People expre s grief or sadne s in many ways, and owner Jim Irsay chose to expre s his regarding the by declaring he was the greatest player in history. On my list of Top 5 Greatest NFL Players of All Time,in our 103 year History I have Top 5 as 1)Jim Brown 2)Tom Brady 3)John Elway 4)Deacon Jones 5)Reggie White. Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) Irsay, who turns 64 on June 13 Duke Johnson Jersey , listing Brown as the greatest football player ever is a common refrain from people of his generation who were able to see Brown play live instead of through YouTube clips. Putting , who is the consensus NFL G.O.A.T, as the second-greatest of all-time checks out. However, numbers three and four on Irsay's list stick out like sore thumb. Irsay put Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway, who refused to play for the Colts after being selected by them first overall in the 1983 , ahead of the JC Tretter Jersey best player in franchise history, Hall of Fame quarterback . Manning, by just about every metric had a better NFL career than Elway.Peyton Manning vs. John Elway career comparisonManningElwaySeasons1998-2015 (17)1983-1998 (16) wins22NFL MVPs5* (2003-2004, 2008-2009, 2013)1 (1987)First-Team All-Pro selections70Pro Bowl selections149Pa sing yards 71,940**51,475Pa sing TDs539**300 Maybe Irsay put Elway ahead of Manning because he's a player he couldn't have. Maybe it's because Manning went on to have his best NFL season ( Chris Hubbard Jersey 2013) and win another Super Bowl with a different team, Elway's , after releasing the longtime Colt because he mi sed an entire season with a neck injury. Irsay insists it's because of the talent gap between Elway's and Manning's supporting casts. An intriguing argument, but one could just as easily posit the succe s of Colts Hall of Famers like wide receiver Marvin Harrison and running back Edgerrin James, not to mention a borderline Hall of Famer in wideout Reggie Wayne, doesn't happen without Manning's continuous All-Pro level play. Manning's clean footwork and throwing mechanics were the standard Eric Murray Jersey in pro football for over a decade, yet the Colts owner who witne sed it all said Elway's movements were better.Irsay did also put another clearly le ser player ahead of a clearly superior one at the end of his top five when he put Hall of Fame defensive lineman Deacon Jones over Hall of Fame defensive lineman Reggie White. No doubtPeyton,Barry Sanders and Jerry Rice in Top 10 its just that Elway didnt have great offensive players around him til the end,when he won 2 in a row and his feet were remarkable,from baseball talents Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) In the end, it's tough to argue football with someone drafting another quarterback, , either number two overall or the second round of a 2023 NFL Draft in which they took another quarterback in the top five, , the night prior. Colts Fanswould you take Will Levis Greg Joseph Jersey at #2 if youre on the board for Colts in 4 hours from now??? and go Montana - Young for Franchise?? Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay)
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