The notion that the Denver Broncos will take a step back without Peyton Manning is strange. Manning has had one of the best careers in NFL history. He’s possibly the best quarterback ever. But whatever he did in any of his five MVP seasons has no bearing on 2015. If that was the case, just bring John Elway back to start at quarterback. He was a great quarterback once too. Things change. The truth is 2015 Manning wasn’t doing much to help the Broncos. Please don’t bring up “his win-loss record,” because that’s a nonsense stat in a team sport. Manning ‘s 67.6 rating is 51st in the NFL this season. The only player with more than 40 passes this season who has a worse rating is Ryan Mallett, and he’s out of the league. Manning has nine touchdowns and 17 interceptions. No other quarterback in the NFL has more than 12 interceptions. Forget the name or the history — 2015 Manning has been the worst starting quarterback in the NFL this season. If any other quarterback with a 9-to-17 touchdown-to-interception ratio got benched, we wouldn't think twice except to wonder what took so long. A disclaimer: It doesn’t bring me any joy to point this out with Manning. He has had a tremendous career, he has been great for the NFL and he has been a joy to watch through the years. The Denver chapter of his career, after what he went through with the neck surgeries, has been incredibly underrated. It has been nearly miraculous and hopefully we can take a step back soon and appreciate how unbelievable his Broncos years have been. What he's done in the second chapter of his career is incomparable in NFL history. Before Tom Brady won a fourth Super Bowl last season, I thought Manning was the best quarterback ever. It’s not fun seeing his career end this way.
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