Nobody gets the time to throw like Manning does ... that line is so good. So much of his success has been because of his protection.
The line helps, but Manning is still an amazing QB. He, Brady, and Brees are the best in the league, and I think they would be on any team.
Absolutely, but he looks much better because of the time he gets to throw. There would be many more QB's of higher stature in this league if they had as much time protected in the pocket ... and if Brady had that amount of throwing time, he would blow Manning's numbers away.