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OT: How do you feel about Peyton Manning?

How do you feel about Peyton Manning?

  • Love him

    Votes: 21 32.3%

  • Hate the guy

    Votes: 14 21.5%

  • No strong feeling

    Votes: 30 46.2%
  • Total voters
    65
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It's hard not to like the whole Manning clan. They have acquitted themselves with class. We never read about them getting arrested or even acting obnoxious. And their excellence on the field as a family of QB is simply extraordinary.
 
Palatine said:
It's hard not to like the whole Manning clan. They have acquitted themselves with class. We never read about them getting arrested or even acting obnoxious. And their excellence on the field as a family of QB is simply extraordinary.
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If one of the Manning clan acted obnoxious I don't know what I would do with myself. I can't even bear the thought. It's like, does my life even have any meaning if this paragon of moral superiority has fallen from grace? Lord help us all.

But the open marriage thing, that's cool.
 
uconnphil2016 said:
As a Patriots fan, I literally can't stand the guy. Plays the average joe/aw schmucks card but is such a freakin fraud. Also sucks at football at this point in his career. Getting revved up to see TB12 send him into retirement, so wanted to know if the rest of the BY feels as I do or if you guys love Peyton
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This is beautiful. Why would you even start this thread with your hatred of the guy - really why? Oh I know, because you are the typical Pats fan.

Well in that case WELL DONE:rolleyes:
 
Should we make this thread about Brady now?

Yes, let's.
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amory said:
He's the greatest regular season QB in the history of the NFL. And now he needs to just take that title and go away
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I know this is supposed to be a compliment, but it always makes me chuckle. What an ignominious title.
 
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Hoophound said:
Peyton is funny as hell and seems like a good guy. I pull for him to succeed and I'm a Pats fan. I think you can tell he's done a good job with being a role model when the majority of Brady fans like him. Maybe it's because he hasn't been much of a threat. Eli seems like a good guy too and he's given us big problems, yet I still like him. I think they were raised right.
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Jeez, which Patriots fans do you hang out with, the vast majority I know look at Manning with some combination of disdain and disgust, and yes, grudging respect.
 
storrsroars said:
His commercials are much better than his level of play at this point. He does have fabulous comedic timing - best/most natural actor of any NFL player I've seen.
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Clearly you are not familiar with Police Academy. Bubba Smith with a tour de force performance:

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Waquoit said:
Baloney, he plays second fiddle to Papa John.
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Nah, Peyton gets the best lines there. Although he does play second banana to Montana when Joe shows up.
 
intlzncster said:
Jeez, which Patriots fans do you hang out with, the vast majority I know look at Manning with some combination of disdain and disgust, and yes, grudging respect.
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Most of the people I hang out with are pretty balanced. We don't really dislike nice, funny people because they wear the wrong jersey. Everyone I ever watch football with thinks Peyton is hilarious.
 
Hoophound said:
Most of the people I hang out with are pretty balanced. We don't really dislike nice, funny people because they wear the wrong jersey. Everyone I ever watch football with thinks Peyton is hilarious.
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He's funny for an athlete, which isn't saying much. If they remake Ace Ventura he might get a cameo. But the target audience for his commercials is your Aunt Karen and Uncle Doug from Cedar Rapids, who are the kind of people who buy Papa John's every weekend because it's "pretty good pizza - ya know he said they have better ingredients". They think he's hilarious. "Oh, that Peyton Manning, he's such a card doncha know!"
 
storrsroars said:
Nah, Peyton gets the best lines there. Although he does play second banana to Montana when Joe shows up.
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For a guy with such on field charisma, Montana may be the worst TV guy ever. He's an awkward actor and an uninspiring commentator.
 
Hoophound said:
Most of the people I hang out with are pretty balanced. We don't really dislike nice, funny people because they wear the wrong jersey. Everyone I ever watch football with thinks Peyton is hilarious.
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I'm talking about football, on the field, not his commercial interests. These sound like Celtics fans who like the Lakers, Bruins fans who like Montreal, UCONN fans who like Syracuse, etc etc. Half the fun of sports is disliking the other team and it's players. It's enjoyable to despise Syracuse and their players.

It's weird because I don't even think he's that funny, and I definitely have one fo the best senses of humor in professional football. He's amusing at best. His funniest bit is not even his:

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It's so funny that people don't think that the rest of the nfl isn't juicing as well. I guess humans can get that big and recover every week naturally.
 
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ZooCougar said:
It's so funny that people don't think that the rest of the nfl isn't juicing as well. I guess humans can get that big and recover every week naturally.
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Of course they are--that's why absolutely no NFL investigation of any real import came about after the Manning allegations. There's no way that at least 50% of the league isn't on HGH, and any bit of attention and/or digging would bring that to the surface. The worst thing the MLB ever did was confront steroid issues--10 years later you've got a dying sport. I'll never be interested in baseball after growing up watching players routinely hit 55-60 bombs and now having to settle for pitcher's duels and small ball. Likewise, the NFL knows that a) performance enhancers will do just that--create a better on-field product and b) any sort of performance related scandal is massively damaging to a sport's appeal. That's just my two sense, I'm sure there are some people who would hugely disagree with me, but I see the NFL as looking back at baseball's recent history and downfall and making sure that they don't face the same fate.
 
uconnphil2016 said:
Of course they are--that's why absolutely no NFL investigation of any real import came about after the Manning allegations. There's no way that at least 50% of the league isn't on HGH, and any bit of attention and/or digging would bring that to the surface. The worst thing the MLB ever did was confront steroid issues--10 years later you've got a dying sport. I'll never be interested in baseball after growing up watching players routinely hit 55-60 bombs and now having to settle for pitcher's duels and small ball. Likewise, the NFL knows that a) performance enhancers will do just that--create a better on-field product and b) any sort of performance related scandal is massively damaging to a sport's appeal. That's just my two sense, I'm sure there are some people who would hugely disagree with me, but I see the NFL as looking back at baseball's recent history and downfall and making sure that they don't face the same fate.
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And yet the biggest cheaters in NFL history or at least the ones who got caught the most are freaking over Manning's alleged PED use. Patriots fans are a special breed.
 
Palatine said:
It's hard not to like the whole Manning clan. They have acquitted themselves with class. We never read about them getting arrested or even acting obnoxious. And their excellence on the field as a family of QB is simply extraordinary.
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Agree whole heartedly. Had the opportunity to enjoy some commentary from Archie Manning when he was a keynote speaker at one of my professional conventions in the early 2000's. It was a few days before Peyton and Eli competed against each other in a Monday night football game as QB's for the Colts and Giants respectively.

He was quite comical when he spoke of his NFL career in which he spent most of his career and time running for his life with the New Orleans "aint's". He added he did manage to have one exceptional season when he was able to stand in the pocket and pass for over 4000 yards. He said he was pretty proud about that but "heck, Peyton has done that 3 times already, and he is just getting started".

We all have favorite teams, but I can never bring myself to hate an accomplished player on any opposing team. Peyton, in his prime, was very good, but now he is at the back end of his career and he is struggling. That can be true of anyone that has been banged around for many years and had some injuries. I personally felt he made a bad decision in returning from a neck injury......he had nothing to prove, and much to loose if he was severely injured again.

Outside of the gridiron, both Mannings take the lead of their Dad and live respectful lives.

I'm thinking this could be it for Peyton, and wish him well in future.......he has much to live for and offer outside the realm of football.
 
ZooCougar said:
And yet the biggest cheaters in NFL history or at least the ones who got caught the most are freaking over Manning's alleged PED use. Patriots fans are a special breed.
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What makes them special is they have two scents.
 
amory said:
I'm a lifelong Broncos fan, and when Manning first got to Denver I couldn't wait for Sunday every week. The numbers he was putting up were gaudy, we blew everyone out by 2-3 touchdowns at least, and he attracted a lot of quality free agents. Then we got to the playoffs.

And we lost to the Ravens in what I still think was our best chance to win a Super Bowl.
And then the next year it was satisfying to beat the Patriots, but the Seahawks wiped the floor with us.
Then last year we lose in the divisional round to the Colts of all teams. And that was when I wanted the Manning era to end.

He's not a good quarterback anymore. Osweiler is the future, and Manning is getting in the way. After that display yesterday, I know the Pats are going to kill Denver next weekend.

He's the greatest regular season QB in the history of the NFL. And now he needs to just take that title and go away
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Never been so happy to be wrong :)

Defense carried the team, but Manning played way better than I expected him to, and didn't turn the ball over. I'll make the same prediction for the SB (Broncos lose by a bunch to the Panthers) and hope to be wrong again
 
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Hoophound said:
Most of the people I hang out with are pretty balanced. We don't really dislike nice, funny people because they wear the wrong jersey. Everyone I ever watch football with thinks Peyton is hilarious.
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I heard an interview with Gary Meyers (writer for the Daily News). He talked about meeting Manning. He said after watching all the Manning commercials he was expecting a funny light hearted guy. He said he was the complete opposite. He was real intense and kind of stand offish.
 
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Peyton was just chucking up some wounded ducks yesterday and got lucky. In the first half, it looked like the Pats defense had their head up their . Maybe it was the broken tablets.
 
tduconn said:
Agree whole heartedly. Had the opportunity to enjoy some commentary from Archie Manning when he was a keynote speaker at one of my professional conventions in the early 2000's. It was a few days before Peyton and Eli competed against each other in a Monday night football game as QB's for the Colts and Giants respectively.

He was quite comical when he spoke of his NFL career in which he spent most of his career and time running for his life with the New Orleans "aint's". He added he did manage to have one exceptional season when he was able to stand in the pocket and pass for over 4000 yards. He said he was pretty proud about that but "heck, Peyton has done that 3 times already, and he is just getting started".

We all have favorite teams, but I can never bring myself to hate an accomplished player on any opposing team. Peyton, in his prime, was very good, but now he is at the back end of his career and he is struggling. That can be true of anyone that has been banged around for many years and had some injuries. I personally felt he made a bad decision in returning from a neck injury.he had nothing to prove, and much to loose if he was severely injured again.

Outside of the gridiron, both Mannings take the lead of their Dad and live respectful lives.

I'm thinking this could be it for Peyton, and wish him well in future..he has much to live for and offer outside the realm of football.
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Archie is funny. He never misses an opportunity to tell you how good he was and how bad his teammates were. Having seen him play he wasn't as good as he says he was. He seems like a real controlling person pretty much running his kids careers telling teams before the draft which teams he would go to and which ones they won't. When Eric Dickerson or John Elway did that they were seen as arrogant. But the Manning family appears to be teflon. Now Archie is always quick to point out how his sons teams win without talent around them (again throwing teammates under the bus). If Archie was so good why couldn't he do the same?
 
Devland said:
Archie is funny. He never misses an opportunity to tell you how good he was and how bad his teammates were.
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And his bar in NOLA sucks.
 
ZooCougar said:
And yet the biggest cheaters in NFL history or at least the ones who got caught the most are freaking over Manning's alleged PED use. Patriots fans are a special breed.
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You sure about that? I live in the Boston burbs and while there was definitely coverage, there was no freakout. It was interesting to see how this was a "non-issue" versus deflategate, but honestly didn't move the needle much. If anything, Pats fans still freak out over the inherent ESPN bias, which this board generally does as well.
 
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