The Remarkable Consistency of Peyton Manning
by Year2 on Jun 7, 2011 9:01 AM EDT
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PrintI was doing some browsing around on the college football section of sports-reference.com, apropos of nothing, this morning. I was looking at some Heisman winners and finalists from the past, and that eventually led me to Peyton Manning's page.
One thing jumped out at me more than anything else: the guy was remarkably consistent in the realm of passing efficiency. Putting everything else away, here's how he progressed in his career:
| Season | Pass Eff. |
| 1994 | 145.2 |
| 1995 | 146.5 |
| 1996 | 147.7 |
| 1997 | 147.7 |
Across four years of school and 1381 passes thrown, Manning's passing efficiency stayed in the same window of about 2.5 in width. He didn't have a bad freshman year followed by growth like with Matthew Stafford, nor early success with a late taper on the end as with Tim Tebow. Manning just got the job done at a good rate his whole career without a lot of ups and downs.
Besides Manning's obvious brilliance, I think Tennessee fans would take someone like him who gets the job done without a lot of fluctuations these days, no?
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I've grown to like Peyton
I watched Archie play college ball and greatly admired him too. During his tenure at UT the only Peyton Manning stat that mattered to me was his consistency against UF. I only wish his little prick brother had followed suit. I truly wish Peyton, Eli and Archie all the best. Just keep the little one out of Fl.
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