It’s really hard to argue with Sports Illustrated’s choice, although many people will.

No, Peyton Manning didn’t win the Super Bowl in February. Failing to win the big game always will be the knock against the Denver quarterback.

But guess what? He has the Broncos in position again. He’s doing it with a video game offense producing all-time record numbers. With two games to go, he has 47 TD passes and has thrown for 4,811 yards. Damn, why did I skip over Manning in my fantasy draft?

And this is from a 37-year old quarterback who supposedly was done two years ago.

Even more, Manning easily is the most-watched athlete in 2013. The Broncos, it seems, are featured in one of the national windows almost every week, pulling in the biggest ratings for the various networks.

The reason? Peyton Manning. When he’s on, I’m watching, and so are you.

Sports Illustrated made the right choice.

Here is the link to Lee Jenkins’ story.