Peyton Manning wins 2008 NFL MVP
by BigBlueShoe on Jan 2, 2009 12:05 PM EST
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It was apparent to us for some time. For the people who actually voted on this award, it thankfully seemed equally apparent to them as well. Peyton Manning won the 2008 NFL MVP award in a landslide, grabbing 32 first place votes. Peyton was the obvious league MVP throughout much of this season, and thank goodness most of the established media voters saw the obvious.
Oh, and sorry Greg Cote, resident moron at the Miami Herald. But the national writers voting for Peyton Manning for MVP was not "a march of the lemmings." They voted for him because it was obvious he was the league MVP. You were just too stupid to see just how obvious it was. Next time, show some objectivity, and stop marching to the homerific Dolphins drums yourself that have robbed you of your reasoning. No disrespect to Chad Pennington, who very much deserved his second Comeback Player of the Year award in his strong, resilient career, but Greg Cote is a big, fat idiot for suggesting a vote for Manning was a mindless and "safe" pick.
Peyton is the third player in NFL history to win three league MVP awards. Former Packers and current Jets QB Brett Favre (who won three in a row) and Browns legend James Brown have won it thrice. Brown is in the Hall of Fame, and Favre will be a first ballot HoFer when he retires.
When all is said and done, this award (along with the other awards and accolades Peyton has built up over the years) will continue to cement Peyton's legacy as arguably the greatest QB to ever play the game. Sure, there will always be some doubters and some haters. But, with Peyton winning his third MVP, these sad, silly little fools are now more easily brushed aside. With every new thing Peyton wins, more and more Peyton haters are tossed into the fires of irrelevancy year after year.
So, take a bow, Mr. 2008 NFL MVP! This was one of your greatest regular seasons ever. Take a bow, I said! And when you are done taking that bow today, Go Colts!
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Congrats Peyton!
I had convinced myself that the national media haters were going to screw Peyton out of this one. Great news!
by Tom Lewis on Jan 2, 2009 12:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Aight Peyton!
Freaking called it and he is indeed deserving! Number 3 baby! Congratulations!
by dnyyanks62 on Jan 2, 2009 12:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Greatest QB to ever play...
there will be NO DOUBT by the time he retires. No Argument. None.
He saved our season this year and there is nobody more deserving!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 2, 2009 12:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
just a pleasure to watch him play
http://www.irun.com/users/6967/downloads/Jays%20Win%20Back-to-Back%20World%20Series.mp3
by torontocoltsfan on Jan 2, 2009 12:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We're so lucky
We’re so lucky to have the privilege of watching the greatest quarterback play for all these years. Hopefully we’re only about half way through watching him. And to think, we could’ve gotten Ryan Leaf.
by Masson on Jan 2, 2009 12:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey Nideak!
I’ve got a nice warm plate of crow right here for you. You had better bring a snow shovel to get it all down. It seems our boy did a slight bit better than 3rd.
The Shogun of Harlem
by shonuff on Jan 2, 2009 12:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah
I forgot. WE MUST PROTECT DIS HOUSE!
The Shogun of Harlem
by shonuff on Jan 2, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!
He’s right, Nideak. Humble pie awaits! ;)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 2, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You're a moron
I didn’t say Manning didn’t deserve it, I said I didn’t think the National Media would vote him in. I’m sorry if YOU have faith in Woody Paige, Pete Prisco, etc…
I’m more than happy that he won, I never said that he shouldn’t or that he didn’t deserve it. How is it that I need humble pie when I’m saying don’t trust the national media? Idgit.
PROTECT DIS HOUSE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmGdAPjcgaM&eurl=http://www.only17points.com/&feature=player_embedded
by Nideak on Jan 2, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's true.
I know you were just untrusting of the media…I’m just giddy today and had to give you a hard time.
I’m a little nervous about tomorrow. Its cold (for California) and foggy and damp out. That along with the condition of that field has me a little nervous.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 2, 2009 1:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
khgakfa
why? In 06 they won in cold ass Baltimore then won the SBin a monsoon. Last season in San Diego the weather was crap and they should have won that game and severely outplayed the Chargers.
If anything, I think bad weather helps Indy since the Chargers’ pass game is built on longer passes and Indy’s defense is better for bad weather than San Diego.
by loregnum on Jan 2, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps
But, you did make it very well known on this website, more than once, that YOU were predicting he would finish 3rd . . . most likely so you could come back on here and tell everyone that you and you alone KNEW IT. Plus, you don’t seem to know how to spell “this” . . . or you are making a passive/aggressive racial slur. I can’t tell.
I will give you credit on your youtube link though. One of my favorites ever.
At the end of the day, I’m just effing with you man. We’re all on the same side here.
The Shogun of Harlem
by shonuff on Jan 2, 2009 2:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Re: Dis: Lots of slang used on the internet. Dis, teh, wtf, zomg, pwn, etc… Its just internet jargon. Would hard for me to be making a passive aggressive racial slur in this case.
Re: Predicting it. It was a gut feeling I had. People in the media (though its hard to tell who has one of the 50 votes and who is just blowing hot air for the sake of hearing their own voice) seemed to me to be looking for someone to vote for other than Manning.
Now this will sound like I’m trying to stretch my point, but look at the votes, it only seems like a landslide because second place had 4 votes. It was 32 votes for Manning, 18 against. just a 7 vote swing either way. The fact that Chris “This is Bogus” Johnson, Kurt “I’ve never met a fumble I didn’t like” Warner, Philip 8-8 Rivers, and Adrian "I didn’t lead the league in TDs, but I did lead the league in fumbles and stuffed runs’ Peterson got votes sort of validates my point. Its just that, thankfully, 32 people were able to pull their heads out of their asses long enough to breathe.
I’m glad he won it. It won’t mean anything, of course, if they lose tomorrow, but I’m glad he won it. He deserved it (He deserved it in 2006 and 2007, too, in my mind, more than in 2003 and 2004, btw) and I’m glad he won it, but this won’t change my opinion on the national media at large.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmGdAPjcgaM&eurl=http://www.only17points.com/&feature=player_embedded
by Nideak on Jan 2, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
kgkadad
Why would it not mean anything if they lose tomorrow? That assumption is silly.
That they are even playing tomorrow is because of Manning and because of what he did to deserve that MVP and even if they lose, I bet they would never trade a loss in the playoffs for not even having the chance.
Obviously it sucks if they don’t win and Peyton would gladly trade the MVP for a SB but to act like he was a failure and his entire season was a waste if they don’t win is pretty ridiculous. If that is the case then most NFL players are complete failures at their jobs.
Some people really need to put sports into perspective.
by loregnum on Jan 2, 2009 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
oh for the love of GOd
you do this on every post and sort of try to manipulate what people are saying. This team is at the point where they’ve broken all the records, gotten all of the regular season awards. I think most of us, as fans, enjoy all of the regular seasons and understand what they do, but I think most of us also only really and truly care about post season success.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmGdAPjcgaM&eurl=http://www.only17points.com/&feature=player_embedded
by Nideak on Jan 2, 2009 4:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. The records are great and all, but I care most about seeing the Colts hold up the Lombardi trophy tbh.
by KingRichard on Jan 2, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed also
What I don’t want to see is the Colts become the NFL’s version of the Atlanta Braves. For the non-baseball fans out there: the Braves made the playoffs 14 years in a row (14!) but only got one World Series to show for it. Conversely, the Florida Marlins surpirsed the world and won the WS in ’97, then gutted their team and sucked for a few years. But when the young players they got in return for their fire sale trades finally matured, the Marlins got good again and won the WS in 2003.
Obviously baseball is different than football, but my point is that I’d almost rather be the Marlins than the Braves. I’d rather win it all a couple of times in a six-year span even if it meant sucking in the in-between years than dominate year after year in the regular season only to be disappointed in the playoffs every year but one.
by ctnyc on Jan 2, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
You’re 100% right Nideak, this dude tried to do the same thing last week and tried to make someone look foolish. Very aggressive in his postings with some absolute crap to back his statements up.
You really think that anyone who spends time writing anything up on a Colts forum is just going to say “Yeah Manning got that MVP but he’s crap because he didn’t do anything in the playoffs.”?
Nideak’s point was regular season accolades mean nothing until post season. And aren’t you a Patriots troll? According to your own argument Tom Brady isn’t even remotely in the same category of Manning according to your statements. He isn’t, just in case there’s any confusion, but this is the point most Brady supporters tend to use.
Seriously man, stop taking things out of context and saying Colts fans turn on their players or “manipulate” things to give undo credit. I honestly thought you’d go away after the verbal bitch slap I just gave you, but apparently common sense isn’t a trait easily acquired.
by monstersbox on Jan 2, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Let us temper our joy with the recognition that no MVP has ever won the Super Bowl.
However, Simmons is penciling us in for a “2 Mannings, 1 Trophy” Super Bowl.
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by MonkeyBusiness on Jan 2, 2009 1:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Kurt Warner in 1999 won both
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 2, 2009 1:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't Montana win both
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by BigBlueShoe on Jan 2, 2009 1:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he did
Won MVP in 1989 and the Super Bowl that year.
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by BigBlueShoe on Jan 2, 2009 1:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Davis
T.D. was the last player to win both. 10 years ago. Hopefully Manning alters history.
And take it this way about the S.D. game, if we can’t beat S.D. we don’t deserve to win the SB. There are definitely better teams out there.
And by the way, if you’re not wearing your Colts jersey right now you’re a lamer.
by monstersbox on Jan 2, 2009 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Warner, Montana, and Davis
Warner in 1999
Davis in 1998
Montana in 1989
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by BigBlueShoe on Jan 2, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
way to go peyt...
now please dont pull a dirk (my other favorite athlete) and lose to a yellow and blue team that i wanted to avoid in the playoffs from cali in the 1st round… please
by zkmavz on Jan 2, 2009 5:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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