B2:Peyton Manning vs Johnny Unitas

When people thought of the Colts there were two names that people think of Johnny Unitas and Peyton Manning. These two players took two different paths to glory. Peyton was a heralded 1^st overall pick in the 1998 draft out of Tennessee, while Johnny Unitas was an unheralded 9^th round draft pick that was cut by his home town team the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the end both traveled down the same path of immortality. There has always been a debate of which quarterback was actually the better player. Now I’m not here to take sides on which player was better because I am not bias to either player because they were both great players. “Johnny U” was a Pittsburgh native who was drafted by the Steelers in the 9^th round in 1955, but was soon cut. Just a side note, Raymond Berry Johnny Unitas’ longtime friend, go-to wide receiver, and Hall of Famer was a 20^th round pick who was selected by the Colts the next year in 56. Johnny was known as “Mr. Clutch” because he patented what many quarterbacks call today as the two minute drill. Three years after he was draft and cut by the Steelers Johnny Unitas had the colts in the NFL Championship against the New York giants in what would be called the greatest game ever played. Johnny Unitas led the Colts down the field, on a textbook drive, near the goaline in the first “Sudden Death” Overtime game in NFL history where Alan Ameche punched it in for the winning touchdown. The game itself featured 17 Hall of Famers. Unitas led the Colts to two more NFL Championships over the Giants again, and then the Browns. One of the things that he regrets the most was losing to the New York Jets in the Super Bowl III. Two years later he had them back in the Super Bowl against the Dallas Cowboys in what would become known as the Blunder Bowl. Johnny could not end his career with the Baltimore Colts, rather with the San Diego Chargers in 1973. In 1979 he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now time for a household name, Peyton Manning, and in 1998 when the NFL Draft was coming up the Peyton manning and Ryan Leaf were paired hip to hip. They were considered 1 and 1A, many thought that Manning was more pro-ready, but Leaf was thought of to have a higher sealing than Manning. The Chargers tried to trade up and take Manning, but the Colts refused and we all know how this turned out, Manning becomes a perennial all pro and Leaf implodes and becomes possibly the biggest bust in NFL History. Manning ended up winning 4 NFL MVPS as the Colts quarterback, in 2003-2004 and in 2008-2009. He holds the record for the most NFL MVPs, he holds the record for the most 300 yard games in NFL history, is 3^rd all-time in touchdowns, and 3^rd all-time in yards. Many thought that Peyton Manning would never win the Super Bowl and he would turn out just like Dan Marino, but in 2006 he won his first and only Super Bowl, for now. Manning is a surgeon on the field and there are very few times that a defense can disguise their attack. He always seems a step ahead of the opponent. Manning is one of the few quarterbacks that can