Jason Whitlock strikes again

In an attempt to criticize the team that defeated his Kansas City Chiefs, Jason Whitlock has become even more ignorant than I thought he was.

http://sports.aol.com/whitlock/nfl/_a/medias-manning-mania-doesnt-add-up/20070205092809990001

Here is my favorite part...

But the truth is Manning stunk in the playoffs. We're literally talking about the worst playoff run by a Super Bowl-winning quarterback in the history of the league. Go check the record books. I did this morning. Manning damn near made Trent Dilfer, Brad Johnson, Jeff Hostetler and Jim McMahon look like serviceable QBs.

Manning threw seven interceptions and three TDs in these playoffs. His first-quarter interception scared the spit out of Tony Dungy. The Bears lined up with two safeties deep and Manning flung the ball to Marvin Harrison down the sideline for absolutely no good reason. It was basic, telegraphed Cover 2.

Just like in the AFC Championship, Dungy took the ball out of Manning's hands in critical situations in Sunday's Super Bowl. Rather than let Manning wing it into coverage, the Colts ran the ball on third down in the red zone and settled for field goals.

Jason Whitlock is a blind moron. He forgets that without Peyton Manning the Colts wouldn't have beaten the 3-time champion New England Patriots. Last time I checked Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson didn't come back from defecits of 18 and 7 points to win a championship game. Also, Manning threw the ball 38 times. Obviously, the Colts ran the ball on 3rd and long a few times to kick easier field goals in the horrid weather.

Not everything is about stats. We know that by now. The Colts were 0-4 when trailing at halftime during the playoffs before they beat the Patriots. The Patriots were 12-1 with Brady in the playoffs. Brady had like a 22-2 record on field turf, and none of it mattered.

If Manning just wanted to fling the ball, Addai and Rhodes wouldn't have gotten 191 yards. If Manning just wanted to throw the ball, Addai wouldn't have scored the winning TD against the Pats and Manning wouldn't have snuck one in, which by the way dosen't affect QB rating totals or TD totals.

Folks, these kind of people like Jason Whitlock, Deadspin and KSK are Manning haters. This is an example of why Whitlock was fired by ESPN. He knows very little about the game he covers. Peyton Manning finally won the SB and it still isn't enough. They won the SB because football is a team game and if it wasn't, Peyton would have already won a championship.