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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,2014
PAGE 7
THE DAILY DEBATE
Who's better? Peyton Manning or Tom Brady?
By Sean Collins
@Seanzie
"TOM BRADY"
On Sunday, Tom Brady once again proved that he was the better
quarterback between himself and Peyton Manning. The two pure pocket-passers are arguably the best to ever play the position, but Brady takes the prize.
The New England Patriots throttled the Denver Broncos 43-21 on Sunday. While Manning had 438 yards passing and two touchdowns, he also threw two interceptions and couldn't keep up with Tom Brady, who had 333 yards, four touchdowns and only one interception, which was his first in four weeks.
Aside from the season, Brady has always done more with less. According to pro-football-reference.com, Brady has only had four Pro Bowl receivers his entire career: Randy Moss, Wes Welker,
Matt Slater and Troy Brown, along with one tight end, Rob Gronkowski. For the duration of his career, Manning has had the luxury of having top NFL receivers since he entered the league. He has thrown to seven Pro Bowlers: Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, Ken Dilger, Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thomas and Wes Welker.
Even with the lack of weapons, what really separates Brady is his postseason stats. Brady has always been better in the clutch, with an 18-8 career postseason record, via NFL.com. This includes three Super Bowls in five appearances. Manning has struggled in the postseason his entire career. Outside of his Super Bowl victory in 2006, Manning has had an abysmal playoff record of 11-11 (4-0 in 2006). This record includes getting knocked out eight times in the first round.
Along with the win-loss woes,
Peyton takes much of the blame for the losses, throwing 22 interceptions in the postseason. His quarterback rating drops from a 97.7 in the regular season to a 90.5 in the playoffs. Brady, however, has thrown for 43 touchdowns, which according to NFL.com, is two shy of Joe Montana's record. Manning has 36 playoff touchdowns.
Manning may have the edge in many categories; holding records for touchdowns in a season and career passing touchdowns. However, when it comes to clutch situations in the playoffs, Brady has continuously gotten the job done more than Manning. After Sunday's matchup, Brady is now 11-5 against Manning, holding a clear edge against him for his entire career. Manning may have the impressive records and the insane regular season statistics, but Brady wins when it is most important, and that is what makes him the better quarterback.
- Edited by Kelsie Jennings
By Austin Wagoner
@AWagoner23
"PEYTON MANNING"
At 38 years old, this could very well be Peyton Manning's last year in the league. The only person that really knows that is Manning himself and his decision may likely depend on how the Denver Broncos finish out the season. Regardless, when Peyton Manning hangs up his cleats he will go down as arguably the best to ever play the game. Manning will be in the top-five in virtually every passing category in the history of the NFL. He just broke Brett Favre's all-time passing touchdown record and has currently extended it to 515 with no signs of slowing down. The man is an offensive coordinator on the field.
Tom Brady has had more postseason success and that is understandable because he has won three Super Bowls to Peyton's one. If we are going off Super Bowl wins why doesn't Terry Bradshaw come into the conversation because he won four? The reason is quite simply Super Bowl victories equate from a good team not just an exceptional quarterback. Brady has had great teams every time he has won a Super Bowl. He has had a Hall of Fame coach sitting next to him on the sideline for his entire career. Peyton has had five different head coaches and has been through a number of offensive coordinators as well. To many people around the league, Manning is the most prepared quarterback anyone has ever seen. He is impossible to prepare for because his photographic memory will remember a blitz ran against him ten
years ago or a play he ran in the third quarter five years ago, which makes him almost impossible to prepare for.
When asked how to stop Manning by ESPN, New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said, "We've got to be like that goalie for the Rangers," referring to Henrik Lundqvist. "We've got to stand on our head. We've got to play our best game, there's no question about it, and hope he has an off day. That's how you stop this guy. In other words, it doesn't really happen." If this is Peyton's last year in the league, look for him to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. He will most likely have to go through Tom Brady and the Patriots to do it. Brady has the series lead of 11-5, but what a way out it would be to finish on top by going through his rival.
Edited by Andrew Collins
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Bowen prepares for Iowa State, Mangino matchup
BLAIR SHEADE
@TheRealBlairSheady
The matchup Saturday will be a special homecoming for a former Kansas coach. Iowa State offensive coordinator Mark Mangino was the head coach at Kansas from 2002-2009, and interim coach Clint Bowen was the defensive coordinator during the reign of Mangino. Bowen met with the media Tuesday to discuss the Kansas matchup against Iowa State and the Mangino offense.
Bowen coaching under Mangino
Bowen worked under Mangino for eight seasons at Kansas, and Bowen said Mangino showed how to prepare a football team and emphasized work ethic. Mangino taught Bowen to
pay attention to details, and Bowen learned the little things do matter. Mangino had everything so precise on the team that he enforced the players to wear the same gear the same way every practice.
"We worked hard and developed a good program," Bowen said. "It was just a standard that was set that the players had to meet at all times, and it was philosophical the way things probably should be."
Looking to Satuday
After the loss to Baylor, Kansas was immediately focused on Iowa State, but Bowen might have been focusing on this game a little too early. Bowen said this game is special, but looking ahead to opponents isn't anything new, and most weeks the coordinators plan out their
following weeks the Friday before the game.
"Yeah, but it wasn't due
"The [offensive] coordinator just kind of has the final say on what he really wants and what he's truly trying to put together. But it's always a collective effort."
CLINT BOWEN Kansas interim head coach
to Iowa State," Bowen said. "That's just the normal routine. Any time we had a little extra time on Friday, we always glanced ahead."
Preparing for Mangino The offense that Mangino runs at Iowa State is similar
to the offense he ran while at Kansas. Bowen said the offenses are similar, but football has changed over the years. Bowen doesn't know what the latest Manginoscheme is because the two coaches haven't talked in a long time.
"There's just a lot of different wrinkles, things going on now that they're up to what everyone else is doing, where that 2009 stuff is kind of — teams have moved through that," Bowen said.
iowa State offense
Currently, the Cyclones are the only team other than Kansas to be winless in the Big 12. Unlike Kansas, Iowa State ranks in the nation's top 100 for total offense. Iowa State junior quarterback Sam Richardson leads the Cyclones
in total rushing yards as well as passing yards. Iowa State's other weapon is senior tight end E.J. Bibbs, who leads the cyclones with six touchdowns can line up all over the field. Bowen said.
"E.J. Bibbs can line up as a wide receiver and is very effective running routes, catching the ball," Bowen said. "[Bibb's] 260 pounds, runs really well, runs good routes. He's a talented young man. He's of the better dual threat players in the conference."
Kansas has new cooffensive coordinator
Since the Baylor loss, the Kansas staff has made some changes. Kansas wide receivers coach Eric Kiesau will team up with John Reagan to call plays Saturday. Reagan, also the offensive line coach,
had a lot on his plate, and Bowen wanted Reagan to pay more attention to the offensive line. Bowen said even though Kiesau and Reagan will be labeled co-coordinators, other coaches give their input into the offensive planning.
"The communication is always bouncing off the wall, really not just amongst the two coordinators but amongst the entire staff," Bowen said. "The coordinator just kind of has the final say on what he really wants and what he's truly trying to put together. But it's always a collective effort."
Edited by Andrew Collins
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