Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin is always taken as one of the best receivers in NFL history, and when he was asked who could be taken as the greatest quarterback, Irvin did not give a direct answer, but did give his choice of his favorite quarterback, and he named Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning.
Irvin said Manning was one of the few quarterbacks with precise brain that works fast and accurately when the quarterback is reading defense. Leading the Colts to the second longest winning streak earns Manning his fourth MVP title, and Irvin added the quarterback still has the potential to win his fifth during the rest of his NFL career. Irvin was especially in favor of Manning’s personality. The easy-going star quarterback is like just father, Archie Manning in the ways of getting along with others.
However, Irvin said he never regret for winding up in Cowboys style of Michael Irvin jersey during his time. Helping his team win three Super Bowl championships, Irvin has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and always available to mentor Cowboys young players.
Showing posts with label Peyton Manning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Peyton Manning. Show all posts
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Colts QB Manning is alleviating pain in neck
Having been NFL opponents’ pain in the neck for 12 years, the Indianapolis Colts star quarterback Peyton Manning now has to deal with the pain in his own neck- after having a surgery in Chicago to fix a pinched nerve, Manning is now in recovery from it and is expected to take part in offseason workouts in time and wear back Colts jersey for 2010 season.
“This condition has existed intermittently for the past four years, but at no time did it interfere with his training, practice or playing regimen,” the Colts said. “While it never has affected Peyton’s activity on or off the field, the Colts’ medical staff, after post-playoff examination, thought it best to resolve the situation now.”
Turning 34 year old in 2010, Manning has had two offseason surgeries in three years. The last one was in July 2008 when he had surgery twice on his left knee because of an infected bursa sac. Because of the surgery, Manning missed all of that year’s training camp and lost 10 pounds during his recuperation.
However, Manning still managed his record of 210 consecutive starts, including the playoffs and kept setting records for the Colts. With Manning being the starting quarterback, the Colts have made a league-high eight straight playoff appearances, reached the Super Bowl twice, winning it all in 2006, and set NFL records with seven straight 12-win seasons, 23 consecutive wins and 115 wins in a decade.
“This condition has existed intermittently for the past four years, but at no time did it interfere with his training, practice or playing regimen,” the Colts said. “While it never has affected Peyton’s activity on or off the field, the Colts’ medical staff, after post-playoff examination, thought it best to resolve the situation now.”
Turning 34 year old in 2010, Manning has had two offseason surgeries in three years. The last one was in July 2008 when he had surgery twice on his left knee because of an infected bursa sac. Because of the surgery, Manning missed all of that year’s training camp and lost 10 pounds during his recuperation.
However, Manning still managed his record of 210 consecutive starts, including the playoffs and kept setting records for the Colts. With Manning being the starting quarterback, the Colts have made a league-high eight straight playoff appearances, reached the Super Bowl twice, winning it all in 2006, and set NFL records with seven straight 12-win seasons, 23 consecutive wins and 115 wins in a decade.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Colts QB Manning remains top on MVP meter
As the regular season ended on Sunday night, it was almost sure that the Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will earn his second consecutive MVP title this year by leading the Colts to a 14-2 record, the best mark in the NFL.
Manning completed a career-high 6839 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards and 33 touchdowns with 16 interceptions, not the most among the quarterbacks of the league. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Minnesota Vikings Brett Favre and Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers each had much more remarkable seasons than Manning, with higher quarterback ratings. But still the 33-year-old quarterback earned the most votes for MVP by leading the Colts to a win in every game he started and finished— something none of the other top contenders can boast.
Brees ranks second on the meter and still deserves to be considered on almost equal footing with Manning by setting an NFL record of completing 70.6 percent of his passes. San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers followed him. Favre still has not made it to top 3 but remains in top 5 along with Rodgers, whose No. 12 Packers jersey is replacing Favre’s NO. 4 to be Packers’ best seller.
Manning completed a career-high 6839 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards and 33 touchdowns with 16 interceptions, not the most among the quarterbacks of the league. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Minnesota Vikings Brett Favre and Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers each had much more remarkable seasons than Manning, with higher quarterback ratings. But still the 33-year-old quarterback earned the most votes for MVP by leading the Colts to a win in every game he started and finished— something none of the other top contenders can boast.
Brees ranks second on the meter and still deserves to be considered on almost equal footing with Manning by setting an NFL record of completing 70.6 percent of his passes. San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers followed him. Favre still has not made it to top 3 but remains in top 5 along with Rodgers, whose No. 12 Packers jersey is replacing Favre’s NO. 4 to be Packers’ best seller.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Colts QB Painter is eager to prove himself
Leading the Indianapolis to the team’s first loss of the season as a starting quarterback for the first time of his NFL career, Curtis Painter is surely facing huge pressure. Fans are complaining about the team’s decision to sit their starters and expecting to see No. 18 Peyton Manning jersey in starting lineup again, but the rookie knows he needs the chance to prove he can be better than expected.
Losing a fumble that the New York Jets returned for a touchdown, throwing an interception and struggling to get first downs, The Indiana native was greeted with boos and walked off the field to thousands of empty seats. It was bad enough start for a career, but Painter can’t wait to get his second chance this week at Buffalo.
“It was a great experience to get out there, but it didn’t go the way we wanted,” he said. “But I’m excited. Hopefully, I’ll get that opportunity (to play) again this week.”
And he is receiving support from his teammates, who have attempted to keep Painter’s confidence up during the game and throughout this week. Wide receiver Reggie Wayne and center Jeff Saturday publicly offered support for Painter following the loss, and Manning went a step further by referencing the early struggles in his career.
And Painter promises that he won’t be gun-shy this week but ready to produce some new memories.
Losing a fumble that the New York Jets returned for a touchdown, throwing an interception and struggling to get first downs, The Indiana native was greeted with boos and walked off the field to thousands of empty seats. It was bad enough start for a career, but Painter can’t wait to get his second chance this week at Buffalo.
“It was a great experience to get out there, but it didn’t go the way we wanted,” he said. “But I’m excited. Hopefully, I’ll get that opportunity (to play) again this week.”
And he is receiving support from his teammates, who have attempted to keep Painter’s confidence up during the game and throughout this week. Wide receiver Reggie Wayne and center Jeff Saturday publicly offered support for Painter following the loss, and Manning went a step further by referencing the early struggles in his career.
And Painter promises that he won’t be gun-shy this week but ready to produce some new memories.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Peyton Manning is still on top of MVP ranking
With the top three choices of MVP still being quarterbacks, the ranking begins to change after the New Orleans Saints had their first loss of the season and the Minnesota Vikings had their third. Brett Favre fell out of the top three and Philip Rivers surpassed him to be the third, while the No.1 and the No.2 are still Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees from the Saints but the spots have been switched.
There are still two games to be played, but it has seemed unlikely for the top two players to switch spots on the Meter. Manning may only play another half game or so since the Colts have home-field advantage in the AFC secured, and Saints head coach Sean Payton’s original plan not to play his starters until the final game went to death as the team did not manage to remain unbeaten. As it is unlikely that Manning would give really putrid performance during the final plays, it is also unlikely Brees would return to the first spot.
Titans running back Chris Johnson ranks behind Favre to be the No.5 choice for MVP, and he was followed by two players in Packers jerseys: quarterback Aaron Rodgers and cornerback Charles Woodson. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis and Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew are the last three at the top ten spots.
There are still two games to be played, but it has seemed unlikely for the top two players to switch spots on the Meter. Manning may only play another half game or so since the Colts have home-field advantage in the AFC secured, and Saints head coach Sean Payton’s original plan not to play his starters until the final game went to death as the team did not manage to remain unbeaten. As it is unlikely that Manning would give really putrid performance during the final plays, it is also unlikely Brees would return to the first spot.
Titans running back Chris Johnson ranks behind Favre to be the No.5 choice for MVP, and he was followed by two players in Packers jerseys: quarterback Aaron Rodgers and cornerback Charles Woodson. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis and Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew are the last three at the top ten spots.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Brees VS Manning, who is most valuable
The three top players in the top three spots on the Meter this week is still the same three players in the spots last week. Without counting Brett Favre out, now the discussion is mostly about Drew Brees and Peyton Manning: who deserves the top spot more?
Some argue that Brees benefits from having a more experienced and better group of receivers than Manning, and because the Colts are still undefeated in spite of these factors, Manning is the more valuable player to his team. Hence, Manning should be on top in what continues to look like a head-to-head battle.
But some consider that Brees is one of the main reasons the Saints’ rushing attack is so successful. The quarterback in No.9 Saints jersey just could throw in any situation, which opens things up for Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell. New Orleans has 400 rushes this season, while Indy has 304, which is the fourth-fewest in the league. And the Saints would not have this kind of success if without Brees. Brees has thrown for more touchdowns, fewer interceptions, has a higher completion percentage and averages more yards per attempt than Manning — and he’s extremely valuable to the Saints. That is why Brees is still in the lead to become the MVP.
Top 10 players following Brett Favre in the Meter include Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, Titans running back Chris Johnson, Packers cornerback Charles Woodson, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Jets running back Thomas Jones and Broncos offensive linebacker Elvis Dumervil.
Some argue that Brees benefits from having a more experienced and better group of receivers than Manning, and because the Colts are still undefeated in spite of these factors, Manning is the more valuable player to his team. Hence, Manning should be on top in what continues to look like a head-to-head battle.
But some consider that Brees is one of the main reasons the Saints’ rushing attack is so successful. The quarterback in No.9 Saints jersey just could throw in any situation, which opens things up for Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell. New Orleans has 400 rushes this season, while Indy has 304, which is the fourth-fewest in the league. And the Saints would not have this kind of success if without Brees. Brees has thrown for more touchdowns, fewer interceptions, has a higher completion percentage and averages more yards per attempt than Manning — and he’s extremely valuable to the Saints. That is why Brees is still in the lead to become the MVP.
Top 10 players following Brett Favre in the Meter include Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, Titans running back Chris Johnson, Packers cornerback Charles Woodson, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, Jets running back Thomas Jones and Broncos offensive linebacker Elvis Dumervil.
Friday, October 16, 2009
NFL fined Titans DE Vanden Bosch for hittig Colts QB Manning
On Thursday, the Tennessee Titans defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch was informed by the NFL that he will have to pay a fine of $5,000 for hit on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
But it seemed Vanden Bosch and the Titans would like to refuse to accept the punishment. As to what happened in Sunday's 31-9 loss to the Colts, Titans Coach Jeff Fisher, co-chairman of the competition committee said earlier this week that rule states roughing the passer should not be called if a player is blocked into a quarterback.
And the defensive end said Thursday that he knows what the rule is on hot hitting quarterback arround the knees. But the actual situation was that he was blocked and was going down during Sunday night's, therefore he had to grab Manning's legs to keep balance, indicating that it is not fair to fine him for what he did to the quarterback wearing opponent team's NFL jersey.
But it seemed Vanden Bosch and the Titans would like to refuse to accept the punishment. As to what happened in Sunday's 31-9 loss to the Colts, Titans Coach Jeff Fisher, co-chairman of the competition committee said earlier this week that rule states roughing the passer should not be called if a player is blocked into a quarterback.
And the defensive end said Thursday that he knows what the rule is on hot hitting quarterback arround the knees. But the actual situation was that he was blocked and was going down during Sunday night's, therefore he had to grab Manning's legs to keep balance, indicating that it is not fair to fine him for what he did to the quarterback wearing opponent team's NFL jersey.
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