Does Peyton Manning Belong in the Ring of Fame?

With Bob’s musings on the Hall of Fame nominees, this past weekend’s induction of Mr. B to the Ring of Fame and THIS hilariously gone wrong Denver Broncos ‘Ring of Fame Generator’ got me to wonder if #18 is a lock for the team’s Ring of Fame after he retires.

My personal favorite:
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Though only in his 4th year with the franchise, Peyton has the second most wins for a QB, second most passing yards, second most passing TDs, second most 4th quarter comebacks, the most yards per game, the highest completion percentage and the highest QB rating.

Rk From To G QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD Int Y/G Rate NY/A 4QC GWD
1 John Elway 1983 1998 234 148-82-1 4123 7250 56.9 51475 300 226 220.0 79.9 6.14 35 46
2 Peyton Manning 2012 2015 55 45-10-0 1412 2105 67.1 16727 138 47 304.1 103.6 7.49 8 8
3 Craig Morton 1977 1982 72 41-23-0 907 1594 56.9 11895 74 65 165.2 79.1 5.87 7 15
4 Brian Griese 1998 2002 53 27-24-0 1044 1678 62.2 11763 71 53 221.9 84.1 6.11 3 5
5 Jake Plummer 2003 2006 59 39-15-0 944 1596 59.1 11631 71 47 197.1 84.3 6.74 5 10
6 Jay Cutler 2006 2008 37 17-20-0 762 1220 62.5 9024 54 37 243.9 87.1 6.86 5 7
7 Kyle Orton 2009 2011 34 12-21-0 720 1194 60.3 8434 49 28 248.1 85.7 6.31 4 4
8 Frank Tripucka 1960 1963 44 13-25-1 662 1277 51.8 7676 51 85 174.5 55.9 6 5
9 Charley Johnson 1972 1975 54 20-18-3 517 970 53.3 7238 52 52 134.0 73.1 6.29 4 4
10 Steve Ramsey 1971 1976 53 14-17-0 456 919 49.6 6437 35 58 121.5 59.0 5.49 3 5
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/6/2015.

 
His stats are arguably, one of the best of ANY Denver Broncos athlete over the course of the entire franchise history.

I presume you may be able to decipher my opinion as to whether or not Peyton belongs in the Ring of Fame. More importantly though, while the “he’s as old as father time” and “washed up” and “Brock should be starting” narrative continues throughout the rest of his career here in Denver (regardless of whether or not criticism is warranted), take some time to cherish his play and the time he wears this uniform.

The Denver Broncos were founded in 1959 and over the last 55 years, there have been only TWO quarterbacks worthy of the Hall of Fame and Ring of Fame discussion at the same time. Sit back and enjoy the ride and temper the doom and gloom if he or the Broncos flutter. I only hope I can be at Mile High the day he’s inducted to the Ring of Fame.

Edit:
Jeff Legwold has an interesting article about Peyton’s lasting impact on Denver. Check it out here. Thank You RSH, Esq. for sharing.

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KushLash

Social worker by day and candle maker by night, I'm a Denver native and an Upstate New York transport, where I had an illustrious one year D1AA college football career. A Broncos fan since spending childhood days at training camp in Greeley, my Broncos Country Flag flies high no matter where I live. Sorry to disappoint Mile HIGH enthusiasts, but Kush-Lash is only Jerry McGuire reference.