If so, and there’s little reason to think it ain’t, a strong argument will be made by some that it will cement Manning’s legacy as the greatest quarterback – even the greatest player – in NFL history.
It may not cement it, but it sure puts him permanently in the conversation.
There are plenty who will argue that to be a legitimate candidate Manning needs to win at least one more Super Bowl. I’m not one of those, but there’s little question that in the next month Manning has a chance to permanently shape his legacy and permanently remove many arguments against him being the best ever.
A second Super Bowl? A 19-0 season?
A fourth MVP?
Add all that to the Colts’ NFL-record 23-game regular season winning streak, their NFL record 115 victories this decade, their NFL-record seven consecutive 12-victory seasons, and Manning’s seemingly inevitable march toward all of the significant individual passing records, and what you’ve got is as complete a career as any NFL player has put together.
A second Super Bowl eliminates a lot of the “yeah, buts,” used against Manning in the beer-and-peanuts arguments, because with a second Super Bowl, when you total the individual and the team stuff, it’s hard to find too many arguments against him being the best ever.
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