Originally posted by dhp318:Originally posted by English:So what you are saying is, Manning's O line was better than Smith's.
If you think that the QB doesn't play a massive role in taking sacks, then I don't know what to tell you. Just look at the difference in the number of sacks taken by the poo-poo platter of Painter/Collins in 2011 versus 2010. You think it was the o-line that got that much worse? No, Peyton does so much for the o-line before the snap, seeing the blitz before it comes, and he gets rid of the ball and anticipates receivers better than anyone in the league.
Peyton behind our o-line wouldn't take many more sacks than he did behind the Colts 2011 line, and that's accounting for the adjustment period he'd need. Because our o-line is much better than the Colts'
Yes, their O line did get worse.
I will be nice and not toast you for that last para. Manning had zero sacks behind the 2011 Colts O line.