Colts Fan Reaction To Peyton Manning’s Release: ‘So long Peyton, So long Colts’

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Peyton Manning should retire in a Colts uniform. Because of Jim Irsay, he’s not going to. And because of that, Jon Washburn says that he will no longer be a Colts fan.

Report: Colts Will Release Peyton Manning, He’ll Become Free Agent

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How weird is this to read: “Peyton Manning’s 14-year career as a member of the Indianapolis Colts is coming to an end.” But it’s true, and Irsay and Manning will apparently have a joint press conference tomorrow to make it official.

Video Of Peyton Manning Throwing At Duke Surfaces

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And the long and winding road of Peyton Manning’s potential turn to the NFL takes yet another strange yet compelling turn. “Secret” video has surfaced of Manning throwing at Duke.

‘BountyGate’ Shines Negative Light on New Orleans Saints, Gregg Williams, and the NFL

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So with a mountain of evidence containing upwards of 18,000 documents and 50,000 pages, the National Football League is about to lay the hammer on the New Orleans Saints organization for allegedly rewarding players for ‘bounties’ towards opposing players, most notably Brett Favre and Kurt Warner, during the playoffs following the 2009 season. Is anyone really surprised?

How Many Hall of Fame QBs Have Led The League In Interceptions?

Broadway Joe, one of many Hall of Fame quarterbacks to have led the league in interceptions.

Eric Mangini, in a discussion on this morning’s First Take about whether Eli Manning would be a Hall of Famer if his career ended today, mentioned that Eli led the league in interceptions in 2010 and asked, “How many Hall of Famers have led the league in interceptions?” Naturally, Josh stopped what he was doing and went to databaseFootball.com to answer Mangini’s question.

Super Bowl Quarterbacks Special: Every Super Bowl QB Matchup Ranked 1-46

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This year’s Super Bowl quarterbacks are Tom Brady and Eli Manning, and with their four combined rings, it is a great one. In fact, it’s perhaps one of the most highly anticipated QB matchups in Super Bowl history. But where does it rank all time? Chris Callaway has an answer. (Hint: it’s top 10.)

Behold, The Best Photo So Far From Super Bowl 46

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No, sorry, it’s not Marisol Gonzalez. And no, sorry, as cool as the picture of the lined-up Indy cars is, it’s not the best photo either. Here is the best Super Bowl XLIV photo that I’ve seen of the many coming coming out of Indianapolis this week.

NFC North Report: Dead Week Edition

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Just because there’s no real football this weekend doesn’t mean we won’t have anything to talk about. Join MSF’s fantastic football foursome, Amanda Lawson, Drew Lange, Tyler Juranovich and myself for this week’s edition of “The NFC North Report.”

Photo Story: “Player/Coach” starring Peyton Manning and Jim Irsay with special guest Jim Tressel

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Jim Tressel’s name has been bandied about as the next Colts head coach, but why not Peyton Manning as player/coach? As absurd as the idea sounds (and is), is it any more absurd than Manning attempting to operate under the ultra-conservative direction of Tressel? These thoughts, and a few choice photos of lovably eccentric Colts owner Jim Irsay, coalesced into our latest photo story.

With Jim Caldwell Fired Is It Time For Peyton Manning, Player-Coach?

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I’m not sure what the Indianapolis Colts were thinking when they fired Jim Caldwell. In his three years as coach of the Colts, he went 14-2 in 2009, 10-6 in 2010 and 2-14 in 2011. But now that the deed has been done, perhaps it’s time to consider a familiar name as the next head coach…Peyton Manning.

9 Perfectly-Timed Photo Examples Of Postgame NFL ‘Guy Love’

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Quarterbacks and coaches meet midfield after every game to exhibit sportsmanship by congratulating eachother and wishing eachother luck moving forward. Sometimes pictures are taken of these moments that make it seem like a little bit more might be about to go on.

Indianapolis Colts Should Keep Peyton Manning, Draft Kellen Moore

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By now we have heard every angle possible about the Colts either drafting Andrew Luck and getting rid of Peyton Manning, or keeping Peyton and trading the pick, or drafting Luck AND keeping Manning so Luck can sit a couple of years. Trevor Stewart has a different idea. It may sound crazy, you may not like it, but here it goes…

A List of the NFL Single-Season Passing and Receiving Records Broken This Year

Drew Brees shattered records this year with the help of his sentient Muppet football.

If you paid any attention to professional football in December you know that 2011 was a historic year for quarterback productivity. Here is a list of the many passing and receiving records that were broken or tied during the 2011 NFL season.

The Ever-Enjoyable Tim Tebow

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The problem with the Tim Tebow discourse is that everyone had a preconceived notion about him before this season. Sports became personal. We want to see him succeed or fail in order to vindicate ourselves. Why not set all that aside and just enjoy him?

Photo Story: “Sucks For Luck” starring Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning, and with special musical guest Jim Irsay

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Outside of Tim Tebow, the two players most discussed this season by NFL pundits and fans alike – Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning – have combined to take zero NFL snaps through 8 weeks. And their futures are becoming more and more entwined as the Colts get closer and closer to having the first pick in next April’s draft.