Last Splash

The gene pool could use a little Chlorine.

I read something funny today while I was browsing some sporting blogs for fun. See, I have this unnatural attraction/fascination for Peyton Manning. Don't ask why. I think he has the looks of a complete and utter dorkwad, and when he speaks, he really does sound like his head is basically a box of rocks. However, I enjoy the way he plays football...I really like his intensity and focus on the game, and I have come to realize over time that his knowledge of the game, how to play it, and how to read his opponents is at near-genious level. He is advanced beyond any coach I've seen lately, and basically runs the entire offense of the Colts on his own. At the same time, as seriously as he takes himself on the field, I appreciate that he doesn't celebrate every freaking completed pass like it was a Superbowl-winning touchdown (unlike some of his fellow NFL stars). And I also think that off the field he is probably a really normal guy and able to laugh at himself, as evidenced by the ESPN commercials.

That being said, I really had to laugh today when I saw a young college student's "open letter to Peyton Manning", in which he says..."I hate you. You choke in big games, you talk like the redneck in Deliverance. I have a suspicion that you are illiterate. I think you make a fool of yourself every time you call those stupid audibles, flapping your arms around like some sort of homosexual hummingbird." He goes on to say much, much more about why he has such a loathing for Manning, mostly about him being homosexual, which I really doesn't cross my mind. In any case, the audible line is hilarious to me. I love watching Manning play mostly because of his audibles, especially when they focus on his face as he's about to call the play and he sees something in the DL that makes him change his mind, but after reading that today, it did make me laugh because he really does flap his arms around a lot. And I also think it's funny that he's the only quarterback you can hear during a game. I don't really have a point here, I just thought it brought some humor into my day.

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#1  25 October 2006 - 03:36

 

Hahaha. You used 'dorkwad.'

Yoshick

#2  25 October 2006 - 13:41

 

and it felt good!

Cannonball14

#3  25 October 2006 - 14:44

 

I love Peyton...I think you knew that already, though. He had one of the highest Wonderlic scores of all the NFL players. He really does look like a dorkwad. He's intense. He's quite funny when he's on the Bob and Tom show. He's just fantastic...he's also on The List.

greeneyes

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