The coverage of the Colts vs. Patriots game coming this weekend is starting to make me ill. Look, I’ll be the first to admit that Peyton is a stats machine and he’s a good QB. The fact is that he hasn’t won a big game. When he does maybe he’ll be worthy of this amount of attention. Eitherway, the media loves him. A recent exchange between buddies on this subject sums it up nicely:

CF:

I just keep reading about how good Manning is..everywhere�.the last things I heard was that he discovered a cure for cancer, he�s brining peace to the middle east after he wins the Superbowl, and he invented a good tasting potato chip that causes you to lose weight and grow hair�. It�s beyond ridiculous how much the media (not just sports) loves this guy��.I just can�t get over Manning is 0-5 at Foxborough.

If, scratch that, when the Pats win on Sunday, do you think they�ll cancel the Superbowl because Manning isn�t playing?�

C �praying for a drop in temps and snow� F

RP:

Fact: Manning has never…NEVER… won the big game. He was 0-4 in
bowl games in college. Lost the Heisman to Charles Woodson his senior
yr and hasn’t won an AFC title yet.

Now 2005 has been labeled “The Year of the Manning” by all sports
casters and writers… and the say that he is a mirror image of Dan
Marino…. how many titles did Danny Boy win??? 0

Let’s just hope that Earthwin Mooreland isn’t going to be our Billy
Buckner of Football.

…
CD:

No word on Seymour. They haven’t even announced if he practiced today. As for Manning…stats. That’s it, stats. That’s the easiest thing for media outlets to latch onto. The Pats will be judged against history. They’ll get their due years from now when they’re remembered as a dynasty. They’re bigger than touchdowns, yards and completions. Just wait.

FYI: the line is down to 2 1/2. The Steelers/Jets line is at like 9 or
something. Yikes. In closing: “Cut that meat, cut that meat!”

The most recent reports say that the weather is going to get back into the low 30s for the weekend. The asked Bill Belichick today if he left the cover off of the field on purpose. In perfect Belichick fashion he replied “No matter what the field will be the same for both teams on Sunday. Look, like I’ve told you before, my job isn’t to pull weeds. I’ve got other things to work on. ”

GO PATRIOTS!