Super Bowl Media Day

by BigBlueShoe on Jan 30, 2007 5:34 PM EST in Colts News Comment 4 comments

Media Day is always a circus. In 1999, Atlanta's Ray Buchanon wore a dog collar to symbolize the Falcons' underdog status. This year there are no such antics. Just some comments from Peyton Manning that, for some Colts fans, warm the heart a bit. Here are some bites:

They are "some guys who don't wear the uniform anymore who are still, in my opinion, Colts and always will be," he said.

"Guys who helped the turnaround of the Colts, going from kind of an inconsistent team to a consistent winning franchise.

"I'm talking about guys like Edgerrin James, Marcus Pollard, David Thornton, Adam Meadows, Brad Scioli, Chad Bratzke, guys who are great friends and great teammates.

"And I just want to say that we haven't forgotten those guys."

We've talked about Edge, but I like how Bratze and Pollard were mentioned. Some of these players are long gone. Chad Bratze and Brad Scioli both retired young due to injury. You can almost put Adam Meadows in that boat as well. These guys were a big part of this turnaround, going from one of the worst teams in the NFL to one of its best.

Here's more from Manning:

Manning mentioned the contributions of four teammates who are on injured reserve and won't be playing Sunday, including "my best friend on the team, Brandon Stokley," and Mike Doss, Monte Reagor, James Mungro.

This is why he is so classy. It's amazing this team is in this game despite such key injuries. Then again, the Bears are in a similar place. They lost Tommie Harris and Mike Brown this season.

Media Day is full of dumb questions. For a listing of some of the stupider ones, check this out.

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Genuine

The great thing about it is, I don't think Peyton's playing a role. I think he really is that classy. I think he really does want to give credit to those guys, and remind people that it's not all about him. That kind of authenticity and lack of ego is all too rare in today's athlete. I'm not saying that he's a god, or that he's the only one in the NFL who has class. But I get the feeling that someday I will be telling my grandkids that I saw Peyton play, and as good as a quarterback as he was, he was a better man.

by ctnyc on Jan 30, 2007 11:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Now

I'll never be able to get the following image out my head: a night on the town with Brandon Stokley and Peyton Manning. Really, they should pitch it as a reality show. Like a "Night at the Roxbury" sort of thing.
...wanna dance? yeah, no, yeah, no, OK, OK...

by cookding on Jan 31, 2007 8:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Totally agree with you ...

Who knew these two were buddies?

by PaytonMenning on Jan 31, 2007 10:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I did

Manning and Stokely have been training camp roommates since Stokely has been here. Manning was part of the reason Stokely came to the Colts. Peyton, Archie, and Eli have this thing called the Manning Passing Academy where Manning used to practice with Stokely.

by Playoff Pride on Jan 31, 2007 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs