West Philly Patriot

Because I was listing cities that didn't already have a rich sports tradition not just that particular franchise. Boston was considered a great sports town before BB and Brady went there I believe. But as far as the NEP are concerned there isn't a question, this is the golden era of the Patriot franchise.

Places like edmonton, cleveland and Indy are pretty bad when it comes to sports tradition in general and non existent when it comes to winning. The colts success with Unitas all happened in Ballmore. The colts could very possibly have been relocated if it weren't for manning. The only thing Indiana was famous for was Bob Knight, Reggie Miller and being the birthplace of Larry legend. It's only sports export was basketball and the Pro team never even won anything.

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alvinnf

The more I stand back and watch the season and the actions of the Colts organization. The more respect I have for Peyton Manning.

convertedpatsfan

Yeah, where is Michael Silver? Such a schmuck.

Le Numéro Douze

Edmonton has a rich winning tradition. I know the CFL doesn't mean a thing for Americans, but for us Canadians, it is a big deal especially out west. Edmonton was nick-named the city of champions because of the Eskimos BEFORE Gretzky arrived in Edmonton in 1978.

captain stone

It wasn't so much The Forehead who gave Irksay his ring, as much as it was the awful zebras,
the man who turned up the heat & crowd noise, and Rex GrossMan.

PayMeATon, his brother & their dad can all still suck it.

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LivinLovin&Breathin_Brady

I agree with you.

If it were not for Irsay, getting all the rules changed, Manning wouldn't even have a ring either.

I think Manning will remain a Colt and all of this stuff coming out between the two is just a way to keep themselves relevant in the news.

I haven't really been following the situation, but if Manning said anything about the organization, then Irsay's right, he does need to keep it in house. When Brady was waiting for his deal or waiting to see if the Pats were gonna stick with Cassel after his knee injury, I don't remember him once, releasing a statement about his situation with the organization. He knew better, he had more respect for his owner. I don't think Brady gets enough credit for the way he handles things, especially with all the BS he has to go through from media to fans not appreciating what he does.

Manning got paid millions, that could've went somewhere useful, to stand on the sidelines or watch games from home and you wanna call that classy? A classier person, who actually cares for the organization and not how much more money he can make, would tell them to keep their bonus, because the cash he got for a season he didn't play is sorta bonus enough. At least I would think so.

I'm not really trying to defend Irsay, but the team is gonna suck with or without Manning, he's on the wrong side of 30 and he's gotta bad neck and just started throwing the football a few months ago. They'd do just as good bringing Favre out of retirement. It's bad either way you look at it.

But calling Manning 'classy' is a slap in the face to people with actual class.

bradybeliever

Gee. What a classy post.

Wolfpack

Even though it hasn't been reported, I believe Irsay and Maning already had the "will you please push back your roster bonus to give us more time?" discussion to which Peyton Manning, who never saw a dollar sign he didn't like, said "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no."

So Irsay, who has been a spoiled brat just about all his life, is throwing a little temper tantrum. I think Manning has pretty much been taking the high road. Of course, he won't be the one with the pubic relations problem when he gets cut and becomes a UFA. He actually gets to play the part of the victim.

Dessalines

I am left speechless in the figuritive sense, by ill spoken, almost illiterate words of an NFL owner spewing disrespect for a player who essentially built his house, a player who has stalked the stadiums of the league for better than a decade, winning fantastical victories wearing the colors and insignia of that owner's team. What a douche bag.

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PatriotSeven

So you believe an athlete should still cash in on 28 million dollars even though they didn't play one snap?

I understand worker's comp, but 28 million dollars? A true team player right there.

If Payton really gave a crap about the Colts he'd take a cut, a re-structured contract, allow the Colts to pay for his injury and medical expenses and free up the money so his franchise could move forward.

Isray's primary job is to worry about his team. Not Peyton.