LightSkinSmurf
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6. In 2009, Manning played the last regular season game in order to gain exactly 4,500 yards, and then was taken out of the game immediately after.
Brady says exactly the same thing. Except we are Brady fans so we believe him but hate Manning so think he is full of ****. What do you expect Manning to say, "I'm pissed that my chance to get the TD pass streak record has ended" That would be a PR nightmare. Of course we know he wants the records and he knows it too. Sometimes the team and coaches are just as excited as the player is to set records and plays are called accordingly. Maybe sometimes it's the coaches who leave Manning in there to reach some goal.
No, you are right. He shouldn't need to apologize for re-writing the record books. However, to use that line that he "isn't about" setting records is a joke. In addition, a good journalist might actually bring up some of the obvious contradictions to his statement. Kind of like how there are fluff articles written about how Manning is the world's greatest, most humble, most gracious teammate in the history of western civilization while failing to mention that he he publicly threw his offensive line under the bus after a playoff loss, or that he is known to override his coach's own decisions to punt the ball (never seen another player with that type of arrogance) by waving off the punt team and bringing his offense back out. Odd how those things don't make their way into print.
I agree Manning is a tremendous quarterback who is worthy of most of his praise. What I can't stand is the slob-fest by the casual fans and media. Another example: after the Super Bowl, an article was printed in the NYT about how she wants her son to pay attention to Manning and the gracious way he handles losses, which to her the most important thing. Let's just not mention in the article that Manning actually was very snippy to the media and made a snarky face to the governor of Washington during that amazing show of humbleness and grace. Let's forget that he is actually quite a sore loser, just like everyone else. I don't really care. Hey, Brady is a sore loser. Belichick is a sore loser. Those guys don't like to lose. Yet with Manning, it'e not enough that he's a great player; he also has to be the great ambassador to the game, the greatest teammate, the greatest humanitarian, the greatest human being. It is so ridiculous. I wouldn't think any less of him to know that he is a person just like everyone else, subject to not being perfect. I just hate how the media anoints him for everything.
Manning said something that is opposite of what he actually does?
color me not surprised.
still no reason for yet another manning thread.
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Playboy has articles?Yeah sure, Peyton. And we all read Playboy for the articles.
With his fall off (arm strength) and all the FA signings the Donks are facing, he may be getting ready to retire.
I though he would play one more to better Farve's Reg seasons wins record. Maybe not.