"Manning got his money before anyone truly understood the seriousness of his neck injury. Manning took care of Manning. He made it difficult for the Colts to take care of the Colts. Surgery in February might have allowed the Colts to consider selecting a quarterback high in the latest draft." - Whitlock

Will everyone who called Brett Favre a scumbag for trying to screw over his own team refer to Manning in the same way? Manning brought the same number of rings to Indy that Favre did to GB, at least Favre didn't screw GB out of bunch of money right before he left.

They'll eventually put him on IR.

Sadly that's probably true. We may have seen the last of Peyton on the field, which is cool (I'm a Chiefs fan and i hate Manning, sorry) but we'll still see his ugly product whoring mug on every other commerical long after he retires.

Unless, of course, that neck injury gets super serious....

No, because everything Whitlock said is horseshit.

Manning had neck surgery a year ago. He had problems with his neck throughout last season. How is it his fault that the Colts didn't start thinking "Hmm, maybe we should plan ahead"?

As Whitlock pointed out himself, there was nothing wrong with Favre when the Packers drafted Rodgers. The Colts didn't have that foresight. Worse yet, they didn't have that foresight after Manning had surgery on his neck the first time. But now it's Manning's fault for not having his SECOND neck surgery on a schedule that would have let the Colts look at a replacement in the draft? Bitch, please.

And after he had his second surgery, the Colts gave him a new contract. They gave him a new contract after the lockout ended and their staff had a chance to examine him. What did Peyton do, hold them up at gunpoint? Hypnotize them and erase his bad neck from their memories?

This is embarrassing.

Oh, the Colts are responsible for handing Manning the money, no doubt about that. But, as Whitlock has just done, there are people who will say Manning "robbed them" "screwed them over" and all the rest IF Peyton is ineed done and doesnt return the cash.

Just wondering what people might think.

How many teams ever get two top-tier QBs back to back, let alone one?

Peyton Manning - QB - Colts
According to Dr. Wellington K. Hsu, who specializes in orthopaedic and neurological surgery, there is only a five percent chance of another surgery for players who undergo a cervical fusion as Peyton Manning did Thursday.
Hsu notes that quarterbacks "fare pretty well compared to other positions because they can predetermine their movements." Hsu believes Manning could be back on the field in 12 weeks, give or take, with an aggressive rehab schedule. It's a fairly common surgery for football players, and Hsu insists it's "simply not true" that the surgery is career threatening in nature. "I think Peyton, being the stalwart that he is, playing the position that he does, has a very, very good prognosis for coming back," opined Hsu.

Packers. Bastards lol

most important part of this in how it relates to the Chiefs:

1 more victory

More margin for error during the terror stretch.

Could literally be the difference between the playoffs and staying home.

Yeah these colts will get luck now. They will be terrible. It's like how spurs got duncan.

49ers and the Packers are the only ones I can think of.

That's almost like a team going from Favre to Rodgers. Unbelievable.

I would totally puke if they did. There aught to be a rule against that.

I stopped reading after Whitlock said Manning was more valuable to Indianapolis than Jordan was to Chicago.