Comments on: Peyton Manning has “no idea” when he’ll be ready to go

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:46:59 +0000

When I first heard of Peyton having a SECOND neck surgery, I knew that a quick and simple recovery was in no way a given. In fact, I question if he’ll be able to recover 100% at all and I further would not be surprised if he was forced to retire from this. I hope that will not be the case because he’s a major positive for the NFL, however, you simply can not take something like two neck surgeries lightly.

By: firejimcadwell

firejimcadwell — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:37:26 +0000

@wisconsin, as goatpudding pointed out, Manning is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.

If he flips out on Caldwell on the sideline, he will get bashed for doing so. If he doesn’t, then he gets fools bashing him for not doing.

You obviously didn’t see the hatred he had in his eyes for what was happening, of course it could have been the poor attempt of playing NFL quarterback that Curtis Painter was failing to do.

You could also see that same gleam when the moron called timeout vs. the Jets this year. If Cadlwell is good at one thing it is giving away games to the Jets.

If he’s done anything wrong, it’s not telling Irsay privately that he needs to dismiss Caldwell, but when when you go to the Bowl, the playoffs twice, and win 10+ games twice it’s hard to argue, but I think 50% of the members here could make football decisions with Manning as your quarterback that would result in 10 win seasons. Of course 40% of the other 50% would attempt to sabotage the Colts and 10% would be just too damn stupid to have a clue of what to call.

By: goatpudding

goatpudding — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 11:48:05 +0000

Manning is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t. If he isn’t fully disclosing in talking with the media he is a diva or smug. If he is disclosing then people rag on him as being over-exposed or attention-hungry. If he doesn’t mention something about the lockout and how it has affected him he’s seen as distant or as not as invested as say someone like Brees. If he does mention how the lock-out is personally affecting him people say “boo hoo” and rag on him for being a wimp or call it manipulation. But then, such are the territories one finds themselves when they are one of the best to ever play at their position in the NFL.

Peyton will be fine. And even though he’s quickly approaching the point he envisioned long ago that he would retire (16 seasons) he probably did not foresee how seldom he would have gotten sacked throughout his career. Now, he and the Colts are talking about a 4-to-6 year contract extending to him playing to an 18th or 20th season if his body and luck hold out. Whether we cheer for him or jeer him, we’d all be lucky if he is around in the NFL so long.

By: jskill3

jskill3 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:16:03 +0000

We have a bad feeling you will be ready to throw by game 1 against us -

Sincerely,
All Texans fans.

By: banditxx

banditxx — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:33:03 +0000

What’s to come between a QB and his therapist.

By: red513

red513 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:18:12 +0000

MichaelEdits,
I’m not an Eli fan either. But I hate to tell you, Eli’s never missed a start either – even with an AC sprain in his throwing shoulder a few years ago. You really need to do your research before you hit submit.

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:49:45 +0000

Manning could be a brain in a jar and perhaps still find a way to get back out on the field. So unlike his brother.

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:57:19 +0000

Peyton should have stood up for something for once in his life if he disagreed with the coach on laying down the season. He didn’t, he does what he usually does, acts like his robotic self and fell in line. For that reason alone, Peyton was more supportive of his coaches decision than what you believe. I hate to break it to you, but it’s true.

Yeah, maybe you’re right, being a “diva” is not Peyton M.O. He is too worried about his public image, even more so than winning, to put up much of a scene. AT least Favre stands up for what he believes in, has real emotions, and doesn’t bull@$% the press with canned answers like commercial boy. He would have stood up for the team, and demanded that they play for a perfect season. Instead Peyton let himself, his teammates, and the Colt fans down by following the party line.

By: CKL

CKL — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:32:07 +0000

How in the world can anyone blame Peyton for the Colts not going for the perfect season? I hate the guy but come on! That’s silliness. Everyone in the world knows that was and always has been Polian’s call…he’s the “rest the starters” guy.

By: firejimcadwell

firejimcadwell — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:31:46 +0000

Wisconin, you are dumb a$$ if you think he wasn’t pi$$ed off at that. You could just tell that it was driving him crazy just giving perfection away. The team, fans, & NFL deserved better so I can see other fans hating that choice because Colts fans hated it too.

I wish he would have pulled a Favre and caused a scene or been a diva… Of course if Manning did something like that he would be murdered in the media and the ignorant masses as he has been before.

I can’t stand Caldwell or or Polian for giving away any shot at perfection and the hiring of the unqualified coach for Polian.

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:20:02 +0000

Pretty smart way to pressure the Colts ownership to more of a “let’s get the deal done” territory

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:12:06 +0000

@firejimcadwell

Bull, Peyton put up a token resistance but it was a joke. People can say what they want about Favre, but he would have NEVER let his head coach make that same stupid mistake. I think Peyton, as undisputed leader of the team, bears as much responsibility as the coach and management.

By: firejimcadwell

firejimcadwell — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:37:27 +0000

@wisconsin Hate the coaches and team all you want, but you can’t hate Peyton , Saturday & crew for the mistakes made by the dumb as hell coach. If he had it his way, he would have played, and he certainly wouldn’t have called a moronic time out last year vs the Jets. The greatest player to ever take a snap doesn’t deserve a moronic fool as the head coach. The Colts are done unless they make a change at HC, because Manning & company can’t continually beat the opposing team and their own staff.

By: halftermguv

halftermguv — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:15:15 +0000

OMG! This is terrible news! How can an athelete who has amassed over $100 million dollars in pay and endorsements get proper medical care without the NFL’s help?

Golly this is a real problem…not like our soldiers on their fourth and fifth deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and facing foreclosure on their homes.

Thank you for alerting us on this serious problem.

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:36:22 +0000

micronin127 says: Jul 8, 2011 2:13 PM
I am a Patriots fan, but seriously, how can you hate the Colts and/or Colts fans?

Simple, laying down a perfect season with 2 games and a half to go. Payton and organization lost all my respect after that and nothing made me happier than watching them get embarrassed in the Superbowl.

By: lowleadman

lowleadman — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:21:04 +0000

Payton’s had a great run, never missed a snap in his career, but at some point it ends. For all of the greats before him and those yet to be great, it eventually ends. Some last 1 year and some make it to 16 years. But it ends.

The scariest thing, if you are a Colts fan, is not having Manning ready to go when the real playing starts and having to go to Curtis Painter.

I would rather bring a Doug Flutie, Vinnie Testerverde or Joe Kapp out of retirement than place my bets with Painter. If Manning isn’t ready, guys like Kolb, McNabb and the like will find an additional interested party. Good luck with that. Even the Pats started to address life after Brady. Indy may have been asleep at the switch.

By: red513

red513 — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:05:52 +0000

That sound you heard in the background was Peyton’s agent Tom Condon keeling over (you can guess what the smell is). Manning saying this stuff when he’s trying to get a new contract makes no sense. He’s said nothing to the press all off season, then the first thing he does say jeopardizes his negotiating leverage? Not too bright, but we all know Peyton forgets his usual robot-like PC talk when he gets frustrated (“protection problems” anyone?)

By: firejimcadwell

firejimcadwell — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:58:15 +0000

@childressrulz

It became a problem during the offseason.

By: brintfatre

brintfatre — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:46:07 +0000

jamaltimore says: Jul 8, 2011 2:32 PM

Circa Jan 7th 2012,

“Well I don’t want to blame the lockout but had a been able to work with my pt earlier in the summer maybe I wouldn’t have thrown 3 4th quarter picks in today’s playoff game”

BOOM, roasted!

By: childressrulz

childressrulz — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:58:12 +0000

That is about all for Peyton Manning. Why didn’t he have the surgery right after the playoffs?

By: rcali

rcali — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:57:19 +0000

All this and he’ll hold Indy over a barrel for a huge contract.

By: gimmeabruschi

gimmeabruschi — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:37:14 +0000

I smell a movie deal coming if his playing days are shortened with him and Kenny Chesney starring in “Brokeneck Mountain”.

By: stavreafavre

stavreafavre — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:35:30 +0000

One Bret Lorenzo Favre also has no idea when he’ll be ready to go.

By: smoothjimmyapollo

smoothjimmyapollo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:34:42 +0000

Where have we seen this before? He’s getting to that age where he has to start advertising every injury so when he doesn’t miss a start, the announcers will gush about how tough he is, but when he struggles they can blame his tennis elbow, his broken thumb, tendinitis, bad ankle, sprained knee, or just tell us he was trying to make a play because he wants to win so badly. Next year, he should start contemplating retirement which he’ll do every offseason for the next five years, but won’t truly do until every one of the NFL passing records belong to him.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:24:44 +0000

He’s getting old.

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:22:38 +0000

Peyton is done. Stick a fork in him.

By: blarch

blarch — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:18:18 +0000

evrybdyhas1, that’s wrong. The owners opted out of the old CBA a few years early, the players were more than happy to keep playing under it forever.

By: ampats

ampats — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:02:56 +0000

Don’t forget to make him the highest paid player in the NFL and sign him to 25 Mill a season guaranteed on the first day of the league year. Always have Curtis Painter or some other scrub as back up QB playing for league min.

The “window” is closing Peytonapolis Colts fans.

By: egetto

egetto — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:49:55 +0000

Smirky, arrogant Indy fans really starting to squirm as the sheriff and their team starts the downward cycle to the inevitable 4-12 and 5-11 seasons that are coming…Trying not to smile in Jax, we would rather take over the division with him still there……but its WIDE open if he misses any part of the season.

By: tunescribe

tunescribe — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:37:30 +0000

Peyton is an all-time great, no doubt about that. But you’d think he would do something about reducing the size of that humongous forehead to relieve some of the pressure on his neck.