Peyton Manning, Greatest QB of all time?

[TheRover]

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Not to mention the fact that the Colts know they're [censored] if Manning gets hurt. It doesn't matter how much game time Sorgi gets, if Manning goes out its game over.

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But this doesn't answer why he's in for every single snap. Just saying "They are screwed if Sorgi goes in anyway" isn't a good reason to leave Peyton out there non-stop. Are the powers-that-be protecting Mannings stats? Or is the season so short that they'd rather get the starter as many reps as possible going into post-season? (Probably).

I think in a lot of cases (obv. not INdy), the head coach is "afraid" of getting the back-up enough (non-injury) chances to prove himself for fear of sparking a QB controversy in the media. No coach wants to deal with that.

I think NFL back-ups are not much worse than NFL starters, across the board. I may be wrong, but it's not like in baseball where the #5 starter is nowhere close to #1 starter (yet still gets 34 chances to prove himself). MLB coaches love getting rookie starter starts because they have plenty of places to put them. NFL coaches have one spot for QB and probably don't want to deal with a tough decision.

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I can't tell if you're serious or not, but how many passes did Matt Cassel attempt? Anthony Wright?

Yes, you are wrong about the quality of backup QBs.