Quickly, hey, Peyton Manning, "nice game."
Wait a minute, I am reminded by the teachings of Vince Lombardi that if your team LOSES, that NOBODY had a NICE GAME.
Monday, August 29, 2005
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Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Peyton Manning
I'm a casual football fan. I enjoy the game and I think that I understand most of it. Having spent years in broadcasting, I also understand hype.
There seems to be three divisions among NFL players. First, the ones that the media loves and wants to see win, second, the bad boys that the media loves to shake their heads at and third, the ones who are largely ignored by the media until they become a hero or a goat.
Peyton Manning is in the first group. So was Dan Marino, Joe Montana...you know the type. I do not deny that Peyton Manning is talented. He is. So are his teammates. They are all talented. Sometimes they are talented enough to win a game. Other times, not. Manning has amassed some very impressive stats. Impressive stats do not win games or put you in the Super Bowl. It's not that I think that Manning is the finest example of media hype simply because he has not played in a Super Bowl. It is because the Super Bowl has featured many quarterbacks who come from the third category, above, with little or no media hype.
Peyton Manning
My advice to Peyton Manning is to ignore the media (including this blog) and stop over-quarterbacking. You can out smart the opposition sometimes. Other times, you have to out play them. Stick to the basics, master the fundementals, out play the opposition, don't try to re-invent the game at the line of scrimage. Just because the media say that you're a smart QB, tell that to the 350 LB lineman who is about to turn you into a new item on the IHOP menu.
There seems to be three divisions among NFL players. First, the ones that the media loves and wants to see win, second, the bad boys that the media loves to shake their heads at and third, the ones who are largely ignored by the media until they become a hero or a goat.
Peyton Manning is in the first group. So was Dan Marino, Joe Montana...you know the type. I do not deny that Peyton Manning is talented. He is. So are his teammates. They are all talented. Sometimes they are talented enough to win a game. Other times, not. Manning has amassed some very impressive stats. Impressive stats do not win games or put you in the Super Bowl. It's not that I think that Manning is the finest example of media hype simply because he has not played in a Super Bowl. It is because the Super Bowl has featured many quarterbacks who come from the third category, above, with little or no media hype.
Peyton Manning
My advice to Peyton Manning is to ignore the media (including this blog) and stop over-quarterbacking. You can out smart the opposition sometimes. Other times, you have to out play them. Stick to the basics, master the fundementals, out play the opposition, don't try to re-invent the game at the line of scrimage. Just because the media say that you're a smart QB, tell that to the 350 LB lineman who is about to turn you into a new item on the IHOP menu.
Monday, August 8, 2005
Phoney Stewart
Let's make no mistake about it. I do not like Tony Stewart. More than that, I don't see why anyone, anywhere would like the guy. Don't get me wrong, he's a great race driver. Without a doubt he is one of the best. He won the Brickyard 400 this year. Auto racing is a difficult sport. I know, I've tried it.
So why don't I like Tony Stewart? Because he's a jerk. The casual NASCAR fan can see this and I saw this when I met the jerk. It was at a fundraiser and after the main session, he and other drivers were signing autographs. I had three autographs and his would complete the set. As I got up to him, he looked at me and the autographed program that I had and he turned to his left to sign autographs in that area.
This may not seem like much, but I can tell you first hand what it is like to be asked for an autograph. It is a very high compliment. (Unless you are severly egotistical.) I have signed autographs, during meals in restaurants, during private conversations in public...under all kinds of circumstances.
Famous people like Tony Stewart should realize that without a huge NASCAR fan base, regardless of his driving ability, he's just another red neck hoosier. Hey Tony, the Golden Goose does not live forever.
Tony Stewart
So why don't I like Tony Stewart? Because he's a jerk. The casual NASCAR fan can see this and I saw this when I met the jerk. It was at a fundraiser and after the main session, he and other drivers were signing autographs. I had three autographs and his would complete the set. As I got up to him, he looked at me and the autographed program that I had and he turned to his left to sign autographs in that area.
This may not seem like much, but I can tell you first hand what it is like to be asked for an autograph. It is a very high compliment. (Unless you are severly egotistical.) I have signed autographs, during meals in restaurants, during private conversations in public...under all kinds of circumstances.
Famous people like Tony Stewart should realize that without a huge NASCAR fan base, regardless of his driving ability, he's just another red neck hoosier. Hey Tony, the Golden Goose does not live forever.
Tony Stewart
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