Comments on: Manning got his new deal without having to pass a physical

By: jasoncnz

jasoncnz — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:42:35 +0000

Mike likes to scream fire doesnt he! Look, if the Colts would have waited on giving him a new deal, they would have had to put the franchise tag on him. That would have paid Peyton a GUARANTEED 23.6 million for 2011. So the Colts actually SAVED MONEY by signing Manning long term.

By: rcali

rcali — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:03:23 +0000

Give the Colts a break, he looked fine in his new commercial.

Caldwell Exposed…..

By: usmutts

usmutts — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:13:05 +0000

I sincerely like Peyton. But if he can’t play this year because of an injury he had before he signed a new deal, and the club was relying on him to be forthcoming on his health status without a physical from an impartial physician, then Peyton should give most of the money back – until such time as he’s fully capable of playing in order to fulfill his contract.

If he doesn’t do that, then it will change my opinion of Peyton.

By: jasonculhane

jasonculhane — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:25:57 +0000

Lets stick with the facts. For one, whether it was intentional or not, this deal and not being medically cleared to play just makes Bill Polian looks stupid is an understatement. Its protocol for a player to pass a physical before signing a huge deal, especially after an injury, this move may signal handedly be the lowlight of his GM career and the one that people remember most on his legacy.

By: bbpats

bbpats — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:35:27 +0000

He deserves every penny.
Where would Indy be without him?

By: sbh1cats

sbh1cats — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:29:25 +0000

hopefully the fine money will go to victims and families from 9/11

By: kamdaryda

kamdaryda — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:49:35 +0000

White Privilege at it’s best….

By: whatswiththehate

whatswiththehate — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:39:50 +0000

t16rich says:Sep 8, 2011 10:46 PM

Now that’s one helluva agent Peyton has.
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His agent is the elite sports media loving, a lot of clout having, Tom Condon. That is why PFT is not directing their scorn towards Peyton but instead have u questioning the rational of the GMs. None of Tom Condon clients can do wrong in the eyes of these hypocrits in the sports media.

Bet u dollars to donuts u will not have articles claiming Peyton deceived anyone into thinking he was okay so he could get paid…NOPE…

By: Derty Ernie

Derty Ernie — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:36:41 +0000

If the Colts Org. did not have this contract insured against whats going on now then they are idiots.
There isn’t one insurance co that would write a contract insuring someone like him who at the time of signing has had two neck operations, so the Colts eat all this money

Sadly there onlyo saving grace may be that if he can’t ever play again they would get back all the non gauranteed money.

I just can’t see any medical team clearing him to play again and facing paralysis. But then again BIG money talks.

By: patpatriotagain

patpatriotagain — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:22:28 +0000

Irsay + Polian < Kraft + Belichick.

no way the latter would strap their franchise for half a decade like that.

By: pjcostello

pjcostello — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:14:56 +0000

This is a moronic non-story. In your own posting you note that, though Manning didn’t have to pass a physical to get the contract, he DID pass a physical a short time later:

(He eventually passed a physical before being cleared to practice last week — before suffering the setback that caused the latest procedure.)

Where’s the problem, exactly? Why the article — to poke some fun at the Colts brass for signing one of the best players in football to a contract? Yes, he was coming off of surgery — so what? He DID pass a physical before practicing, which means he likely would have passed it before signing the contract… and if not, he probably would have signed the contract closer to the beginning of the season, which is when he DID pass a physical.

How about trying some actual ‘news’ (or at least ‘news-worthy’) stories once in a while?

By: eagleswin

eagleswin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:42:14 +0000

croghan1919 says:Sep 8, 2011 11:58 PM

It looks like most of you skipped right over the part of this report that reads:
“He eventually passed a physical before being cleared to practice last week”

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The thing is, he did not have a setback. My understanding is that his recovery was slow to nonexistant. If he had the surgery because his arm strength wasn’t coming back, that means he did not have sufficient arm strength when he passed the “physical”. At no point did his arm strength get stronger and then regress.

My feeling is that it was a token physical. 10 fingers, 10 toes and you remember your name. You passed.

Manning made sure he was covered from challenges from the insurance company. He did just enough to maximize his earnings. He got paid. If the insurance company has isuses they now have to take it up with the Colts, instead of Manning. The insurance company should make Irsay pay every penny.

By: houseblitz46

houseblitz46 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:21:56 +0000

If Manning misses the season and the colts get the first pick in the draft, should they consider taking Andrew Luck?

By: 1historian

1historian — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:17:56 +0000

Mr. Manning – you do not owe the game anything, you do not owe the irsay family anything, you do not owe the fans anything.
But you DO owe your family a WALK in the park and you do owe us out here – fans and non-fans – the pleasure of seeing you make your Hall of Fame acceptance speech in 2016 while standing on your feet, not sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a neck brace.

By: diablito0402

diablito0402 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:14:28 +0000

Its ok, because peyton has made the colts billions of dollars the last decade, without manning the colts would of been irrelevant, aint nothing wrong with a little kick back

By: 1historian

1historian — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:12:47 +0000

They gave him the contract without him having to pass a physical?

Q: Who’s going to have to pay for that mistake?
A: The fans.

Q: Would Bill Belichik make a mistake like that?
A: Ya think?

In part this is karmic payback for the colts’ leaving Baltimore in 1984. Had they done it a little more up front back then and had they left the name and colors in Baltimore this might not have happened.

And don’t forget how jim irsay threatened to move the team to L.A. if indy didn’t build him a new stadium.

And don’t forget that the Patriots play in a privately financed stadium.

I am NOT happy to see this happen to Manning and I am NOT happy to see the indy fans get the shaft because of the irsay gang.

I will miss seeing Manning play, but I will NOT miss his commercials.

By: akulabug

akulabug — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:18:04 +0000

Its beyond me how you can have a 35 year old QB and not have plan B. I don’t care if its Payton Manning. When Collins falls flat….what next????

By: buckster222

buckster222 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:21:55 +0000

These White built up players get all the love! A lot of these white owners are down right racist and that’s why they hate Marc Cuban and Al Davis, because they’ll do anything to win! Sucka’s!!!! Manning is good, but he’s like most of the has been white QB’s that get that appreciation pat on the back last contract! All the Black’s get released with a “see ya, but wouldn’t want to be ya” Note! Not all but most of y’all are sick!

By: joyjoy69

joyjoy69 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:02:47 +0000

One other thing to think about: if Manning had been up front about thin injury earlier, they could have put him on the PUP list and preserved a roster spot. The team-player QB who was so generaous to take less than he coul dhave taken (as the media was telling us last month) signed a contract knowing he might not be able to play this year, and caused his team to spend the whole training camp pretending he’d be there rather than preparing for his absence. Now he’ll take a roster spot for the next 10 games with no hope of playing. What a great guy! He is my hero.

By: stanklepoot

stanklepoot — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:01:45 +0000

Seems like a rather bad idea on the surface, but when you really think about it what would the physical have shown? They already knew about the surgery, and they knew he’d have to rehab for a bit. The physical probably wouldn’t have told them any more than that. To me, the bad decision wasn’t the lack of a physical before signing him to the new deal. The problem was signing him to the new deal when they did. He already had the franchise tag on him. They could have waited a bit to see how the recovery went before signing him. If the rehab went well, sign him to a new contract early in the season. If not, you still have him tagged, and worse case you tag him again while you finalize a new deal after the season is over.

By: ruascott

ruascott — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:54:51 +0000

Lets be clear…..as someone who grew up with the Harbaugh Colts and the 6 awful season before them….Peyton BUILT the new stadium in Indy, he BUILT the current franchise…he deserves the $$ as much as Irsay….. He is more powerful and more valuable than any player in any sport in the world right now

By: MCxShow

MCxShow — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:33:22 +0000

This just shows how desperate the Colts organization was. Can’t totally blame them though, w/o Manning you go from 1st in the division to 1st overall pick.

By: Wisconsin77

Wisconsin77 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:22:51 +0000

ahh, more bad Karma for quiting on a perfect season.

By: lawyermalloy

lawyermalloy — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:21:27 +0000

Them be the breaks!

By: rockieschef

rockieschef — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:05:14 +0000

Stick out your tongue and say ahhhhh,,,,,,
Good to go,,,,heres 90 mil

By: thejush

thejush — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:48:31 +0000

Basically they paid for a coach…caldwell is useless but by keeping him on the roster, Peyton can be calling plays from the sidelines…

By: meeky1985

meeky1985 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:27:05 +0000

maybe his ego is giving him neck problems

By: ravensfan4life52

ravensfan4life52 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:59:52 +0000

that’s smart

By: croghan1919

croghan1919 — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:58:37 +0000

It looks like most of you skipped right over the part of this report that reads:
“He eventually passed a physical before being cleared to practice last week”

By: thetooloftools

thetooloftools — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:52:47 +0000

Manning bluffed The Colts out.