Well only sort of. He ranks Manning’s five best seasons
1) 2008. Just having had knee surgery in the offseason, Manning struggled — for him — at the beginning of the season, and through seven games, he had 10 touchdown passes and nine interceptions. In Game 7, he threw two interceptions in what some believed was a season-crushing loss at Tennessee. The Colts were 3-4 at that point and in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Manning threw just three more interceptions, 17 more touchdowns and led the Colts — a team with an injured offensive line, ineffective running game and a sometimes-ineffective Marvin Harrison at wide receiver in his last Colts season — to nine consecutive victories at the end of the regular season. Manning capped the season with a road victory at Jacksonville that some observers considered perhaps his greatest game — and one that secured his third MVP in six seasons. Colts President Bill Polian toward the end of the season called it one of the great quarterbacking seasons — not just of Manning’s career, but of all-time.
It’s not a major argument, but Oehser ranks them: 2008, 2004, 2005, 2003, 2006.
Personally, I thought he was better in 2007 than in 2003 or 2006. Whatever. We are splitting hairs. I have no argument with the top three, although I might have ranked 2005 ahead of 2004.
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