 13 (games 1–13, 2004) Most consecutive games with at least 4 touchdown passes: 5 (games 7–11, 2004) Most games with at least 4 touchdown passes (season, 2004): 6 (tied with 1984 Marino) Most games with at least 5 touchdown passes, career: 7 (includes 1 playoff game) Highest career TDs/game average for any QB with at least 150 TDs: 1.90 TDs/game Highest career passing yards/game average: 260.2 Highest career completions/game average (min. 100 games played): 21.7 Most consecutive games with a passer rating over 100: 9 Most seasons with 12+ wins as a starter (regular season only): 6 Only QB with at least 12 wins as a starter in 5 consecutive seasons (2003-2007) First QB to defeat the other 31 teams in the regular season He was also elected to these awards: 2004 AFC Offensive Player of the Year 2004 Fedex Express Player of the Year 2005 Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award 2005 Byron "Whizzer" White Humanitarian Award 2005 Pro Bowl MVP 2007 Super Bowl MVP 2007 Best Championship Performance ESPY Award Peyton Manning's 2006 Superbowl and Superbowl MVP complete his impressive resume that support my case that he is the best QB in the NFL. He is also extremely durable and holds the second-longest starting streak in NFL history. Because of these facts, Peyton Manning is not only better than Tom Brady and the rest the the NFL's quarterbacks, but is also one of the best Quarterbacks of all time. Tom Brady's career QB Rating, a combination of a quarterbacks statistics, is fourth highest in NFL history at 92.2. Manning's is third at 94.1.