The title of this thread was asking for a bombardment of negative posts from Denver fans. Why act surprised when they come?
I'm disappointed in the number of responses to what are obviously disruptive posters.
I have to admit that I enjoyed the time off from the P6 rumpswabs last year. Too bad Denver is becoming Indy II with their insecurity over his legacy.
Before and after rule changes were pushed to help P6 and his passing game, and his team was moved to an all expansion division, his team has gone one and out seven times in the playoffs. That's seven in eleven playoffs, many times with the best regular season record that his fans thump their chests about now.
1999 he led his team to a 13-3 record and went out in the first playoff game.
2000 10-6 and one and out.
2002 10-6 and one and out.
2005 14-2 and one and out.
2007 13-3 and one and out.
2008 12-4 and one and out.
2010 10-6 and one and out.
In those seven seasons he led his team to a stunning regular season record of 82-30, but the playoff record was an even more stunning 0-7, with many of those games at home.
Unfortunately for those NFLers that wanted to see P6 dominate the NFL, Tom Brady showed up out of nowhere and has been the dominant QB instead. Sorry, but that's life.
Patriots fan from down under, back in the states. Give me a big welcome!
One of the distressing things I can see in these posts (and I picked it out purposely is to state some facts) and hopefully that can make the debate a little less mean and a bit more (hopefully) objective. Without blue and orange or red goggles.
Fact: Manning and Brady are both great quarterbacks
Fact: Manning, as stated above is 9-10 and 0-7 in those one and done years.
Fact: when Tom had McGuinest, Harrison, Washington, Vrabel and Teddy playing at a high level. 9-0 and 3 Super Bowls. Since that time he is a pedestrian 7-6 wih home one and done playoff games to Baltimore and NY.
Fact: Brady's individual stats have climbed as the team has relied on him and their defense has struggled over the last 5 years. Very Indy like.
Fact: When Manning won his Super Bowl, the Colts Defense played lights out.
Fact: If you exclude the Denver playoff game last year, our points per game is probably 5-7 points lower than the regular season in the playoffs. In fact, we've only scored 31 points in our past 2 Super Bowls after having a nuclear offense during the regular season.
Fact: The Colts averaged a TD less (or more) in the playoffs than in the regular season uner Manning.
Fact: Both teams had questionable calls go against them in AFC Championship games. In 2003 you could make a case the Colts got hosed and in 2007 Hobbs P.I. was bogus.
Fact: in the years Manning went one and out, he only had the best record once (2005). Sorry, can't let facts get in the way.
Fact: The past 3 years, New England has looked more like Indy II than Denver has.
These are just the musings from 8,000 miles away.