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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish
Well, as Tom Moore famously said ...... "It doesn't matter who we have behind Peyton, if he goes down, we're fucked.
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We were also fucked when Bert Jones went down and missed more than half of the 1978 and 1979 seasons. The Colts went from 3 consecutive division title from 1975 through 1977 to back-to-back 5-11 seasons in 1978 and 1979, and Jones' absence was overwhelmingly the biggest factor in that decline.
When Tom Brady missed the entire 2008 season, the Patriots went 11-5 with Matt Cassel at QB.
When Peyton Manning missed the entire 2011 season, the Colts went 2-14 with Kerry Collins, Curtis Painter, and Dan Orlovsky at QB.
The biggest determinant in gauging a player's value is taking said player off of the team, and seeing how they do without him.
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