Uhh i recall manning being benched in Denver and the defense carrying him that year. Also got smacked by Seattle in the SB. I do agree overall that Denver was still better off with him since he got a SB there with them. Just saying it wasn’t all rainbows for manning, but he’s never been a locker room problem for sure.
I'm not going to hold his 17th and final year when his body was breaking down rapidly against him. He just couldn't perform physically anymore. Just the prior year he had 39 TDs and to only 15 INTs.