Peyton Manning is no system quarterback. He does not need to run a certain offense to be successful such as the read option. The read option is an entire offense. The entire scheme is different than a normal offense. Peyton Manning ' s system is one that is a three or four read system whereas the read option is a single read. Where is the mike linebacker and what's he going to do, that's it. As far as qbs that could be 7-7 with that talented team even with the injuries, I would hazard to say all of them would, including every back up. As a matter of fact I think they'd be better with just about any qb.
Here's the deal, every single game he plays in that I watch, he's consistently missed a few wide open throws to the corner routes. If the receiver is coming across the middle, he can make the throw, anything else he just tries to get it close. He's far more detrimental than he is positive.
It's cool that you don't agree yet, hell I'm still a Cutler fan even though he just isn't getting it done either. It's hard to let go when you want a player to succeed and they just continue to falter when success seemed imminent. I have to deal with the fact Cutler can't audible well and may not be the great qb I thought he could be. Kap is as horrible as I always thought him to be, but he seems like a good guy