Backyard Fight #1

Each kid put up $20 of their own. MMA rules implied.

First of many to come!

Manning Up

I’ve hated Peyton Manning for a long time. Despite his obvious talent, his meticulous game preparations, and his field-commander mentality, Manning’s line-of-scrimmage gesticulations and last-second audibles have always seemed a little too showy, a little too self-important, for my taste.

His effectiveness during the regular season has never been in dispute, but Manning has often crumbled in the playoffs. And when he has crumbled, he has blamed everybody but himself for his team’s losses. He put his unique brand of sulky arrogance on display in past years, when, in a stunning breach of football etiquette, he blamed his offensive line  — the very group of roughs charged with protecting his million-dollar arm — for a playoff loss.

 This year, again the same story, Manning blows another game when the pressure is on.  I am hoping that the man is content with one super bowl ring, because I dont see him “Manning Up” anytime in January in the future years to come.

- Christian Lescznske