Peyton Manning Criticizes The Colts' Running Game (1 Viewer)

[Boston]

He's great and all, but that doesn't give him the right to criticize his teammates to the extent that he seems to. The fact that he does it in a subtle manner doesn't make it any better, in fact I'd say it makes it worse. I'd like to see Wayne or Harrison say something like, "It doesn't really matter if the other team's coverage sucks, even if I'm open the ball still sails just wide of my grasp."

He's the leader of that team, so yes, he does have that right and should do exactly what he's doing.

Sorry but I disagree.

Unitas would have done a lot worst to his teammates. So would Norm Van Brocklin.

Well then I suppose I can understand why you feel the way you do, Johnny. To each his own - I just feel there are more constructive ways to lead than pointing fingers.

Old school didn't point fingers, they grabbed them by the facemask and told them to shape up or get off the field.

I'm no Colt fan but my guess is Manning is taking a page out of the Larry Bird handbook and by doing this he's basically laying out a public challenge for his team to step up. Bird did this all the time (to fans as well) and usually the team came out in a big way. There's only a few players who can do this (i.e. stars who have the total respect of their teammates) and the other key is that no individual is ever called out because that takes things to a totally different (and unhealthy) level.

 

[omally]

The colts running game was extremely ineffective. The game against Minny gets a pass, because no one can run on them, but Chicago was mediocre in the run defense last year and the game against Carolina makes me believe they haven't improved much.

As a Panther fan that watched the game last weekend, I think the Bears D played well both in the secondary and against the run. Most of the yards on the ground the Panthers got against the Bears was in the second half of the game, and those yards weren't easy to get. The Bears D is very tough.

 

[switz]

Peyton's overrated anyways. He is a good quarterback, but he can't seem to do much of anything without a great cast around him. Unlike a guy like Brady, who had nothing around him and won superbowls, and when he had a great cast around him and smashed records. Peyton makes a bunch of mistakes when the pressure is on, and can only seem to be on fire when everyone else on his team is on fire, and his line gives him 10 seconds in the pocket.

Oy....

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Peyton's overrated anyways. He is a good quarterback, but he can't seem to do much of anything without a great cast around him. Unlike a guy like Brady, who had nothing around him and won superbowls, and when he had a great cast around him and smashed records. Peyton makes a bunch of mistakes when the pressure is on, and can only seem to be on fire when everyone else on his team is on fire, and his line gives him 10 seconds in the pocket.

How did Brady do in last year's Super Bowl with that great supporting cast?

 

[djcolts]

Peyton's overrated anyways. He is a good quarterback, but he can't seem to do much of anything without a great cast around him. Unlike a guy like Brady, who had nothing around him and won superbowls, and when he had a great cast around him and smashed records. Peyton makes a bunch of mistakes when the pressure is on, and can only seem to be on fire when everyone else on his team is on fire, and his line gives him 10 seconds in the pocket.

How did Brady do in last year's Super Bowl with that great supporting cast?

Don't take the bait. We don't need a Brady/Manning argument in this thread.