Kravitz talking crap about Peyton to Kornheiser

by JHetfield99 on Feb 8, 2012 9:55 PM EST

Have you guys seen this? http://eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22475988/34758620

It's from the CBS NFL blog by Ryan Wilson. Check out Bob Kravitz's quotes about Peyton. While I am siding with neither Irsay nor Manning on this as I think both were childish as hell and should not have said a word the week of the SB, I do agree with some of what Bob says, and this was VERY calculated by the Manning camp....but damn, just read the quotes. Maybe it was mostly in jest and with a smile, but just from reading the quotes, I can't imagine Peyton will be sharing much more with Kravy anytime soon for his insider blogs.

"I think people are starting to sway over to Jim Irsay's side on this," Kravitz told Kornheiser. "… It's such a no-brainer. It's been a no-brainer since they went to 0-13. He could give them money to play football. Andrew Luck has got to play, okay? It's not even about the $35 million anymore. I mean, the guy's arm is a noodle, he can't throw like an NFL quarterback, and by March 8, there's no way of knowing whether he's going to be ready or not."

Wow. "Arm is a noodle" is nowhere near "been medically cleared to play." But that doesn't mean Manning won't be healthy at some point. It's just that nobody knows when.

“I know some of the people that have seen him throw,” Kravitz continued. "They say he’s not throwing like an NFL quarterback yet. That doesn’t mean he never will. This thing is going to take time. Structurally, he’s sound. Structurally, he can take a hit.”

In response to a question from Kornheiser that "Manning hijacked the Super Bowl," Kravitz responded, "I'm quite sure [Peyton] did it deliberately.

"I lost a lot of -- I don't want to say respect for him -- but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and not say that his conversation with me was political and calculated, but there's no doubt in my mind that that story breaking Thursday night right around the time every single TV station is doing an exclusive on Andrew Luck (and, it turns out, blog).

"It comes out on Thursday night about six o'clock -- that doesn't come out unless the Peyton Manning camp wants it to come out. They're putting public pressure on Jim Irsay. It was calculated, it was deceptive, I didn't think it was a good time to do it. And, yes, he absolutely stole the Super Bowl. … I don't think there's any doubt that he stole some of the attention away from the Super Bowl.

"Look, that story was going to be there whether he opened his mouth or not, but he had given us every indication that he was going to go underground and only do his Gatorade and DirecTV thing and then shut the hell up," Kravitz said. "And he didn't do that. I thought that that was kind of smarmy. …

"You got Andrew Luck, just start over, I wish they could make the decision today or tomorrow and move on with it. Instead we're just … holding onto something that doesn't really exist."

Overall it seems like the blogger Wilson has an agenda as he says that Peyton is now being sen as enemy #1 in Indy which is absolute retarded silliness. Listen to 10 mins of local sports radio or read msg board replies on here. Reasonable fans understand that it's likely in Peyton's best interest to move on as well as Indy if he won't seriously re-work a horrible cap deal, but almost no one is hating Manning. Even though many of us do realize what a pointed politician is, but that's nothing new, Peyton has always been like that.

PS Had no idea Kornheiser still had a radio show. Other than PTI I hadn't heard him in years.

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by JHetfield99 on Feb 8, 2012 10:04 PM EST reply actions

for some reason

It appears my fanpost isn’t showing up. Is the site having issues?

by JHetfield99 on Feb 8, 2012 10:05 PM EST up reply actions

I guess it's posted

but for some reasons none of the fanposts are showing on the right side of the homepage, at least not on my screen.

by JHetfield99 on Feb 8, 2012 10:07 PM EST reply actions

Kravitz would be great on TMZ

by Odin1980 on Feb 8, 2012 10:21 PM EST reply actions

Or with the Kardashians

Those are his class

by Ty46 on Feb 9, 2012 3:57 AM EST up reply actions

krapitz

Kravitz has a noodle between his ears.

by steve61 on Feb 9, 2012 4:53 PM EST reply actions

Rubbish!

Peyton has a noodle arm, Peyton can’t throw. Peyton should retire. I have never heard so much half ass prophecy as I have this week. Listen, Peyton has a completely healed neck fusion-that is a fact testified to by leading neurosurgeons.

Peyton now is slowly regenerating a damaged nerve. He is on schedule, which can last up to a year. Other than reporters and their supposed "inside connections" we have heard from players, Polian, Irsay, Eli and Manning himself that he is indeed making the progress that doctors told him could be expected to date.

Listen, Chris Weinke said had the very same surgery in an extremely severe case and in about nine months was stronger than ever.

By the way, Joe Montana had the same surgery in 1986. He said everyone was telling him to retire too. He healed up in time and went on to win two more Super Bowls, a league MVP and two 14-2 regular seasons.

In fact, according to Sport Orthopedics Aug. 2010, a study was done to see how NFL players recovered from this injury with surgery. 72% healed fine and were able to return to the NFL.

As far as his neck goes. Peyton is in no more danger of breaking his neck and being paralyzed than anyone else. Bones heal! That is why a leading neurosurgeon said he would clear Manning had he been the surgeons own son. He’s fine.

Peyton just needs more time for the nerve to heal fully. Probably by May.

by colt_monger on Feb 9, 2012 6:39 PM EST reply actions

Well said

by shoospa on Feb 9, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions

There has been so much crap said about this injury

There is no way I beleive anything. The only thing I’ll beleive is when I see Manning out there throwing the ball again. Hell, the Colts left him on the active roster thinking he might be back before the end of the season. Metzellars said it himself yesterday.

Now, it’s he’s fully cleared and blah blah blah. But oh ya, he has this little thing called nerve damage and it’s just gonna take some time to heal. BS BS BS. This is a professional football player playing for a profession football team. Millions of dollars are at stake. I don’t beleive for one second that Irsay doesn’t have a bonafied “expert” telling him what to expect with this recovery. I think this all boils down to this: There is no way to predict how this is going to turn out. Doctors will tell you that you can expect certain things with a surgery and a recovery. They DO NOT deal is exact predictions. What Irsay probably knows is that there is a percentage of certainty that Manning will recover and on the flip side there is a percentage of risk that he won’t return to the form of a professional football player.

by modern_day_warrior on Feb 9, 2012 10:23 PM EST reply actions

I agree...

However, statistically this Is not some 50/50 deal. More people fully regenerate the nerve than not. Irsay knows this and this is what makes the decision more difficult.