Jeff,
Absoulutely can not stand teh Red SOx (or Yankees) and I think the Patriots are a bunch of cheaters.
As far as Manning taking teams to the post season that might not have gotten there if another QB was guiding them that is a fair point. However, my point still stands.
A guy with his stats and a regular season winning percentage over 67 percent and only a .500 record in the post season can't be considered anything but average AGAINST GOOD TEAMS.
Manning was on some good teams in Indy and he lost in the first round with them. I think the same can be said for Denver last year.
Going into this game, I didn't hear anybody saying that the Broncos were lucky to be there or that they were an average team who rode a late season hot streak into the play offs. No, all I heard was that they were one of the best, if not the best, teams in the NFL.
Playing against another good team, the Broncoes sure don't look like they are a good team and Manning isn't performing like a world beater.
And, again, I LIVE in Central Indiana and am a Manning fan. I just don't let that get in the way of seeing reality.
Also, people say that Andrew Luck is another Peyton Manning. I hope not. I hope Luck learns that he CAN run the ball if he has to and that "gimmick" plays (laterals, reverses, flea flickers) are in the rule books and are legal so USE them. IF not as succesful plays then just to throw the opposing defenses off and give them something else to look at.
David
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