[NFL fans will not miss the obvious; this post was written well prior to the acquisition of Manning’s second (and final) Superbowl ring — Ed.]
Prior to the Superbowl, there was much discussion about Denver quarterback Peyton Manning.
Prior to the Superbowl, there was much discussion about Denver quarterback Peyton Manning.
Everybody seemed to want to know where Manning rates on the
list of all-time football greats. It was not a subject debated only by the
talking heads on TV. Jim Rome rambled on about it on my car radio. It came up
at work. It came up at my local diner. Even people who would otherwise be uninterested in football seemed to have an opinion about Manning’s legacy in
the two weeks between conference finals and the big game — and even more so
during the game itself.
It is in the nature of mankind to have something to say about
greatness.