Super Bowl XLIV: The Saints go marchin' in!

[Immortalfire]

Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl...guess that means he's not one of the great ones.

 

[Marx]

Congratulations to the Saints! I wanted the Colts to win, but I am very happy for the Saints and the city of New Orleans!

Sean Payton...you are one hell of a good coach!

 

[bunk]

Go Saints! My favorite SB in a long time.

 

[Matt]

Dan Marino never won a Super Bowl...guess that means he's not one of the great ones.

He's ONE of the great ones, sure. But he's not top five and neither is Manning. He can't be compared to Montana, Bradshaw, Brady, or Aikman. In my opinion top five are:

- Montana
- Brady
- Bradshaw
- Aikman
- Elway

I can't help but wonder if Manning's ring is a fluke. He won in a year with the WEAKEST Super Bowl team of the past twenty years. Manning blows it when it counts. That disqualifies him for top five, IMO.

 

[Immortalfire]

I can't help but wonder if Manning's ring is a fluke. He won in a year with the WEAKEST Super Bowl team of the past twenty years. Manning blows it when it counts. That disqualifies him for top five, IMO.

And they were going up against Wrecks Grossman, lol. That helped a bit

 

[Holiday]

Couldn't agree more. The complete contrast between his coaching style and Caldwell's cowardly style is remarkable and what really set the two teams apart. Payton's daring coaching is what really won them the game. Payton is the true hero here.

On a side note, did anyone else notice that Manning did not shake anyone's hand? Just ran off the field. Sore loser.

I believe the losing team of a Superbowl is instructed to leave the field immediately after the game.

 

[Immortalfire]

I believe the losing team of a Superbowl is instructed to leave the field immediately after the game.

Holiday! Wondered where you were all night...guess that answers my question of where the buffet went.

 

[Matt]

I believe the losing team of a Superbowl is instructed to leave the field immediately after the game.

Usually they make quick rounds of hand shakes. Warner did it last year. A few Colts did it this year. Manning was being a poor sport. Funny how when Belichick does it everyone gives him hell but when the golden boy does it, its alright.

 

[redfirebird2008]

Usually they make quick rounds of hand shakes. Warner did it last year. A few Colts did it this year. Manning was being a poor sport. Funny how when Belichick does it everyone gives him hell but when the golden boy does it, its alright.

Man, you really hate that guy.

 

[Matt]

Also, Mark Brunell damnit! I'm glad that guy can finally retire with a ring. He deserves it.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

He's ONE of the great ones, sure. But he's not top five and neither is Manning. He can't be compared to Montana, Bradshaw, Brady, or Aikman. In my opinion top five are:

- Montana
- Brady
- Bradshaw
- Aikman
- Elway

I would put Unitas in there before Aikman.

 

[Matt]

Man, you really hate that guy.

I think he's an arrogant *****e, border-line sex offender who gets a lot more credit than he deserves because daddy is a hell of a publicisit.

Plus he supported Bush.

 

[redfirebird2008]

border-line sex offender

Details?

 

[redfirebird2008]

I would put Unitas in there before Aikman.

Aikman played on a loaded roster. It's like winning for the Yankees. Unless it's Mariano Rivera, big frickin' whoop. Jeter is overrated and so is Aikman.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I'm very happy for the city of New Orleans.

Congrats!

 

[Matt]

Details?

While the University of Tennessee will write it off as a harmless case of a "mooning gone awry," while Manning was quarterback there, he had a female training assisstant checking an "injury," (which he faked to get her to check it) when he dropped his pants and shoved his ass in her face.

Despite his forced public apology, he has since been documented referring to her as a "*****," publicly on several occassions and tried to paint himself as the victim in he and his father's auto-biography.

He's a jerk.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Also, Mark Brunell damnit! I'm glad that guy can finally retire with a ring. He deserves it.

Yep. Good to see him get a ring. Better late then never for him. Of course, he's also the holder and if he retires, they are going to have to bring in a new holder.

 

[redfirebird2008]

He's a jerk.

That may be the case, but I fail to see the criticism about him being overrated because of his dad. He is BETTER than his dad ever was by a long shot. The Colts practically have no running game, defenses across the league have known exactly what they will do for years, yet they still can't stop him because he's brilliant. He may be a jerk, but he's brilliant. Belichick is a jerk too and he's also brilliant.

 

[Poeman]

This what its all about...This is why you want a guy like Drew Brees winning that ring.

 

[Immortalfire]

While the University of Tennessee will write it off as a harmless case of a "mooning gone awry," while Manning was quarterback there, he had a female training assisstant checking an "injury," (which he faked to get her to check it) when he dropped his pants and shoved his ass in her face.

Despite his forced public apology, he has since been documented referring to her as a "*****," publicly on several occassions and tried to paint himself as the victim in he and his father's auto-biography.

He's a jerk.

First it's mooning, now they have players carrying guns around in Knoxville

 

[Dr. Evil]

Also, I noticed that Hell Froze over when I saw both David Letterman and Jay Leno in the same commercial.

 

[Matt]

That may be the case, but I fail to see the criticism about him being overrated because of his dad. He is BETTER than his dad ever was by a long shot. The Colts practically have no running game, defenses across the league have known exactly what they will do for years, yet they still can't stop him because he's brilliant. He may be a jerk, but he's brilliant. Belichick is a jerk too and he's also brilliant.

I'm saying he's overrated because he can't win unless the perfect conditions are handed to him. As tonight proved, and many other games have proven, Peyton Manning is great, until the game is not being served to him on a silver platter. Then it all breaks down. Yet some how, some way, the NFL media builds him up like he has two hands filled with rings. I'd say a lot of that is Archie Manning's influence.

At any rate, this sums my feelings on Manning up perfectly:

http://www.thesimon.com/magazine/articles/fan_interference/01065_peyton_manning_loser_and_jerk.html

 

[redfirebird2008]

I'm saying he's overrated because he can't win unless the perfect conditions are handed to him. As tonight proved, and many other games have proven, Peyton Manning is great, until the game is not being served to him on a silver platter. Then it all breaks down. Yet some how, some way, the NFL media builds him up like he has two hands filled with rings. I'd say a lot of that is Archie Manning's influence.

At any rate, this sums my feelings on Manning up perfectly:

http://www.thesimon.com/magazine/articles/fan_interference/01065_peyton_manning_loser_and_jerk.html

He's a choker, there is no doubt of that.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Nice to see Drew Brees win.

If I am correct, Deuce McAllister gets a ring. I wonder how Joe Horn feels?

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Aikman played on a loaded roster. It's like winning for the Yankees. Unless it's Mariano Rivera, big frickin' whoop. Jeter is overrated and so is Aikman.

I would rank them like this.


Montana
Unitas
Bradshaw
Elway
Brady