Comments on: Peyton’s Tennessee visit includes Titans’ doctor

By: infectorman

infectorman — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:41:46 +0000

Matt Hasselback better start looking for a clipboard, cause Tennessee will win this rodeo.

Makes too much sense:
Solid WR corp, division familiarity, 2 layups against Indy each year(Until Luck gets lucky), good climate, Fisher is gone, only 1 true competitor in the division in Houston, can teach Locker the ropes, etc, etc

By: rcotner

rcotner — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:40:42 +0000

Doc, “Alright Peyton, just need you to turn your head and cough.”

Manning, “Aaaaggh!! My neck!”

Lol!!

By: georgebrett

georgebrett — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:29:49 +0000

This is stupid, it’s HIS career and he should take his time. It’s been a full week since he was declared a free agent. Oh how the media tries to make something out of nothing.

By: t3dstrik3r

t3dstrik3r — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:09:33 +0000

Isn’t there enough REAL news going on in the NFL right now, with free agency and all, that you don’t have to contrive this commentary because Peyton isn’t making his decision as fast as you think he should?

At least let him visit with each of the teams he’s considering. Traveling takes time, and he’s been around the country, from Arizona to Miami and in between, in a week. That’s not unreasonable.

By: bearsstillsuck

bearsstillsuck — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:05:15 +0000

Peyton is way more annoying than Favre, and he’ll never be as good a player.

By: kwwkkwwk

kwwkkwwk — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:48:43 +0000

Hasn’t been a week yet I’d take some time too. Favre comparison is bad…UNLESS he’s trying to figure out which team he can run, THEN you can compare him to Favre.

By: ljtola

ljtola — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:45:24 +0000

At this point there is no parallel whatsoever to Farve. The guy spent his entire career in one place and wanted to stay but was cut. His desire to continue playing is not in question. He should take as long as he needs to make as informed decision as possible to help achieve his goal which I’d guess is more about winning potential than earning potential.

By: neuroscienceathletics

neuroscienceathletics — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:02:20 +0000

Mike, I think your generally spot on with your assessments, but I think Mr. Manning’s moral conscious is bigger than peices of paper. It’s a bit of low morality on your part to suggest that’s the driver of the soul of a man whose being was football. This is a guy whose father pulled his son from the chargers drafting him, and whose name symbolizes the face of the league. I’m holding out hope the man of men isn’t the dirt bag.

By: jhoyt36

jhoyt36 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:54:50 +0000

This is a complete joke. I had tremendous respect for Manning until this whole fiasco. I’d pass in a heartbeat and sign a kick@ss defensive end to kick his @ss. Peyton, you are negatively impacting a solid reputation by playing Ho to whomever will talk to you. Be a man and pick a team. You already have more money than you will ever need. Be a man and quit jacking around the fans!

By: booonly

booonly — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:21:15 +0000

peyton has every right to take his damn sweet time. he didn’t asked to be released. are you surprised that he wants to make sure he’s making the right decision? and if it is about the money, well let him get what he can. we all know it can be taken away in an instant.

By: babyhorsemorgan

babyhorsemorgan — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:58:30 +0000

“What we’all did here to make sure the boy was fit as a fiddle were to attach this anvil to one end of the rope, with t’other end coiled around his neck, y’see… Holding the wieght up tests his arm strength, when it gives out, the anvil drops and the rope tightens on the neck area, liftin’ ‘im offa the ground. This tests neck strength. When we get back from breakfast, if he is still alive in there, we got us a quarterback.”.

By: friscokid49

friscokid49 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:53:30 +0000

The door is open for other teams.

Let’s go Niners, he is talking about you.

By: pjhurley5

pjhurley5 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:47:50 +0000

“Peyton is turning out to be the mirror image of Favre.”

That is absolutely ridiculous…as others have noted he has been a free agent for ONE week and has met with multiple teams. He’s nothing like Favre because he’s not holding any team hostage with his indecisiveness (he’s not currently in the plans for any one of these teams, like Favre was). He’s a 36 year-old quarterback who probably only has a few years left and wants to make sure he makes the decision that is best for him. Oh, and do you think he’s possibly waiting to see if some teams upgrade via free agency? It might be of particular interest to him to go somewhere that is stabilizing its offensive line so he doesn’t get paralyzed by a blindside hit. He has a ton of things to consider (playbook fit, fit with coaching staff, overall team strength and ability to compete now, offensive skill-position players, offensive line, etc.) yet of course to you, Mike, it’s all about money.

Manning has been nothing but a class act for nearly his entire career (Super Bowl week attention grabs notwithstanding) and I think he deserves to take his time with this decision…

As a side note: sounds like someone is still a little bitter over Favre holding THEIR favorite team hostage…

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:41:36 +0000

Denver also had their doctor at his visit last Friday so don’t read too much into that.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:40:31 +0000

If your last name is Elrod, why would you name your kid Burton? That’s just mean.

By: earneverything

earneverything — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:38:48 +0000

Isn’t he too tired to visit new teams? That is what was reported as to why he didn’t meet with Seattle – so you’re rested up and ready to ball now? haha

By: usmutts

usmutts — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:38:35 +0000

Here we go again. He’s not trying to decide which team. He doesn’t care which team. He’s merely playing poker with them until the pot gets big enough. And guaranteed enough. Then he will announce the winner, which will in actual fact be … Peyton.

By: shawon0meter

shawon0meter — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:23:32 +0000

omg this article is terrible

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:23:30 +0000

I wasn’t really taking the Titans talk seriously, but now …. hmmm. Maybe Peyton would rather play in Tennessee, where most people still think of him as a god, than in Denver, where they think of Tebow as one.

By: ppc50

ppc50 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:21:37 +0000

Manning is not grandstanding like Favre and I don’t think money is going to be the #1 issue with him at all. He has made plenty, including a lot last year for not playing. His main objective is to find a team, that wants him, that can win immediately. He has every right to take his time and choose the best fit and like a previous poster wrote – he has been on the move for the past week. I think Manning is handling this decision well. That being said, the assumption that whatever team he joins will be a SB contender is foolish. He has won 50% of his playoff games, equal INTs/TDs in the playoffs, and didn’t come through with a big game in the SB that he did win. The only teams, that have been slightly mentioned, that he possibly go to the SB with are the Texans and Niners.

By: unclemoobaa1911

unclemoobaa1911 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:17:48 +0000

Holy cow its only been a week since the guy was released, and his next football move is more than likely his last move unlike Favre. Why wouldn’t Peyton take his time? Whats the hurry? He has to make the best decision for him, the comparison to Favre is ridiculous. Thats like comparing a Geo prism to a Ferrari, just because they are both cars. Cut the man some slack, he knows what is the best for him, we (you, me, and the media) can only guess what’s best for him. Good luck Peyton, your a class act who deserves to go out like a champ.

By: coolheir

coolheir — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:16:23 +0000

There once was a handsome prince and in his kingdom were 4 homely peasant girls…

By: mrslay1

mrslay1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:12:44 +0000

COME ON MAN…The guy has been at this for one week. Deciding were he plays for the rest of his career and WE are complaining? Yea do it fast, make a mistake and then we can blame him for making a choice to quickly

By: procre8te

procre8te — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:12:21 +0000

Maybe he shouldn’t have turned down the Skin’s if he indeed wants more money….

Oh well, having a young, talented, smart RG3 instead is a nice consolation prize.

By: cambo370

cambo370 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:11:59 +0000

The man deserves the time to search for his future team. This is a new process to him and it’s extremely personal. Would you rush to join another blog in another part of the country if PFT was all that you and your family knew? Why should he rush the process? So media outlets like your stop having to post updates about it?. Your comparison to Favre is ludicrous and ignorant.

By: noeffinway

noeffinway — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:09:43 +0000

Brett > Peyton

By: texans87

texans87 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:04:06 +0000

He waiting for a champion team to offer a starting position, but that probably won’t happen until he shows the world he can throw the ball. Just because someone says they know someone that saw him throw, isn’t enough to put a decent starter aside for a potential great QB.

By: kckingb

kckingb — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:03:07 +0000

Pioli, quit being cheap and get Manning in KC, now is the time for a ring

By: truthfactory

truthfactory — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:49:44 +0000

Holy over-reaction batman! He was released only 1 week ago and has crammed a bunch of meetings with a bunch of teams.

The comparison to Favre is a joke. Favre was indecisive on IF he wanted to play. Manning has ALWAYS wanted to play with the Colts. Now that that is not happening, he’s got a lot of figuring out to do.

I doubt this goes one more week… if it does, then let the backlash begin… Until then, you’re just looking for a story

By: Mary Jane

Mary Jane — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:47:43 +0000

The pressure ain’t on Manning to hurry. The pressure is on the team to hurry. Its in Manning’s best interest to stall until the money starts to flow.

Man, I should be an agent.