Quote:You couldn't be more wrong. You mean to tell me Manning wouldn't be playing well right now on our team? Granted he wouldn't have 12 touchdowns because we don't have their weapons but come on. Manning audibles every single play so that the blockers are in the exact spot where pressure is going to be. He's been doing it forever with some of the worst offensive lineman ever. Charlie Johnson was his LT for a while and he is some trash. Monroe would be the second best LT he has ever had behind Clady who some think is the best tackle in football.

 

And again, you can't send blitzers at Manning because he will carve you up. Why do you think Hillman, Moreno and Ball have open holes? Because defenses are sitting back waiting for the pass because they respect Manning.

 

Our line is bad, we all agree on this. But to think this offense wouldn't look different with Manning or to think Manning wouldn't have figured out some way to make these linemen better is just plain dumb.

 

I agree with your general point. 

 

A good QB doesn't need a pristine pocket 100% of the time (like Gabbert does) just to be average/ good. 

 

QB like Dan Marino & Peyton Manning made their OL's look better than they were. 

 

The proof was in the pudding. Whenever thy would come out of the game, or whenever the backup would start, he'd be sacked plenty - same OL/ same offensive weapons to throw to.

 

Good QB have the ability to extend plays & buy the time necessary to at least give a play a chance. 

 

Look at Bridgewater on that clip that is floating around the message board....he steps up into the pocket not once but twice. If that was Blaine Gabbert on the same exact play, he'd have likely either been sacked, or the deep pass never would have been completed or probably even attempted. The play never would have developed to that point.

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