Comments on: Titans owner offers Peyton a contract “for life”

By: broncofamily4

broncofamily4 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:05:23 +0000

Peyton Manning is a class act & smart enough to know that Bud’s offer is ridiculous. That man has no class as we have seen many times. All he cares about is selling tickets & how it will help him to own Peyton Manning. We all know Peyton will NEVER have a problem getting a job so why would he want to be a Titan for life? He will forever be a colt in his heart. Everyone knows how private he & his wife are. Tennessee is coming across like a complete circus to get him. That should make him run the other way. We hope that Peyton will make the right choice & go with the team that has waited patiently for him to explore his options & where he surely can win some more Super Bowls… The BRONCOS!!!

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:40:48 +0000

Why is Charles Bronson’s picture on here?

By: dman6015

dman6015 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:48:36 +0000

“the balance of the business will be accomplished via a series of winks and nods.”

Yeah, sure. There’s an old saying in contract law: If it’s not in writing, it doesn’t exist. The owner is 89 years old. By the time Manning would move from player to management, the old guy will probably be gone. That “wink and nod” would quickly turn into “that was his promise to you, not ours” from the new owner(s).

Get it all in writing, Peyton. Handshake agreements don’t mean anything any longer, especially in court.

By: havok28

havok28 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:46:05 +0000

All I know is Miami is definitely out of the race…. Manning has been to the Titans facility more throughout his career than the dolphins. If he went to every other facility but Miami, then you should take that as your sign and go after Flynn.

By: raidersfreak

raidersfreak — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:36:15 +0000

I still can’t believe the Oilers are gone. I understand why the name change but growing up with the NFL in the 70 and 80s it is hard to believe.

For a blank check owners must realize no matter how much money you dish it doesn’t buy you a guaranteed SB.

The little ball we call a football never bounces evenly and i have seen the whackiest things happen in the NFL

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:05:06 +0000

Perhaps the league will approve the contract, then penalize the Titans for it two years from now.

By: thereisfootballwestofjersey

thereisfootballwestofjersey — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:53:48 +0000

Bud Adams is all right by me. Any guy who flips off the TV crews with BOTH HANDS and had Bum Phillips, Earl Campbell, Dante Pastorini, Buddy Ryan and Warren Moon over the years has got my vote for one of the leagues coolest owners.

Good luck Bud

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:28:23 +0000

Why in the world would someone who is going to retire with well over 100 million in career earnings want to work the hours of a coach or GM? Especially someone like PM who is a stone cold lock to be offered jobs in broadcasting?

I know some guys do it, but I certainly don’t get it.

By: pafinfan72

pafinfan72 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:27:13 +0000

Is this bull crap over yet…..go to Miami and hang out with those jerks on the Heat so you can all have the last laugh at how you jerked the whole world around for your ego.

By: fringetastic

fringetastic — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:26:29 +0000

Well, we’ve seen what league approved contracts are worth this week…

By: cardsfann1

cardsfann1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:24:31 +0000

Looks like I am stuck with Kolb again now… Damn…

By: anarchopurplism

anarchopurplism — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:16:29 +0000

Contract for life + that picture?

For a minute there I thought that PM was going to have to go into witness protection……

By: mcl2177

mcl2177 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:03:21 +0000

@satanphoenix – Signing a contract for life with an 89 year old man is pretty smart being that you get to take over when he’s gone, which at that age could be any minute now.

By: tdrizzle74

tdrizzle74 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:03:16 +0000

Seriously…look at this guy, you have to take the deal! (Peyton’s wife won’t let him pass this up)

Doesn’t it strike you all as funny that Adams screwed Houston out of the Oilers, took the team to Tennessee, then gives interviews to Houston radio stations about the links he will go to, to improve the team he moved out of Houston? Do you know what city you live in dude? I am sure the people of Houston really give a crap about how you are invested in bringinb Peyton back to Tennessee.

This is what dementia looks like when you are a billionaire.

By: thekingdave

thekingdave — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:02:55 +0000

Interesting that the most hated man in Houston willfully resides there.

By: dalfanforever

dalfanforever — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:56:41 +0000

I don’t like the way this is sounding…

By: trollhammer20

trollhammer20 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:56:25 +0000

“Contract for life” = “selling your soul”.

By: miriam45

miriam45 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:55:57 +0000

Contrary to what Archie would want you to believe about his sons, it was and always will be about the money.

Winning is seondary.

By: touchdownroddywhite

touchdownroddywhite — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:55:00 +0000

Wow. I always thought that Manning would be running and/or owning the Colts at some point after his career ended. Things change in the blink of an eye around te NFL.

By: jpaq68

jpaq68 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:48:28 +0000

Buyer Beware, Peyton.

Bud Adams once “gave” Earl Campbell a Columbian Blue Lincoln Continental for all of his hard work and success with the Oilers, and a month later Earl got a payment book from the bank in the mail.

Just remember what kind of person you are dealing with.

By: truthhurtstoo

truthhurtstoo — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:46:13 +0000

look at that tie…. more money than taste, that’s for sure!

By: jasonculhane

jasonculhane — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:46:01 +0000

Bud Adams. He’s like the last of the “old school” AFL owners left. He’s had some of the most talented teams the NFL has ever seen in his tenure but yet could never win a superbowl. Anyother owner would have easily won 5 or 6 superbowls with the talented rich Oiler teams he had in the 70′s and 90′s. Reason?

He only cares about stroking his own ego amongst owners and selling tickets period. His teams were never built on the premise of winning Superbowls, but rather built on star power and selling his tickets.

I would say Bud Adams is a great owner and successful one, but if I were a player who wanted to win a string of Superbowls the Titans are NOT the team would go to.

By: txxxchief

txxxchief — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:44:50 +0000

Is that Manning’s or Adams’ life? Bud is getting a little ripe and might exit the scene before Peyton is through playing.

By: satanphoenix

satanphoenix — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:43:03 +0000

Signing a contract for “Life” with a man 89 yeaers old sound s pretty stupid to me.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:42:32 +0000

I wouldn’t see anything wrong with it.

By: anonymouslyanonymouscommentor

anonymouslyanonymouscommentor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:41:11 +0000

Peyton doesn’t need to use his talents as a player to get him a job as an executive or a coach. Why would he want to tie himself down to one place when he could finish out his playing career and then explore his options?

By: sean6886

sean6886 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:40:27 +0000

1-Who told Bud he could go outside wearing what he’s wearing in that photo?

2-It feels like a desperate move

3-Peyton could choose Tennessee. Familiar with the division and played college ball there. They have a better chance of landing him than Miami.

4-I wish he’d make up his mind already (Peyton). The media have become as frenzied as during the Brett Favre will he or won’t he sagas.

By: sevenwords

sevenwords — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:38:42 +0000

Peyton please sign with Tenn. so Super Mario signs with the Bills.

By: nflsucker

nflsucker — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:37:12 +0000

I can’t really see where promises like that would be a big sell anyway. Manning can easily become a sought-after offensive coordinator after he retires, or a broadcaster a head coach or anything else. Show him that Kenny Britt isn’t crazy (good luck), and maybe that would mean something.

By: trueski21

trueski21 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:36:52 +0000

The longer this thing drags out the more obvious it becomes that Pay-me-tons and his grand tour are all about getting PAID and not about going to the team with the best chance of winning a title.