Tank for a QB?

Well... I left out important due to the fact that, by the positions nature of vulnerability, getting the one sets up a team much faster than without; provided the FO and the Owner are competent enough to maximize the window that they have with the QB before the 5th year. The QB position no doubt wields importance but with that level of importance also comes potentially greater danger depending on which NFL Franchise is developing him. If he hits, much like CJ Stroud, well, one is set for quite some time.


As for Arch Manning, I do believe that, barring a historic season for the ages, he will likely stay at Texas. Remember that both Peyton and Eli finished their careers as Seniors for Tennessee and Ole Miss respectively. I see Arch no different; NIL or not.

 

Could have fooled me in the playoff run of '05. Bengals, Colts and Broncos games.... Ben was no game manager. He was a game changer. Super Bowl XL... yeah, but not the games leading up to it. Hell..... Ben never played that well again in the playoffs AFTER Cowher and during the Tomlin years. He was mediocre in the playofffs for the most part... minus the desperation final drive of XLIII, Chargers divisonal of '08 was meh, Ravens AFC Championship of '08 was decent..... Ravens divisional of '10 playoffs was decent, but not as good as '05 games, same with Jets AFC Championship. Played poorly in XLV.

 

Calling him a game manager has nothing to do with Bens talent it has everything to do with how Cowher used him. Ben was always great in the first half usually getting of to comfortable leads then in the 2nd half Cowher would play turtle ball and have Ben manage the game.

Again this was all on Cowher as Ben proved in the games you mentioned that he was more then capable leading that team unleashed, which he would prove under Tomlin..

 

Yeah, in the REGULAR season. Not the post season.