StarMan said:
This shows what a sorry state of affairs this world is really in. A guy like Peyton Manning, who is the epitome of class, and you hate him.
BTW, since championships are your measuring stick, "fat" Phil Fulmer has just as many national titles as the great Steve Spurrier.
if i met the Mannings in the street, I wouldn't care. I don't "hate" them like that. I just don't want to see them ever win anything...and that's mostly been due to the media hype machine that precedes the Mannings everywhere they go. All the of media roots for any Manning to win anything and continually grant the Mannings a free pass for anything. The media celebrates them before they even do anything. Half the people call Payton the greatest QB in the league even though he has yet to win a big game...ever. And he's had plenty of chances. The media tells us every year that his defense isn't very good. Yet, it has one of the best passrushers in the league and the team has a defense-minded coach.
And as for class....who knows....I used to think that you were probably right...however, Payton selfishly took away any potential cap space Indy could ever think about having with his gigantic contract. He could've gotten paid well, even still been the highest paid QB in the league without hamstringing Indy from ever having room to bring any FAs in to help win a championship of any sort. See Tom Brady, you know...the QB with 3 SB rings, a SB MVP trophy, and a humble contract relatively speaking.
Then, Payton, playing at home, not playing the Patriots, chokes in the playoffs (yet again) and PUBLICLY, PUBLICLY blames the loss entirely on his offensive line. Hmmm. When you're the QB and esp when you're Payton Manning, who is also the offensive coordinator, and you have problems on offense, its YOUR fault. At least take some blame as a leader. What's more ironic, is that a lot of analysts and experts had the Colts Offensive line rated as the #1 OL in the league...the same OL responsible for Payton not getting it done in the playoffs. Hmmm....some class
Overhyped, selfish, can't win a big game, blame his failures on someone else......that's someone to like. Let's also face the fact that if Payton's last name wasn't "Manning", not very many people would talk about him because he'd just be another good NFL QB who isn't as good as Tom Brady and has fewer conference championships and SB titles than third year QB Ben Rothlisberger.
What also burns me is that Troy, Emmitt, and Irvin has to win a ring and then three to earn the "triplets" title...yet it was quickly given to the Colts' players even though they couldn't even win their conference.
Then Eli steps into the league...if his name wasn't "Manning," he would've gone late in the first round at best. Then, the little ingrate doesn't want to play in San Diego and his dad starts throwing his weight around to help him. And the media gives them a free pass for it. Once again, the hype machine just because of a guy's last name.
And I also have a lingering belief that if Eli's name wasn't Manning and the NYG would not have had to give up the farm to get him, there might be speculation that he might be benched.
And who said I liked Spurrier? I only rooted for him because he beat that overrated, obnoxious school from Tennessee every year.
And for the record, it was a complete fluke that Fulmer won a championship. Take away that completely bogus PI call on 4th and 15 with about a minute left in the opener against Syracuse....UT doesn't go to the championship game and get to play against FSU's 3rd string QB. Toss in some academic cheating, recruiting nonsense, and suspicious behavior....and one of the worst QBs to ever win a NCAA championship....and that championship should have an asterisk beside it...
and also for the record, I can't stand TO either.
I've also grown to dislike Favre too...once again due to the free pass the media gives him and the mere fact that every time I watch an NFL game I have to hear about Brett Favre this and Brett Favre that....ugh...
on Eli
