Is “choker”, “disrespectful”, “QB of the decade my ass” and etc. And after being defeated like that, it’s hard to not give attention to then

Big Ben is 2-0. Manning is 1-1

Oh that’s right, Peyton has exhibited nothing short of excellent sportsmanship his entire career. He is the consummate professional athlete. Schmucks.

Yahoo Sports stuck up for him.

I never understand why people are so obsessed with how “sportsman like” they perceive someone to be. Why does he now have to call Drew Brees? I wouldn’t.

I could care less, personally, but as a Cavaliers fan, to see how LeBron James was skewered in the media for doing the same thing – he texted Dwight Howard and the rest of the Magic, and talked to them in their locker room after Game 6 of the ECF last season – it becomes about hypocrisy.

Only the NHL has the handshake tied to it’s culture. Other than that, who needs the public display??

that peyton and others like reggie didn’t come to congratulate them. In the post game celebration that is going on, I doubt Brees even noticed. The Saints were far too happy to even notice I imagine.

this is just a media made up story…

just waiting for something to tear him down. And they do it with all great players. The way Peyton conducts himself on and off the field leaves little for the media to latch onto so they have to point to something so completely weak and try to make a big story of it. Besides, the congratulations given by any losing team are for the winning team members, not the media or the fans. This is why I’m avoiding ESPN and the like for a few weeks. It’s absurd the lengths they go to trying to make someone look bad or “human.”

If we had won and Drew Brees did the same thing, I would not hold it against him. He was giving the Saints time to celebrate, and he will congratulate him later in private where it’s more genuine.

As far as all the choker stuff, lets be honest. he won two playoff games against two great defenses in dominating fashion, this game we just came up short. This loss hurts more than any other, but I don’t blame Manning at all for this loss.

We played a good game, but the Saints played a GREAT game. that’s the difference.

stemming from Brees’ early days at Purdue. I’m pretty sure it was no bad blood. Who cares, honestly? It’s not a coach. A player should not be held to some immortal standard like that.

Would I love it if all sports do an NHL-like handshake line? Yes, yes I would. But since they don’t and the Saints were too busy deservedly celebrating, who cares.

Of course he’s pissed. Who wouldn’t be?

Just don’t hold Belichick, Brady, or anyone else to a different standard than you are holding Manning to. Shaking hands or not, it sucks to lose.

The New Orleans news market could care less about this. All that I’ve heard is that “the media is overreacting”, yet I haven’t really heard any overreactions. Manning seemed to have obviously left so that they could celebrate. I don’t think ANYONE is upset over this. You are right, though, this is all faux-reporting that doesn’t deserve attention. There would have been no article proclaiming the great sportsmanship of Manning had he shaken Drew’s hand.

You guys played a great game, and had the severe displeasure of sitting on the wrong side of what looks to be destiny. Unfortunately, only one team could win.

Good luck in the future, and congratulations on producing such a great blog. Your content at CSC was professional and excellent to read.

-David.

“I was able to talk to him after the game, just text messaging,” Brees said. “Obviously, I have a lot of respect for him and I know that he was definitely congratulatory toward our team.”
Brees doesn’t think anyone should interpret Manning going straight to the locker room as a slight.
“Peyton’s a class guy,” Brees said. “He definitely reached out.”

Screw the handshakes and all the ball-washing of the Saints. They are an inferior team which got lucky on all its gambles. Consistency is the mark of an excellent team.
Why does the media expect athletes to show “class”? I think MJD of Yahoo sports (have to agree with him on this) put it right: If you are a true competitor then you don’t shake hands as if nothing happened. In that sense I actually like Belicheat “Remember the feeling”. I’m sure #18 does.

Brady is on now, and unlike previous loses (where he storms off and seems to cry) he’s actually standing in there and fielding questions.

He said when introducing Brees for trophy that he was Superbowl and true league MVP. Obviously taking a jab at Peyton winning it.

is tripping but non of us care that (The New Orleans Native) Manning didn’t shake hands afterwards. We all pull for any of the Mannings when The Saints aren’t playing. The MVP thing is debatable with a few players so y’all shouldn’t be mad at our coach for thinking Brees deserves it, hell he’s suppose to think like that. Now what y’all should be ashamed of is this headline:
11 Fans Greet Colts at Airport on Return from Super Bowl
But hey whatever, maybe we’ll meet up again in Dallas!
WHO DAT!!!

Looks like you just joined SB to bash manning. way to troll.

I knew the second he threw that interception that the media would IMMEDIATELY start calling him a choker and everything else they like to call him. including back to the brady is better than peyton. the monkey is back. they couldnt wait to bring back the monkey and peyton knows it.

I totally respect what peyton did. I felt like him. I turned the tv off the SECOND that INT. happened and for two days have not read anything other than colts writers of what was said about the superbowl. the media WAS WAITING TO RIP peyton and just screw them.

if anybody knows peyton and how he handles himself, always gracious after everything…this hurt. hes the only guy to hand write a special note to every guy who retires, nobody does stuff like that. NOBODY. he never talks smack. ever

but when the media and other teams fan can find one little opening its attack. thats why I have chose to stay away from them..just like peyton.

I just got soooooooooo sick of katrina and poor them even though many cities have catastrophes that NEVER get covered still 5 years later. iowa had their entire state under water and in florida this wasnt covered…only that WE knew becasue we had family there. their devastation wasnt covered for years. they didnt have a week to leave. what happened in NO was horrible but this was a football game. the pity that went with this superbowl I wanted to puke. arizona never went to a superbowl before last year, and yet there was no pity attached to them and it was against the team who had won the most. it seems that depends on who the opponent is if they are worthy enough because the media was not so one sided as it was this time. so arizona wasnt good enough but new orleans was. pitt, even though they have won more….there was no angle against them. this year…indy has won one superbowl and it was 3 years ago and the media made out like they have won all these superbowls

peyton being from new orleans…the team he cheered for in his youth….his dads team…seriously think about it. give HIM A BREAK. how hard was this for him when the media portrays him as the goat when the real plays that determined this game were done long before that interception.

I never take for granted that the colts will go to another superbowl, with so much involved into actually making one that peyton was crushed and he just had to get away. and who knows if he will get another chance.

the media is cowards for even talking about this. if and when the colts do make another superbowl please be it A FOOTBALL game instead of a pity party. that may sound harsh but its how I feel. they werent going to let us win one is how I felt from the very beginning. if this game would have went into overtime there is just no way they, meaning anybody involved from the refs to everything in between wasnt going to let the saints NOT win.

thats how alot of colts fans felt

after the Giants loss. The only reason he didn’t get a media beatdown is because Belichick was already two steps ahead of him walking toward the locker room. Brady was ignored pretty much, and the media gave it to Belichick pretty good.

Honestly guys, don’t listen to the nonsense drivel that the Skip Bayless’s of the world will spew out. I have not tuned in, nor will I, to that crap network for quite some time. Yeah, he probably could have/should have shook hands afterward, but something tells me Brees and Payton won’t hold a grudge. They all respect each other and know he was STEAMING mad. Kobe did it, Lebron did it, Brady did it, and many other superstars have done it. Shouldn’t even be a story.

As for the"choker" label being once again applied to Manning, any sensible football fan (i.e. non-media types) know that football is the one sport that one man can’t win alone. If he had thrown 4 picks and completed something like 42% of his passes, then yeah, he can be called that. But completing almost 70%, making some amazing throws into extremely tight spaces, having to deal with a few key drops, and not to mention how he was dealing with two extremely young players (garcon, collie) in their first super bowl and biggesg games of their life. He threw ONE pick, which by all accounts and from what I saw, was a poor route by Wayne. QBs get too much credit and too much blame. He wasn’t playing defense, he didn’t allow those two TD drives, it wasn’t his fault he only got 6 plays in one quarter, but hey, no one expects the media to be smart.

that roots for a Manning I can understand your pain. Eli like Peyton is a big target for unwarrented critisisim in both the NY and National media. I mean the guy was a hero two years ago and then he loses a playoff game a year later and he’s a mut again. The Manning’s bring out a lot of hate in madia types.

I was on sirus Mad Dog radio defending Peyton today casue that idot has had a hardon for both Mannings for years. All last week he’s talking about how tough of a task it is for Saints to defend Peyton then the Colts lose and he’s telling everybody he told us so about how overrated Peyton is and how he’s not even close to Brady. I pointed out that Brady did nothing special in 2001 the Pats D won that SB and Peyton has only had that luxery of not being great all the time to win once in 06 and the Colts won it all.

I just think the argument that this QB has more rings than the other so therfore he is better is very short sighted a bit lazy and to be frank kinda stupid. I mean football is the ultimate team sport QB’s like Brady, Big Ben, Elway, Aikman and even Montana have won playoff games when they did not play so well or their O’s struggled but their D’s or dominate RB’s kept them in games and pulled a few out for them. Peyton has only been on one team like that once and they won a SB. Big Ben was great in three playoff games in 05 then stunk in the SB but still won casue the Steelers D and run game. Peyton was great in two playoff games this year then ok in the SB and the Colts lose by two TD’s. More than any other QB over the last 10 years Peyton Manning has meant more to his team and when he’s not great the Colts do not win while other chamionship QB’s this decade have all benfited from some great defensive play but for some reason the media does not notice that they just take the easy way out and say well he has more rings therefore he’s better. Well then Trent Dilfer, Jeff Hostetler, Mark Rypien, and Brad Johson are all better than Dan Marino. It sounds stupid but it’s the same logic when used when people rip Peyton it’s just absurd.

I know WHY Peyton didn’t go and greet Brees, and I respect people who hate losing to that degree.

But it wasn’t his moment to go and sulk; he should have sucked it up and gone over and congratulated his personal and family friend Drew Brees on his historic victory.

I was a little disappointed in Peyton. But I know that he didn’t particularly SNUB the Saints, like Belichick did to the Giants, so I still love him even though I thought he was unusually lacking for grace that night. I’ll bet Archie had something to say to him about that.

He, like most human beings, isn’t happy if he loses.