Monday, January 16, 2006
Sean Salisbury's Lunacy
Many of you are aware of my anti-Peyton Manning crusade. It isn't so much that I don't like Manning as much as I can't stand the morons in the media (and Salisbury is one of the biggest out there) that act as if Manning invented the forward pass.
Just last night when discussing how Manning threw his offensive line under the truck and blamed them by saying, "we had protection problems," Salisbury chimed in saying the Colts offensive line should give their paychecks to Manning because they played so bad. Really, Sean? Should Peyton give the Colts fans who paid a lot of money to see him play below average in a big game take Manning's pay check as well? The media is supposed to be objective but Salisbury just can't bring himself to say anything bad about Manning. True, he said what Manning said is wrong but he prefaced it with that idiotic statement which all but cancels things out. So how many sacks did the Colts allow? Five. He acts like Manning was sacked 10 times. The guy throws 38 passes and is sacked five times. It's not great but it's not atrocious either. Yes, he had pressure a lot but this is the NFL and that happens. Thing is the Colts line was so good this year that it didn't happen often. In fact, it only happened twice. Against the Chargers and Steelers and Manning struggled in each game, the Colts lost both and they failed to reach 20 points both times. So, Sean, who should Manning give his paycheck to for those performances? Just an idiotic statement by an idiotic person. I can see why Sean likes Manning, though. See, Sean was terrible when he actually wasn't warming the bench in the NFL so I guess he can relate to Manning's postseason struggles.
Last year Salisbury said that if you don't think Manning's 49-touchdown pass season is the best season by a quarterback ever you are "clueless." What? So just because you throw the most touchdowns means it was the best ever. I guess it doesn't matter that the Patriots and Steelers had better records or that he flopped again in the playoffs or that he did most of his damage against bad teams. The Titans, Texans, Bears, Chiefs, Lions were who he had seven of his best games against and they all had losing records. With the exception of 7-9 K.C. they all lost 10 or more games. Plus, Manning struggled against the Patriots and the Ravens, a 9-7, team that failed to make the playoffs. Add in two wins against bad Packers and Vikings defenses and you see that maybe this season is the product of a cupcake schedule. Good call Sean. Because Marino's 48-yard touchdown pass season and record 5,000 yards which was accomplished without a 1,000-yard running back, let alone a 1,500-yard back like James pales in comparison. This guy played in the NFL and all he can do is look at numbers. Montana in 89, Young in 94 and Favre in 96 an 97 were virtually unstoppable while leading their teams to super bowls or super bowl appearances yet you're "clueless" if you think they had better seasons. No, Sean I think you are clueless and you gave more proof of that last night.
While Sean ultimately said Bill Cowher made the right call by trying to have Bettis score in the final two minutes he also admitted that he intially disagreed with the decision. Once again Sean shows how stupid he is. Only a moron would think that that was foolish when the Colts had all three timeouts. If the Steelers take a knee three times and kick a field goal the Colts get the ball back with over a minute and can win with a touchdown. If they take a knee four times the Colts get the ball with the same amout of time and start around the 5 but now only need a field goal to force overtime. So unless you're clueless when the Steelers take over you are saying, give the ball to Bettis, score the touchdown and end this thing once and for all. Yes, Sean disagrees at first. Good call Sean. That this guy has a job gives hope to everyone. I guess if you say enough moronic things you can get a job on tv.
Just last night when discussing how Manning threw his offensive line under the truck and blamed them by saying, "we had protection problems," Salisbury chimed in saying the Colts offensive line should give their paychecks to Manning because they played so bad. Really, Sean? Should Peyton give the Colts fans who paid a lot of money to see him play below average in a big game take Manning's pay check as well? The media is supposed to be objective but Salisbury just can't bring himself to say anything bad about Manning. True, he said what Manning said is wrong but he prefaced it with that idiotic statement which all but cancels things out. So how many sacks did the Colts allow? Five. He acts like Manning was sacked 10 times. The guy throws 38 passes and is sacked five times. It's not great but it's not atrocious either. Yes, he had pressure a lot but this is the NFL and that happens. Thing is the Colts line was so good this year that it didn't happen often. In fact, it only happened twice. Against the Chargers and Steelers and Manning struggled in each game, the Colts lost both and they failed to reach 20 points both times. So, Sean, who should Manning give his paycheck to for those performances? Just an idiotic statement by an idiotic person. I can see why Sean likes Manning, though. See, Sean was terrible when he actually wasn't warming the bench in the NFL so I guess he can relate to Manning's postseason struggles.
Last year Salisbury said that if you don't think Manning's 49-touchdown pass season is the best season by a quarterback ever you are "clueless." What? So just because you throw the most touchdowns means it was the best ever. I guess it doesn't matter that the Patriots and Steelers had better records or that he flopped again in the playoffs or that he did most of his damage against bad teams. The Titans, Texans, Bears, Chiefs, Lions were who he had seven of his best games against and they all had losing records. With the exception of 7-9 K.C. they all lost 10 or more games. Plus, Manning struggled against the Patriots and the Ravens, a 9-7, team that failed to make the playoffs. Add in two wins against bad Packers and Vikings defenses and you see that maybe this season is the product of a cupcake schedule. Good call Sean. Because Marino's 48-yard touchdown pass season and record 5,000 yards which was accomplished without a 1,000-yard running back, let alone a 1,500-yard back like James pales in comparison. This guy played in the NFL and all he can do is look at numbers. Montana in 89, Young in 94 and Favre in 96 an 97 were virtually unstoppable while leading their teams to super bowls or super bowl appearances yet you're "clueless" if you think they had better seasons. No, Sean I think you are clueless and you gave more proof of that last night.
While Sean ultimately said Bill Cowher made the right call by trying to have Bettis score in the final two minutes he also admitted that he intially disagreed with the decision. Once again Sean shows how stupid he is. Only a moron would think that that was foolish when the Colts had all three timeouts. If the Steelers take a knee three times and kick a field goal the Colts get the ball back with over a minute and can win with a touchdown. If they take a knee four times the Colts get the ball with the same amout of time and start around the 5 but now only need a field goal to force overtime. So unless you're clueless when the Steelers take over you are saying, give the ball to Bettis, score the touchdown and end this thing once and for all. Yes, Sean disagrees at first. Good call Sean. That this guy has a job gives hope to everyone. I guess if you say enough moronic things you can get a job on tv.
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