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Originally Posted by NYGfreak
I may be a retard, but I don`t think Ben is as good a passer as Peyton or Troy was. He`s a winner, and I respect him, but don`t get carried away. As far as college is concerned, Ken Dorsy was a great QB and played against better competition. How did he do in the NFL?
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I never said he was, but it's also not fair to compare a guy who's played 2 years to guys that have played 10 years or w/e either. It is, however, accurate to say he's on the same path that Aikman was early in his career. He started in a much better situation obviously, but he's already making big plays and not messing up often, and playing in big games....and in this year's playoffs, he played GREAT in 3 of the 4 playoff games. Only reason he didn't put up bigger #s was that the coach switched to the pound the ball, grind the clock offense after Ben got them the lead in the 1st half by passing.
I do think that in a year or 2 though, he'll be every bit as good as Aikman was, and better than Manning. The guy I envision him being the most like eventually is Elway when he won the SBs...meaning the older Elway who could make plays, was smart, but didn't have to do it all on his own anymore. (I personally think that Manning sucks because he is a stats-only QB, who is great in the regular season, but sucks in the playoffs, and can't handle the pressure a 3-4 is able to put on him. I don't care how good you are in the reg season, if you self destruct in big games as he does year after year)