Peyton Manning: 2013 SI Sportsman of the Year

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Zomp said:
You don't see a difference, Rev?
 
I do--I Manning this year is a far better choice than Favre in 2007.
 
But that's not really the point I was trying to make.
 
 
NatetheGreat said:
 
I think Manning's season this year was better than Favre's by a pretty big margin. 
 
No shit?
 

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Reverend said:
 
I do--I Manning this year is a far better choice than Favre in 2007.
 
But that's not really the point I was trying to make.
 
 
 
No shit?
 
I realize that wasn't the point you were trying to make.  
 
Please tell me if I'm wrong, but I assume the point you were trying to make was that when Brady had the same kind of season that NateTheGreat described for Peyton, Farvre won.  Is that it?
 

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I realize that wasn't the point you were trying to make.  
 
Please tell me if I'm wrong, but I assume the point you were trying to make was that when Brady had the same kind of season that NateTheGreat described for Peyton, Farvre won.  Is that it?
 
Yes. But more than that. I was trying to underscore that looking back at 2007, it's clearly a legacy award as much as or more than what it claims to be; it's a lot like the Golden Glove in that respect where even players make comments about how great players get it for years of service even if they are not the best fielder at their position that year. 
 
But more importantly, some of the lines in the article are absolutely hysterical in retrospect now that some of the hero-worship luster has worn off. Others have proved to be totally bogus. I actually didn't remember the choice but looked up SI's Sportsman of the year for 2007 on a lark and laughed myself silly.
 
I think the funny stuff is more important. Heh. Tell me more about his "Best Attribute."
 
 
 
Edit: On reflection, the sub-title doesn't even make any sense, as a "fine season" is not an "attribute."
 

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Reverend said:
 
Yes. But more than that. I was trying to underscore that looking back at 2007, it's clearly a legacy award as much as or more than what it claims to be; it's a lot like the Golden Glove in that respect where even players make comments about how great players get it for years of service even if they are not the best fielder at their position that year. 
 
I didn't realize that amateur boxing was so fucking political.
 
Just another reason the sport is failing.