I also love how they fail to analyze the Porter pick. Most of you saw the various analyses in previous threads, but in short: Manning read Wayne one-on-one with Porter. As I said before, since when is he not supposed to take advantage of that? Donnie Banks was right; Porter made a great read. That’s as far from “choking” as you can get; Porter was on an island with a Pro Bowl caliber, #1 receiver on a Super Bowl squad. But Porter elevated his play, and that’s where we are today.

People want to cry “choke!” because they want to hate. Not because they’ve intelligently analyzed the game. I’ll give Manning criticism when it’s due, but it wasn’t due there. Believe it or not, I think there were worse throws in the game. This one did the most damage, but as far as decision-making, I think there were other throws that you’d have to classify as poor. Not this one. This one was a decent throw that got outplayed by the D, and yes, there is a difference.

A. Dilfer is way better than Salisbury. Plus, he doesn’t show people cell phone pictures of his junk.

B. I still think VY can be a good QB. I just think he needs a little time.

C. Porter jumped the route. He gambled and it payed off. Why can’t people see that?

D. Redskins might be wrong, but I don’t see what the connection is between the people of India and the city of Cleveland, or why everyone thinks Irish people like to fight.

Choke is a four-letter word, an angry little expletive thrown around by individuals who need to make themselves feel superior to professional athletes

and don’t hold back this time. Seriously, of course people hate Peyton, he doesn’t play for their team so they will trash him. The fear of what he is capable of drives them nuts. They know he can take their team out on any day of the week and so they hate him for it.

While I agree with you on Peyton… Get the hell over it and try and maintain some minuscule form of professionalism for once. Please?

so the Colts could go 1-15 without him and MAYBE… just MAYBE the world would wake up to the reality that the Colts team is basically a big steaming turd without him. I hate to be so harsh, but someone, anyone, point out to me how the Colts win a game without him. The defense wouldnt hold too many people down, and without Manning to worry about, imagine what kind of aggressive game plans the Colts would face. No one would care about field position, no one would care about NEEDING to try a 52 yard field goal because of 18.

Opposing teams would just take the most +EV action in every situation because they know the Colts couldnt make them pay for their aggression.

The only way the Colts were winning the SB was with a perfect game from Manning, and that probably wouldnt have been enough, as we saw with the Garcon drop, even perfect QB play requires some fuckin help.

BBS, you just achieved elite blogger status in my eyes. F*ck anyone who hates on Peyton. The whole f*cking football team doesn’t rest on his shoulders. There are 50 something other dudes on the roster there to f*ck sh*t up too! F*CK F*CK F*CKIDY F*CK D*CK SH*T APPLE C*DER!

Brady faced much of the same criticism after our SB loss to the Giants. It was a bit ridiculous, to say the least. That being said, I tend to agree with Don Banks. Porter did an excellent job and was clearly prepared for a Colts bread-and-butter play, one that is money in the bank on most occasions. Were there things that could’ve been done differently? Sure. Wayne stutter stepped too much before turning in, making it easier for Porter to jump the route. Manning locked onto the left side of the field and never looked elsewhere making it easier for Porter to figure out where the ball was going.

Choke artist? Please. Seconds before that play, I was still thinking to myself that Indy was still very much in the game. Down by 7? 3 minutes left? With the ball in Manning’s hands? He’s proven the game’s not over.

For the past two years my QB has outperformed your QB. The NFL is a “what have you done for me lately” league, and even though Peyton has put up some great stats over the years, he has been outdone the past two. I know some of you will want to toss crap back at my QB and team, and that’s fine. I expect it. But… head to head in Superbowls, your QB has more yards and INTs, mine has more TDs, completions, and wins. I’m not saying that Peyton isn’t a great QB, and one of the best in the league right now, I’m saying straight up that he is one of the best in the league right now, he just isn’t THE BEST. If he was, then he would have won that big game against the #25 defense while having a better completion percentage than the guy on the other team.

Let’s take this out of perspective for a second… Player 1 completed 32 passes with only 7 incompletions for 2 TDs and no interceptions playing against the league’s #14 pass defense. Player 2 completed 31 passes with 14 incompletions for 1 TD to go along with 1 interception playing against the league’s #26 pass defense. Without attaching names to these players, which one would you say is the better QB?

Both had great games in the SB, but one is clearly better than the other, especially when you adjust for defense (as some of you like to do around here). If the stats and outcome of the game were reversed, there’s no way you would even think about hearing that the other guy was actually better. You’d LOL ‘till you fell on the floor and died of laughter. Again, I’m saying straight up that Peyton is one of the best in the league, but try not to let your admiration for your QB blind you to the fact that there are others that have performed just as well and better. It’s okay to say he’s your favorite and claim him as one of the best, but calling him the best in a year when he was clearly not is a slap in the face to the players who outperformed him.

“And, what is more beautiful in the NFL than Peyton Manning?”

NFL Cheerleaders. Any and all of them.

its like the last 15 minutes of my life didnt happen.

Is there any way we could market this? I have a few years of my life I’d like back.

In Don Banks’ article, Trent Dilfer says

“I think Peyton Manning has the greatest burden on his shoulders of anyone who has ever played in the NFL, at any position. He has to do more for his team than any player I’ve ever watched, studied and or heard of. He took a 6-10 team and took it to the Super Bowl. The Colts are completely dependent on Peyton Manning’s greatness.

If you agree that that statement is true, and that Manning has had to single handedly carry the Colts year in and year out, how does Bill Polian get credit for being the greatest drafting genius there ever was? By this argument, all he ever had to do to achieve that status was to draft Manning. Seems like it can’t be had both ways.

It’s always fun to come here and see people swearing at each other and accusing them of all sorts of unpleasant things.

Makes my day

really, really, enjoyable

/could we recover a bit of decorum, please?

That is some intense Peyton love. I will take Mr. Brees anyday of the week and twice on Suberbowl Sunday!

If you are going to write this stuff then seems like you can come help deal with the inevitable trolls and what not it brings with it.

We know you think Peyton sucks. We know you think your QB, whoever that may be, is better for whatever reason. We will gladly allow you to have your uneducated opinions. Since this is a Colts blog, you will most likely NEVER make an argument to make us believe Peyton Manning is NOT a great QB. So save us all the trouble and return to your teams blog forthwith.

Chronicle Street posters saying Drew Brees best QB ever. I say good for them. They are Saints fans. Anyone care to go argue with them? Anyone want to change their mind?

Here is an interesting factoid:

Drew Brees threw 102 passes during the 2009 playoffs, the highest total in one postseason by a player who didn’t throw an interception. The previous high was 89 by Troy Aikman in 1992. In his pro career, Brees has thrown only two interceptions among 225 postseason passes. That interception rate of one for every 112.5 passes is the lowest in NFL history, ahead of Bart Starr’s rate of one pick for every 71 passes.

Peyton must have similar stats in the post season right? Probably just as good as Brees was this post season. Ooops. Sorry must have overlooked that part about NOT throwing a pick.

You have to admit (or if you can’t see the similarities you really need to take the blinders off) that Peyton and Brees are very similar. Both very intense and passionate about the game. Both take losses extremely personal. Both masters of their craft. To disregard Brees as an elite QB is lunacy. While in NO, he has had staggering results with little known talent. Peyton has had Harrison, Wayne, Clark as his targets. While i love the talent we have in our receiving corps Brees spreads the ball around to everyone. Take away a target and someone else will get the ball. 19 different Saints scored TD’s this year (granted some on D). That is a crazy stat.

While i don’t “hate on Peyton”, i will be the first to admit he is a great QB, but my opinion is that if you “hate on Brees” you are about as big as an idiot as you claim all the Peyton haters to be. The man is all class.

for what he accomplished. People tend to forget that we made it to the big game without Marvin Harrison, Anthony Gonzalez, Adam Vinatieri, Marlin Jackson, Bob Sanders, and Tyjuan Hagler, not to mention our Hall of Fame caliber former Head Coach. His new receivers were a relatively unknown rookie from BYU and completely unknown 2nd year player from a non-D1 school. Tell me one other QB that could have overcome all that nearly single handedly. Brady lost welker for one game and look what happened to the Pats. That was a paper cut in comparison to what Manning faced this season.

In the game itself, people will ignore that Freeney played in severe pain which clearly diminished his production, Powers was clearly rusty and extremely nervous, and I don’t need to remind anyone of the key drops by Garcon (completely shifted momentum), Wayne, and Hank Baskett with the biggest bonehead play in SuperBowl history. Baskett wearing that jersey is an insult to Bryan Fletcher. And also, I stomached re-watching the pick six, and in my opinion, although nearly all credit should go to Porter, Wayne clearly ran a crappy route. It looked lazy as hell. Manning threw it wear it needed to be, but wayne, whether he was tired or just had a brain fart, ran a half-assed route that gave Porter all he needed to make that play.

Anyone who blames Manning for anything at all this season is a complete fool and is just a hater. This team will be back next year, healthier, more seasoned, returning several key players, and hopefully have a re-vamped o-line. There is no reason we cannot make a return appearance. Go Colts, screw the Manning haters.