Unitas vs. Manning - Who's better?

With the NFL training camps getting closer, Stiles Points will be featuring views of various bloggers and sports reporters about the NFL teams....what better way to start than with the World Champion Indianapolis Colts......BigBlueShoe from the blog Stampede Blue took a few minutes to respond to my two questions concerning who is the better quarterback Peyton Manning or former Colt and Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas....I want to thank BigBlueShoe for his time....

Stampede Blue

Q1. Who would you take as the all-time Colts quarterback Peyton Manning or Johnny Unitas?
It is obviously very hard to compare the two men by today's standards. John Unitas created the modern passing game we have today. Because of that, and because you are asking this today (July 2007), I'll still say Unitas is the Colts all-time QB. However, in about 5 years or so, Manning will surpass Unitas in that category. It's funny, but before Unitas' untimely death, he never had good things to say about the Indianapolis Colts... unless he was talking about Manning. Unitas loved watching him play, supposedly. Now that Manning has won a Super Bowl, he is creeping up there and will soon surpass Unitas as the #1 Colts QB of all time.

Q2. Where does Peyton Manning rank among the all-time NFL quarterbacks?
Give me your top 10.
All time? He is top ten, no doubt. Anyone who doesn't rank Manning in the top 10 is either a closet Patriots fan or an idiot (sometimes they are one in the same). Top ten:
1) John Unitas
2) John Elway
3) Peyton Manning
4) Otto Graham
5) Dan Marino
6) Fran Tarkenton
7) Brett Favre
8) Dan Fouts
9) Steve Young
10) Joe Montana

You'll notice I rank someone like Steve Young slightly better than Joe Montana. The rankings are based on what the player himself brings to the table. Montana won 4 titles because he played on tremendous teams stacked with talent. He also played in the non-salary cap era, where teams (like the 49ers) could buy a Super Bowl. Unitas is still #1 because despite not playing in over 45 years, he is still ranked 10th in all-time passing yards. This man played in a league where they penalized you for throwing, yet still dominated. Peyton Manning ranks third because he simply is better than guys 3-10. He's more accurate, scores more, and works more with less than the other guys did.