Have we already seen Peyton's last game as a Colt?
I fully admire Peyton Manning. The guy is arguably (key word) the best quarterback to ever play the game. His stats are stunning. His persona is admirable. His commercials, I think, are funny. And there’s no denying what he did for the Colts. He built that new stadium. Without the years of success that Peyton brought to organization, they’d still be toiling in a decaying arena. The Colts name wouldn’t be synonymous with winning.
Somewhere along that line though, things between the organization and the player that defined an era of sports in Indianapolis changed. Recently, the two have taken to a twitter battle, and it has turned into something I picture out of the Kardashians or Jersey Shore. If I was a chief official at the Colts head office I’d be embarrased to see my team owner acting this way.
Jim Irsay, team owner, is a twitter fantatic. He’s tweeted about signing Brett Favre in the past, and while that may have been a sign of the owners sense of humour, these new statements are completely unprofessional.
Calling Manning a “politician”, implying that he is campaigning against Irsay, is a dirty tactic. The two have since “reconciled” and stated that everything is “fine” but anybody that’s been in a relationship knows fine is never fine.
Starting with the firings of the Polians, then head coach Jim Caldwell, and probably ending with the release of Peyton Manning (as well as WR Reggie Wayne, DE Robert Mathis and C Jeff Saturday) we have begun a new era of Colts history. However, this is not the type of end (or beginning) that you give the man who built your organization.
Doug Holt
