So he won? What other bad things can you say about him?
…He’s going to Disney World…? 
I dislike Peyton only by association (his brother and father). Since when do rookies from Ole Miss. get to choose where they want to play their NFL football? And since when did Archie curry so much weight in the NFL? Look, Archie, you were never that great of a quarterback, ok?
But Mince… the the Manning’s are “royalty.” They’re “the First Family of Football.” I know… the announcers told me.
I also think it’s amazing how Archie is thought of as a legendary quarterback- only 31 total td passes at Ole Miss. And with the Saints, sure the team was bad, but so was he- he had horrible stats. The standard for a QB is usually TD to INT ratio, and Archie only had more TD’s than INT’s in a season twice- once one more, once three more. His best yards per attempt per season and completion percetange per season would be the worst season for Peyton. So unless he had 10 dropped passes per game and a large number of INT’s caused by the receiver, I don’t see where greatness comes from. And many great players have taken bad teams to the playoffs- Barry Sanders anyone?
Oh CAN IT, y’all.
I say YAY PEYTON! At least he’s one of those sports figures who is pretty much as “squeaky clean” as they get. He shows well for the league, he’s actually a pretty funny guy, his commercials crack me up, and he’s a good role model for the kiddies.
And now, he finally has his ring and his MVP, so maybe people will stop saying that he crumbles under pressure.
Personally, I’d be far happier if commentators could stop blowing Favre. Seriously dude. You’d think the guy is halfway on the road to Sainthood.
Please don’t take my gripe in the wrong way. I don’t dislike him. He is a great player who does not crumble under pressure. He was able to connect a pass as he was being pulled by a defensive player. If Rex throws on the wrong foot he winds up passing to the cameramen. Manning can scramble and isn’t afraid to run with the ball. Rex panics and gets rid of the ball as fast as he can. Manning appears to think on his feet while Rex looks like he’s asleep on his feet. I will give the man the credit he deserves. He is a far better QB than Rex.
My complaint isn’t about him as a player. My problem is with the fucking announcers who can’t seem to resist saying his name. In the 45 minutes of game time for the first quarter, they said the name “Peyton Manning” 35 times. That averages out to saying his name just under once a minute! I don’t know about you but I didn’t say my wife’s name once a minute when we were first dating and going through the PDA lovey-dovey stage. The announcers love his name and get off on saying it. Did anyone notice when they played the QB review pieces? Peyton was in the first quarter, Rex in the fourth.
After he finishes with the talk show circuit, I will be so glad to not hear the name “Peyton Manning” until the pre-season.
Actually, I was wondering about this when the announcer first said it, but then I caught the film they were showing at the time and Peyton had held up two fingers (in a peace sign sort of way) showing the 2 point lead. It took me a second to catch it (and I agree it was stupid) but that’s why they did it.
And I graciously accept your congratulations.
You guys deserved it. Rex couldn’t play his way out of a wet paper bag.
Now, if the Super Bowl had been played in Soldier Field yesterday in the brutal cold, you would have seen a totally different result!
Who am I kidding! We looked like idiots after making that initial return.
Bears
Embarassed
And
Rexy
Sucks
Perhaps it was those terrific Southern Siding commercials he did a few years back in Louisiana.
Er, wait a minute. Those were godawful.
Okay, I’ve got nothing: