I'm going to use the following reply to defend Slim's quarterback. *shock*
Here goes....
I think part of Manning's problems relate to a weaker offensive line than the Patriots have.
I have to call BS on that one.
The Colts offensive line is just as good as New England's, and quite honestly, they've been better than New England's since the Colts/Pats run of the past few years.
I saw that line against a good Bucs defense open up huge holes for friggin' Kenton Keith and give Manning all day to throw to cats like Anthony Gonzalez.
Also if you notice how the Pats and Colts run their offense, it seems that the Pats are better coached, and the coordinators are superior when it comes to formations, routes, ect.
The Patriots offense utilizes more formations and personnel groups than the Colts, but that doesn't make them better coached or their coordinators any more superior. The Colts offense isn't overly complex in design, but Manning and Moore's 3 Play Check-With-Me scheme is friggin' brilliantly orchestrated. There aren't many people who can pull off a scheme like theirs.
Another factor that comes in to play would be the amount of Audibles that Manning calls every game.
Those aren't necessarily audibles that Manning calls. Again, as I stated earlier, the Colts use a scheme in which they come to the line in a base formation with multiple plays called in by Tom Moore.
A Typical Colts Play Call said:
Dice Right Slant Blunt Check With Me Alert Base 80 Basic
Manning reads the defense and checks into the best play available. All of that 'nonsense' he does at the LOS is by design, not just him going crazy with audibles.
Is it possible that occasionally doing that too many times might cause a bit of confusion as far as getting on the same page with the offense?
Confusion? Just because they've struggled a bit this season due to injuries doesn't cloud everything they've accomplished as an offense over the past few years. The scheme works.
I'd be interested if there's a way to determine Manning's success when calling plays out of the air like that.
He does it nearly every play. So yeah, he's had success doing it.
Brady appears prepared like a mother****er for every game.
So is Manning.
Brady definently has more awareness of his surroundings than Manning, cause his checkdowns are lighting fast, and he and Moss as well as the other recievers are almost always on the same page.
I think Brady is the better quarterback. But all of the things you just listed, Manning does just as well, IMO. His timing with Harrison and Wayne over the past five or so years is the stuff of legends.
So injuries have definently limited the Colts' offensive partly because of Harrison, because he and Manning have that awareness similar to how Brady and Moss run these days. What I wonder however is that why Manning only seems to have this with Harrison and not the other recievers? Perhaps Wayne isn't as savvy as Marvin when it comes to running routes. But it appears that Harrison, (and Stoakley for that matter) were the guys that Manning always seems to know where he is on the field.
Wayne has been just as important and effective to the Colts as anyone on that offense since his arrival. Manning has a terrific relationship with him, as well.
So in a weird roundabout way, Brady is a better QB than Manning because of the way he and the rest of the offense are seemingly in exact symmetry every down of every play.
Before this season, and before injuries tore apart his offense, Manning and the Colts receivers were the epitome of symmetry. I think people's memories are shot right now.
Natta.
(How could you not have seen that coming? 
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I could care less about the "Brady vs. Manning" argument. They're both great and play on excellent teams.
