Peyton Manning is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and he has the achievements to prove it. His five NFL MVP awards are the most by any player ever and he also won two Super Bowl rings. At the time he retired, he held the all-time record for career paasing yards and touchdowns. His single-season records of 5,477 passing yards and 55 touchdowns still stand in 2023.Manning spent most of his legendary career with the Indianapolis Colts before finishing it with the Denver Broncos. Being the greatest Colt to ever play football makes it extremely surprising that Peyton Manning was left off Jim Irsay's list of the greatest players in NFL history. Irsay, the Colts' team owner, recently shared his list on his personal Twitter account with these names instead:Jim BrownTom BradyJohn ElwayDeacon JonesReggie WhiteColts fans quickly came to Manning's defense, criticizing Irsay for his polarizing list. Here are some of the top Twitter comments about his omission:Jream 2.0@JalenReynolds21Jimmy off the perkies and brown liquor again twitter.com/jimirsay/statu…Jim Irsay@JimIrsayOn my list of Top 5 Greatest NFL Players of All Time,in our 103 year History… I have Top 5 as 1)Jim Brown 2)Tom Brady 3)John Elway 4)Deacon Jones 5)Reggie White.133On my list of Top 5 Greatest NFL Players of All Time,in our 103 year History… I have Top 5 as 1)Jim Brown 2)Tom Brady 3)John Elway 4)Deacon Jones 5)Reggie White.🏈Jimmy off the perkies and brown liquor again twitter.com/jimirsay/statu…THUMP@THump@JimIrsay How are you the owner of a team man stop drinking412@JimIrsay How are you the owner of a team man stop drinkingMorgan Bell@bell96_morg@JimIrsay So you don’t pick your own QB that has won a championship and broke more records than Brady quicker 🙄🙄🙄 come on. Peyton should be on that top 5…@JimIrsay So you don’t pick your own QB that has won a championship and broke more records than Brady quicker 🙄🙄🙄 come on. Peyton should be on that top 5…Austin Abbott@AustinAbbottFF@JimIrsay John Elway, over Peyton? Deacon Jones over Peyton?? Jim what in the world is this list?@JimIrsay John Elway, over Peyton? Deacon Jones over Peyton?? Jim what in the world is this list?straight talk@Allardis@JimIrsay Peyton is the sole reason I became a Colts fan. I'll always have him in my top 5 because he's my dude. Wished the owner showed the same loyalty. I may not have money, but I have values.@JimIrsay Peyton is the sole reason I became a Colts fan. I'll always have him in my top 5 because he's my dude. Wished the owner showed the same loyalty. I may not have money, but I have values.Adam Lester@eff0rtles@JimIrsay and we all wonder why peyton never comes back6@JimIrsay and we all wonder why peyton never comes backNathan Wynn@NathanWynn77@JimIrsay This is why Peyton is in Denver6@JimIrsay This is why Peyton is in DenverChris@chris41299@JimIrsay Leaving the GOAT off must mean there is more salt between Colts and Peyton than I thought.@JimIrsay Leaving the GOAT off must mean there is more salt between Colts and Peyton than I thought.Ashley Schultz@AshleySchultz30@JimIrsay *you spelled Peyton manning wrong 2@JimIrsay *you spelled Peyton manning wrong 😂Rob Richardson@kaoticrob@JimIrsay This is one more reason you can’t be taken seriously…@JimIrsay This is one more reason you can’t be taken seriously…In order to add Manning to the top-five list, another player would need to be taken off it. The name most commonly brought up by Colts fans to be left out is John Elway. The general consensus is that Manning had a far superior career to Elway, while Irsay should also be more loyal to his own legendary player.Did Peyton Manning have a better career than John Elway?Peyton Manning and John ElwayWhen comparing their statistical accomplishments directly against each other, Peyton Manning is far superior to John Elway in just about every possible measure. Manning exceeds Elway by more than 20,000 career passing yards and 239 touchdowns, despite playing in just 32 more career games.Efficiency numbers also heavily favor Manning over Elway. Manning posted an elite 96.5 quarterback rating during his career to go with a stellar 65.3 completion percentage. While Elway's 79.9 career quarterback rating is solid, it comes nowhere near Manning's mark. Elway's career 56.9 completion percentage is also average at best.NFL MVP awards and Super Bowl rings are two of the most important factors to consider when judging the overall career of a quarterback. While Manning and Elway each won two rings, Mannings' five NFL MVP awards blow away Elway, who won it just once during his career.It's difficult to find any legitimate reason to rank Elway higher than Peyton Manning on the list of all-time greats, but that didn't stop Jim Irsay from doing so.