Marino or Manning - who would you take?

[sweetsurrender]

Marino and Manning have been two of the greatest pure passers in the NFL. If you were starting a team, who would you pick and why?

[sweetsurrender]

Marino and Manning have been two of the greatest pure passers in the NFL. If you were starting a team, who would you pick and why?

[sweetsurrender]

Topic got double posted for some reason. Please remove if possible.

[Insert Colts Pun Here]

Manning every time. We are talking about Eli, right?

[-JJ-]

It's still tough because of the passing rules each played in. Which passing rules era do we get ?

 

With the rougher defense era Marino was pretty good at getting the ball out under pressure,

[SilentHill]

Luck

[Gavin]

Manning

[Gabriel Alexander Morillo]

Marino by a decent marginq

[James Harden]

I got to pick Manning to build the team for the regular season. When I get to the post season, then I'm going to bench Manning and put in Marino.

[Colts_Fan12]

Manning for sure

[Qwiz]

[BOTT]

Pair Marino with someone like Sean Payton and he may throw 70 TD

[coltsfanatic24]

Marino had a quicker release and stronger arm but i would go with Peyton because he's an offensive coordinator on the field.

[Moose Of Woe]

Assuming both QB's are in their prime - Marino and it's not even close. A better athlete from head to toe and he had possibly the best throwing mechanics of any QB in history.

 

Manning's greatest attribute is his mind. No other QB is his equal in that regard. That being said Marino wasn't exactly a dunce.

[Synthetic]

Easily Marino. It's more impressive with his 1984 passing records considering the era and rules he played in.

 

 

He would easily have a ring or two in today's age of super quarterbacks.

 

 

Wait can I choose Warren Moon?

[Moose Of Woe]

He would easily have a ring or two in today's age of super quarterbacks.

Not with those defenses he had in Miami. They were putrid.

[The Fish]

 

 

If Manning can do something cooler, I'll take him.

[GoColts8818]

Manning but you clearly couldn't go wrong with either.  Them along with Fran Tarkenton are poster children for it takes more than a great QB to win a Super Bowl and that Super Bowls are a TEAM accomplishment not a QBs. 

[amfootball]

 

 

If Manning can do something cooler, I'll take him.

That is awesome. Thanks for posting. Marino had such an unbelievable arm.

[dgambill]

The first half of his career definately Marino...then Manning the second half. I would take Marino and think in each's prime Marino is the better qb....but over a career...and seeing how Manning got so much better with age...Manning later....like from 05 on....after those first 7 seasons or so....not that Marino wasnt great later...but as we saw his skills/talents deminish as age grew...his game definately slowed...Manning is like a fine wine lol. Just for one moment imagine Peyton Manning with the arm/firey spirit of Dan Marino....lol...unstopable lol.

[IndyTrav]

The first half of his career definately Marino...then Manning the second half. I would take Marino and think in each's prime Marino is the better qb....but over a career...and seeing how Manning got so much better with age...Manning later....like from 05 on....after those first 7 seasons or so....not that Marino wasnt great later...but as we saw his skills/talents deminish as age grew...his game definately slowed...Manning is like a fine wine lol. Just for one moment imagine Peyton Manning with the arm/firey spirit of Dan Marino....lol...unstopable lol.

 

I think Manning aged well given the time. He barely survived a dont touch em league, Marino given that benefit maybe could have aged as well. 

[dgambill]

I think Manning aged well given the time. He barely survived a dont touch em league, Marino given that benefit maybe could have aged as well. 

Possibly...its a very hypothetical situation...I'm just saying what I saw from the two...I'd take 7 or 8 from each....Marino first, Peyton latter. Am I not allowed in this hypothetical world we are discussing??? lol

[IndyTrav]

Possibly...its a very hypothetical situation...I'm just saying what I saw from the two...I'd take 7 or 8 from each....Marino first, Peyton latter. Am I not allowed in this hypothetical world we are discussing??? lol

 

Absolutely! It just got me thinking about how todays QBs are lasting a bit longer than the last batch. 

[HarassedOffTheSite]

Marino

[Fx Stryker]

In a game dominated by athletic ability I'll go with the guy who dominates with his grey matter.

Manning.

I would not be upset with Marino. Both are amazing.

[oldunclemark]

Marino and Manning have been two of the greatest pure passers in the NFL. If you were starting a team, who would you pick and why?

Tough call because these guys are better than folks with multiple Super Bowls...

 

For one game, I'd take Marino.....his arm just handcuffed defenses

 

For the long run..Id take Manning...he's so good with improving teammates....

 

.....so the question 'if I'm starting a team'.....it would be Peyton Manning

[lollygagger8]

THIS GUY 

[TAPLOOK]

Marino hands down.

[oldunclemark]

Easily Marino. It's more impressive with his 1984 passing records considering the era and rules he played in.

 

 

He would easily have a ring or two in today's age of super quarterbacks.

 

 

Wait can I choose Warren Moon?

He would not easily have had anything in the same division as NE and Tom Brady

[New Zealands #1 Colts Fan]

The great Joe Montana stated that Marino would smash every record if he was playing in todays NFL. 

[shakedownstreet]

i'd make a cyborg hybrid 

[lollygagger8]

The great Joe Montana stated that Marino would smash every record if he was playing in todays NFL. 

 

THIS.

 

Back when Marino was playing the receivers would get held, interfered with, mugged, etc. The d-backs used to get away with everything. 

[oldunclemark]

Dan Marino was better than Joe Montana...but folks get upset when you say that because of Montana's titles