And yet, Denver hasn't sniffed the playoffs since that version of Manning was the QB.
I can remember in 2006 when the Bears were going on their run toward the NFC Championship.......Lovie Smith kept having to remind the fans / reporters of the type of season they were having with Rex Grossman at QB. But according to the "experts", the only thing holding the Bears back from a SB title was a solid game-managing QB......such as Kyle Orton or Brian Griese. Well, after replacing Grossman during 2007, the Bears didn't sniff the playoffs again until 2010, and by then, Jay Cutler was the QB.
Jim Mora had his quirks.......but his "you may think you know, but you don't really know" post-game tirade was spot-on in many ways, as it pertains to the average NFL viewer.