Has any one player dominated a position in football as much as Manning has...

Aaron Rodgers

First, in b4 someone brings up a team accomplishment as being the sole measuring stick for an individual player.

Second, as much as I love Peyton and consider him to be the greatest football player of all time, in terms of dominating a single position, no one can touch Jerry Rice. Look at where he stands compared to the next best receiver. He has roughly 7,000 yards more than the 2nd best receiver, about 40 more touchdowns, and about 400 more catches. And this was all accomplished well before the current pass happy rules/league.

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Reggie White had a few great years in his prime

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I'd put a vote in for Lawrence Taylor too. He had a hand in changing the way the game was played.

There's not many QBs that will ever be as cerebral as him on the field. That is going to be sorely missed when he retires.

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I don't really like Manning, but man, he captures my interest at the LOS. The way he figures out every blitzer and then calls them out, then adjusts the play to negate the defense is just... fascinating. It's so... Effortless.

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perfectly put

How unreal would an offense be that had Peyton as the QB and Rice as his main target, both in their primes?

Otto Graham says hi.

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Graham is regarded by critics as one of the most dominant players of his era, having taken the Browns to league championship games every year between 1946 and 1955, winning seven of them. With Graham at quarterback, the Browns posted a record of 114 wins, 20 losses and four ties, including a 9–3 win–loss record in the playoffs. While most of Graham's statistical records have been surpassed in the modern era, he still holds the NFL record for career average yards gained per pass attempt, with nine. He also holds the record for the highest career winning percentage for an NFL starting quarterback, at 0.814. Long-time New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a friend of Graham's, once called him "as great of a quarterback as there ever was."

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I don't really like Manning, but man, he captures my interest at the LOS. The way he figures out every blitzer and then calls them out, then adjusts the play to negate the defense is just... fascinating. It's so... Effortless.

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Everyone has their own way of doing things. I don't mean to be a stickler here, but it seems like Manning's way is the opposite of effortless, he's putting in lots of work pre-snap, doing all kinds of stuff.

I'd say Aaron Rodgers, while less interesting and captivating at the line, makes it more effortless looking.

Rodgers doesn't have the longevity obviously, but IMO no one has ever played the game at a higher level for a sustained period like Rodgers. I'd put his TD%, INT%, and YPA up against any QB, and without looking, I'm guessing he's better in all 3 categories compared to the other 3-5 guys in the GOAT conversation. They're not the end all/be all, but I do think they're possibly the 3 most important categories, definitely up there.

When you talk about "eras", Peyton and Jerry played 6 seasons together. No "together", but at the same time.