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During Peyton Manning's 13 seasons with the Colts and Aaron Rodgers's 15 seasons with the Packers. each team won a single Super Bowl. However, several consider both these teams to be an underachievement due to the fact that many believe they should've won multiple SB's due to having an at minimum borderline top 5 QB of all time. A single SB is basically the bare minimum for that type of advantage at the most important position in football. The 2009 Colts were the only time either team even made it to another SB. When looking at each of these runs, which team do you think underachieved more and left more on the table?
I would have to go with the Colts. They did a much better job of surrounding Manning with talent than GB did with Rodgers. The biggest thing though is the Colts had numerous instances where they lost to inferior teams. Manning's performance in the playoffs also dropped more than Rodgers. But the Packers often lost in heartbreaking fashion more, as half of their playoff losses (5 of 10) came when their opponent's game winning score was on the final play of the game.
Ironically, I think their SB winning teams of 2006 and 2010 were at best the 3rd best teams for each during that run. I thought 2005 and 2009 were the Colts 2 best teams, while the Packers 2 best ones were 2011 and 2014. Their 2006 and 2010 teams happened to get hot during the playoffs.
How do you think these 2 eras of a team with a borderline top 5 QB of all time that only resulted in a single SB win compare?
I would have to go with the Colts. They did a much better job of surrounding Manning with talent than GB did with Rodgers. The biggest thing though is the Colts had numerous instances where they lost to inferior teams. Manning's performance in the playoffs also dropped more than Rodgers. But the Packers often lost in heartbreaking fashion more, as half of their playoff losses (5 of 10) came when their opponent's game winning score was on the final play of the game.
Ironically, I think their SB winning teams of 2006 and 2010 were at best the 3rd best teams for each during that run. I thought 2005 and 2009 were the Colts 2 best teams, while the Packers 2 best ones were 2011 and 2014. Their 2006 and 2010 teams happened to get hot during the playoffs.
How do you think these 2 eras of a team with a borderline top 5 QB of all time that only resulted in a single SB win compare?
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