Doomsday;1164893 said:
Give me a break, if Manning had 1/2 the defense or offensive line that Brady and Big Ben had they would of won 4 Super Bowls by now. He is a great player but he is still only 1 player. Look at Troy after the Oline went to crap and he lost Irvin, there is only so much 1 player can do.
No way I can hate some as good as him who works as hard as him and is a genuine good guy, he is a great player and a great role model.
That statement right there is why I don't like Peyton. He does have a squeeky clean image and everybody seems to love him, but everything about him screams "me" vs. "team". There is a reason he does not have a defense, could it be because he counts almost $16 million towards his teams cap each year. He is just selfish. He got every penny of $50 million rookie contract then basically held Indy hostage to pay him another $99 million over 6 years. Did he really need another $99 million? That doesn't include his endosements, which judging by a typical Sunday, he has a ton of them. That screams "ME".
You also mentioned Brady, he had a crappy rookie contract as a 6th round choice. Then he signed a contract extension for 6 years, $60 million. He could have gotten more, but he would rather them put more money into the team. An extra $6 million a year can get you some decent talent in this league.
Eli showed it was all about him also on draft day, that's why I hope that neither of the Manning boys get a trophy.