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He would get to the line with so much time on the play clock Left. He then would begin to dissect the defense. He would almost always change to a play that would lead to huge yards. When they say he was the smartest, I think what was meant is that he would out study his opponents. He would look for your tendencies and use them to pick you apart. I'm a Ravens fan and as good as Ray Lewis and Ed Reed were, Peyton would usually get the best of their defenses.
Peyton was so important to the nfl. He absolutely changed the game by basically calling the offense at the line every play. He would see how the defense was lined up and change the play, and defenses hated it. He might be the prime example of how you can win football games with your mind. He studied you more than you studied yourself, he knew everything you wanted to do and made you do the opposite.
Yep. Peyton's greatest plays started before the ball was snapped. If you're not seeing him eye the defense and making pre-snap adjustments to his crew, then you're missing a lot of the greatness.
He knows with complete confidence what's supposed to happed while everybody else is still thinking about it. If you spend any time with him, as a coach, you know you are not in charge - and that's ok.
This is a really important point. A large part of the intelligence people talk about involves him calling his own plays, which is super rare. As you pointed out, the offensive coordinator is almost always responsible for play calling.
Big ben would lisen to our shitty offensive cordinators for 3 quarters then start calling his own plays in the 4th quarter which is why he has so many 4th quarter comebacks
@Bob Bob lol you aren't wrong the reason Big Ben has so many 4th qtr comebacks is because the offense would suck for most of the game then he'd draw up plays in the no huddle and suddenly score two or three tds. People wonder why every steeler game is a nail biter.
4:26 that’s Peyton Manning he’s interviewing, so yes I’d say he became a good football player. When he says “my dad” he’s referring to Archie Manning a pretty good football player in his own right.
You have to watch his retirement speech. He went to the Broncos following a neck injury and had an amazing few years in Denver. That includes the greatest season a quarterback has ever performed. He was a gift to us Broncos fans and to the NFL
Manning's greatest gift as a QB was his unparalleled ability to read defenses. Someone on the other side would blink or twitch their nose, and he'd just know from that what they were planning to do, and he'd adjust and tell the offense to do the same. I don't know of any other QB could do that the way he could.
About Detroit, the Red Wings (whom, as a Colorado Avalanche fan, I hate, lol) have a great history of success. Though not too recently. So don't feel too bad for Detroit. The Lions have a miserable history, but the Tigers and Pistons at least have championships within living memory.
@@davidw5629 Well for the longest time Brady had a huge difference maker named Belicheck. Not to take anything away from the man, but that was the word for a long time.🤷
@@davidw5629 this is one area where even the most biased Brady fans have to acknowledge that P. Manning was superior. You can have almost any other stat or intangible you want to claim he's the GOAT and no fair minded football fan will challenge it. But this was simply Manning's great talent, and no, not even Brady matched him. Not saying that he couldn't read defenses, just that he didn't have that same eye for the teeny tiniest little giveaways.
You have to watch Peyton’s career as a broncos as well! He essentially had two hall of fame careers with each team. Some of his greatest plays and games came as a bronco.
Guys like Peyton Manning, Emmett Smith, and Jerry Rice are hard to encapsulate in a highlight video because their greatness wasn’t in flashy plays and dominant performances (though they had those moments) but in consistent high-level performance over a long career. They are more akin to a family sedan that holds up to a daily commute and cross-country drives for years on end rather than a sports car that is thrilling for weekend drives in the summer.
That little kid saying "I'm going to be a football player when (he) grows up" was Peyton as a small child Standing next to him was his little brother Eli, who also was an NFL quarterback. Eli won two Superbowls with the New York Giants. Their father Archie Manning was a quarterback in the NFL as well. He played in two Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-American.
Manning's oldest son is 12, so too early to tell yet. But it seems he has a great arm. One of Manning's nephews, Arch Manning, was the top-rated recruit in the class of 2022, and is currently a freshman at Texas.
Clutch means they rise to the occasion in the moment. The greats at QB are like surgeons against even the greatest defenses. Precise and invasive. His kid brother Eli was also a phenomenal QB.
It's really hard to show how smart Peyton was in a highlights video. He was known for doing more film study than pretty much anyone. He was also really known for changing the play to a different play at the line of scrimmage before the snap of the ball. That's where his smarts shown through. He would know exactly what the defense was doing and change to a play that was perfect to beat the defense. It's kinda hard to show that in a highlights package.
I love Peyton Manning and frankly all the Mannings. Archie was a good quarterback when he played for the Saints, New Orleans thinks he is a god. So Peyton and Eli grew up in New Orleans. Also see if you can find Peyton's commercials, he is hilarious. Once again great reaction, you guys are so cool!
The only thing better than seeing Peyton on the field is watching him off the field. Just a terrific person has a nerdy type on mentally. His routine of preparation was legendary. He watched film on everyone, including himself. If not for Brady and the Patriots, he might have been regarded as the best post-2000 quarterback.
Peyton's Nephew is actually going to start his freshmen year of college playing collegian football for the Texas Longhorns. Peyton and his younger Brother Eli Manning both went number 1 in their respective draft classes. Peyton was number 1 in 1998 out of the University of Tennessee. Eli Manning was drafted number 1 in 2004 out of Ole Miss. That top pick in 2004 is still being talked about, since a huge trade happened on the draft stage...
Would love to see you guys react to “just snap the damn ball colts”. It’s about Peyton and the colts ability to change the plays and how much it frustrates defenses.
The Manning family is bred to be quarterbacks. Daddy Archie played for the Saints/Oilers, Brother Eli played for the Giants won 2 super bowls, brother Cooper was committed to Ole Miss before being diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis, and now his nephew Arch is freshman at Texas.
Peyton may be my favorite football player of all time. I’m sure others have told you this, but his father was an NFL QB, and so was his brother, Eli. Peyton and Eli have a show during Monday Night Football where they watch the game and discuss the plays. They have guests on & are hilarious together. They’re both incredibly smart, funny & entertaining. You should really check out clips from their show. It’s like listening to two football sages explain the what’s going on in the minds of the players. The Manning family is football royalty.
The clip of Peyton calling timeout like 70 times while talking about Russell Wilson needing to call a timeout. Only for RW to call a TO after having wasted so much valuable time is exactly why he is known as a great football mind.
@@ashtheviking5007 exactly why i love watching games with the mannings. . your literally watching football with one of the greatest minds to ever be involved with the sport
good call guys. You are correct that this is a brilliant video, but doesn't give the full story. So often the complaint is about the stop/start nature of football, but Peyton maximized the "stop" portion of it perfectly. He saw who was on the field, knew everything about every player on that defense, what they were good at, what they weren't, and would call a play at the line before the Center snapped the ball to exploit that weakness every time. That's what makes him one of the best. His knowledge of everything
One might say that he looked for the chink in the armor and he'd attack it. God help you if you're the weakest link on the defense. Peyton knows when you're going thru a breakup with your lady and didn't sleep well last night.🔥👹🔥
Manning was so insanely good at reading and breaking down a defense that my team the titans had 3 different defensive languages we used when he play. 1 for the rest of the NFL, and two just for him that we changed every time we played him and alternated between during the middle of games with him.
You should go back to his Tennessee days to really understand who Peyton is. In fact, ESPN has several specials on the Manning Family. I'm from Tennessee, we hold Peyton up as royalty in this state. We love his whole family. Peyton is super intelligent & extremely generous with his time, money & support for the people & for the University of Tennessee. Enjoying your channel...
I don't follow college football closely (I'm from Denver, and the Broncos are everything here) but I was blown away to learn that Todd Helton, our great 1B for the Rockies, was originally Tennessee's QB and yielded the job to Peyton. Helton is part of how Peyton ended up with the Broncos, he gave him a place to stay and access to the Rockies training room when he was rehabbing from his neck surgery.
That video of the little boy saying he wanted to be a football player was Peyton! The reporter was asking if Peyton wanted to be a football player like his father Archie Manning. Archie was a quarterback primarily for the New Orleans Saints. Manning was a master of the “audible” where the quarterback modifies the play call at the line of scrimmage based on what he sees in the defense.
Clutch is a player doing exactly what needs to be done in the biggest moments. Leading the team and performing incredible feats under extreme pressure. Doing things other people can't do. That's what clutch means.
Another great reaction. There is definitely more to the Payton Manning story than was shown in this video. One part that didn’t come up was his kindness to people off the field. He is a person who shows respect to people. One way he does this is by writing people letters, very old school here. But he finds things out about the people in his life, fellow players, coaches, but also just average people who work in the stadium with the team. He then writes these personal letters of gratitude to these people, and shows an interest in their life. A real gentleman.
@@posapop27 Would highly suggest reacting to their monday night football show, honestly the best cast I've seen in a long time. As a vol native I can't help but feel proud of having him play for the school and just keeps being a class act.
unfortunatlythis video only covered the first chunk of his career. . after this he eventually broke his neck and everyone thought he was done, the team even released him. . then he did come back almost 2 seasons later for the denver broncos before having 2 of the 3 best seasons of his career, and probably the best season any Quarterback ever had and another superbowl.. he was around for 18 seasons with no controversy, noone ever had a bad thing to say about him, which is unheard for that long of a career. .always made the players around him better.. just an overall great man..
It’s kind of hard to get a feel for how great he was without watching a game. He wasn’t that flashy but he was absolutely surgical during games and would pick the defense apart play after play. And it starts with the pre snap. He’d audible and have a check for every adjustment and alignment the defence made. Then he threw in fake adjustments to get the defense to go from the right adjustment and play call and alignment to misaligning. So he wouldn’t just fling it like mahomes but you feel helpless watching a dude just march down the field in 1 minute just because he knew how to work the defense and the clock. He doesn’t lose games, he runs out of time to win them
He was with my Denver Broncos as well, we went to 2 Super Bowls with him and won one. He's a big part of our teams history too. Between Manning and Elway we've had two of the greatest passers in the NFL
Pretty sure I remember that play that did that. It was against DC when during a sack attempt his neck got bent way backwards and basically lost his helmet in the process. This may have still been before the Brady rule protections kicked in.
Peyton was an amazing quarterback wry accurate and the best pre snap quarterback. He was great at pre snap reading of defenses. You’d have to watch a game of him to see all the pre snap adjustments and/audible he would do to beat a defense every play. Even though he rarely ran the ball he had one of the best play/run action follow through of any quarterback. He will always be one of the greatest quarterbacks to watch play.
He was the first to break Dan Marino's touchdowns in a season record. Marino did that in the 80s. Back when you could be really physical with receivers and running the ball was way more standard offensive approach to the game. Way before the modern rules. You fellas should check out a Dan Marino highlight video.
Growing up in Indy Peyton was everything to us football fans. So much fun seeing these old clips again. Miss the old days with Peyton, Marvin Harrison, and reggie Wayne
Peyton is the man, He's football IQ is through the roof, and he's super personable. He's done loads of hilarious commercials, been in tv shows and movies, and analyst on tv as well. In my eyes him and Brady hold the goat spot together.
Peyton’s dad was an nfl qb, he was a great qb, and his brother Eli will also be a hall of fame qb. There will be more mannings a coming into the league in a few years too. They know a thing or two about throwing a ball.
I grew up 50 miles south of Detroit and 100 miles from the State of Indiana. Saw Barry play live. Peyton Manning was a Coach on the field. All teams have Offensive Coordinators or play callers. Well Peyton’s OC would call a play and Peyton would change it at the line. So fun to watch.
Peyton is probably my fav QB of all time. Something about his drop-back, stutter step before he throws, audibles at the line and pinpoint accuracy.. Oh yeah and the Manning brother humor lol. He was a pleasure to watch. Especially with Harrison and Wayne .
Joseph Vincent videos are the best at providing context for the players, definitely hit more of those, if you can! Edit: For instance, for Brady, his 7 rings video is fabulous.
Peyton really came into his legendary status after that Super Bowl. Broadcasters coined the term "There is no defense for the perfect pass" because of the things he would do. The defense would play perfect coverage. Nobody was open. It didn't matter.
The Manning family is football royalty. At 4:26 you see Peyton as a child saying his favorite player is his dad (Archie Manning, then Saints QB). Archie had 3 sons: Peyton, Eli, and Cooper. Peyton and Eli both were #1 overall pick QBs who won 2 Super Bowls each. Their brother Cooper was a wide receiver and supposedly the best athlete of them all. Unfortunately he lost his athletic career due to medical troubles. Cooper has a son, Arch, who will be a freshman QB at Texas this year. Supposedly he’s even better than either of his uncles were at his age.
Great reaction as always, gents! For my money, yes, Manning was the smartest QB of all time, in that he could read defenses like no other player. No matter what play is called, Manning would frequently approach the line of scrimmage, scan the defensive formation, and immediately change the play by pointing out defensive players and barking adjustments to his team. Defense had so little success against him because he would sniff it out as soon as everyone lined up. Watching him adjust play after play was a thing of beauty.
I grew up watching the Manning-Wayne-Harrison connection, and it was always so much fun to see. It’s crazy to see how much the league has changed as far as QB play.
Manning and number 88 Marvin Harrison have the NFL record for most QB to WR TDs in NFL history. One of the best route running WRs ever. Worth checking out one of Harrison's videos. You guys still need to watch Ronnie Lott. The man is the epitome of what the NFL used to be. Nearly everyone says that he was the best defensive back to ever play the game. Great videos guys. Keep it up.
I loved Peyton manning at Tennessee. His command of the game in college was just so beyond anyone else. Then carried that greatness over to the NFL seamlessly and is hands down one of the all time greats. Only thing I hate is the titans couldn’t get him.
Payton was a really intelligent QB. I got nervous every time he played my New Orleans Saints, because I knew he would dust us. Defense couldn't figure him out. I think he is definitely one the greatest regular season quarterbacks of all-time. Even though he has two rings, he could have had just as many as Brady, but a lot of post season failures stifled that. However, that doesn't diminish his greatness though.
I hope you find more videos about Manning. This shows nothing about his mental abilities at the line. He was so smart with fake calls and changing plays at the line. He was one of the few QB's in the last 20 years that called his own plays sometimes. He won another SB with Denver, but also had a terrible beat down in the SB at the hands of Seattle. It's sad that his neck injury happened. But he was still able to be great for a long long time.
The Bears team he beat in the Superbowl is one of the top defenses ever as well. You should check out Brian Urlacher. I hope there's a part 2 because it didn't even get to his time in Denver yet!
The Father, Archie Manning was a starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints for many years. The Both Eli and Peyton won Superbowls and had long careers in the NFL. Their older brother Cooper may have been the best but he was injured in College and never played pro ball. The bloodline is deep and they were taught well. They also were great team players and never got in trouble and have been ambassadors for the game.
Couple things, the kid you saw was Peyton Manning, his Dad was Archie Manning a hall of fame QB, his brother Eli Manning also is a superbowl winning QB. Clutch is any player that shows up in big moments, they're normally star players but not always, just guys that when the game is on the line.. they deliver
It’s hard to look at his highlights and really understand how good he was. He was so much more intelligent and prepared than any other qb. The man could look at a defense on any team and immediately know what they were trying to do and how to take advantage of that.
For Wide Receivers you would love Calvin Johnson. Arguably the greatest receiver of all time. Literally had to have 2-3 people guarding him at all times.
I have a team for you guys to support. I've gone through 50 years of disappointment, but my team finally is managed and coached with the right people. While in England I noticed many statues of Lions. Once known as the Motor City Kitties, the Detroit Lions are on a mission towards grabbing the Superbowl. You'll have fun rooting for #onepride.
Peyton Manning is my favourite player of all time. He was electric and enjoyable to watch, but probably not often to play with. He said in his final retirement speech (think it was not one) that he wasn't the best athlete, but he made sure that no one could put prepare him. One of the best pictures to illustrate that, was from Denver Broncos (he got released from Colts and signed with Broncos after an injury and three neck surgeries) he is sitting alone on the edge of a cold water pool with his foot in, with his helmet on so he can hear the play calls and watching the practice on a tablet. And he was both the quarterback, offensive coordinator and play caller maybe not by tittle but definitely from his persona. A rookie receiver once made a pretty one handed catch, Peyton thought it was doable to catch it with both hands, and told the rookie this wasnt how things were done in Indy, he didnt want him on the field, and if he did it again later he wouldn't be in Indy at all. The offensive coordinator didnt hear the exchange so when the rookie came to the sideline he told the rookie to go back on the field, when he tried Peyton just pointed to the sideline to get out. So he didnt play. This video shows a snippet of how he ran his offence, some mostly new QB will have a list on their arm during the game so they don't have to remember all the plays.. The good old Colts day. Not that the Denver ones wasnt great too.. th-cam.com/video/VH5gwHHjZ7Q/w-d-xo.html
Manning’s Dad payed for Ole Miss in college and went to New Orleans in the NFL. Peyton’s older brother Cooper was a WR at Ole Miss but had to retire to sue to spinal stenosis. Peyton played for Tennessee in college then drafted overall #1 by Colts in NFL. He won 2 SBowls. His brother Eli played for Ole Miss in college and drafted overall number one in NFL by San Diego and traded to Giants. He won two super bowls both times beating Brady. Their nephew is starting his freshman year at Univ of Texas this year at QB.
Peyton and Eli grew up throwing to their older brother Cooper, who was a receiver. During pre-season practices his freshman year at college, Cooper was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, and his football days were over. Both the pro Mannings say he was the best player out of the 3 of them. Would have been something to see....
Manning/Harrison, one of the greatest link ups in Pro football. It was like they almost had a Psychic connection. In fact this is what you get when two consummate Professionals are working together almost feeding off each others actions.
Here's an idea, sparked by that shot of Devin Hester during this: the NFL, in addition to all the TV coverage, also have had their own filmmaking company, NFL Films, since the 60s. They've made narrated highlights of every Super Bowl, usually about 22 minutes long. I'd probably recommend their films of Super Bowl III, IV, X, something from the 1970s in any case. If you want to know why Americans fell for this sport in particular, watching a few of those will tell you everything you need to know. When I was a kid, every Super Bowl Sunday, some channel would run a marathon of these highlights films, in order, leading up to that day's game, and I'd just watch them over and over.
This was a solid video and an even better reaction, Peyton is a must know NFL great. NFL will forever miss the Brady vs Manning duels which happened for years. More Manning is needed, this video covered until his first Super Bowl victory which was in '06, which is like the first half of his career as others have mentioned. He played until the end of the 2015 season!
The reason why Peyton Manning was regarded as so intelligent as a QB is that he was the only QB of his era that was allowed to call plays himself at the line of scrimmage for entire games. He wasn't just calling audibles (making a change to a play based on what you see in the defense) but he was calling full plays at the line of scrimmage and he would change those plays a lot based on what he saw. His Indianapolis Colts' offenses were some of the best offenses in the league every year because of his brain.
Peyton’s father was Archie Manning who was a QB for the Saints in the 70s, his young brother Eli was QB for the Giants. Both brothers won two super bowls. Another brother had to leave football due to health problems but there is now a third generation of Manning in college. Arch Manning will be the next in line.
BTW, if you are interested in seeing one of the defining moments of a "clutch" performance in NFL football, look up "THE DRIVE." John Elway and the Broncos vs. the Cleveland Browns for the AFC championship. To be specific, the term means coming through when everything is on the line. Some athletes crumble under that pressure, others really thrive in those situations.
The Mannings are the first family of NFL qbs. Peyton's father Archie was a QB in the NFL for 14 year or so, Peyton was one of the best ever, Peyton's brother Eli won two Superbowls and will likely make the Hall of Fame also, their brother Cooper was a better athlete than both before he got hurt in college, and Cooper's son Arch was the top high school player last year and one of the most recruited player by colleges this year
The thing about Peyton is 100% his brain. He didn't have the strongest arm, he wasn't close to being super mobile, he didn't always throw spirals... but no matter what defense you lined up in, he had studied your film for 40 hours over the past 2 days and knows exactly where your hole is and thats where he throws it and if he has a play called and sees your defense. he just took over the play and completely changed it. Not just checking out of a play or switching to the other side. he would completely take control and call his own play that he knew would work specifically against the defense he saw and more often than not, it worked.
There was a stretch of 7 years (2003-2009) that the Colts won more than 75% of their games, their Superbowl win coming in the middle of that run. After Manning's neck injury in 2011, because he lost some arm strength and mobility (he never had a really strong arm or much mobility), he studied even more and became so good at reading defenses that he had the best statistical year of any quarterback ever, in 2013. He and Brady are the only QBs to have Superbowl wins with more than one team.
To see his genius you have to watch a few series of downs... In the 2011 playoffs he went against the jets who were lights out defense that year...first series was four and out,the next time he stepped on the field he went 70 yards in five plays....he was the best at picking a defense apart
I followed Peyton from his time at University of Tennessee to the time he retired. He is by far my favorite football player of all time. It just happened that he was quarterback at my favorite college. I love the likes of Joe Montana as well. I don't follow football teams because I like the team as much as I follow a player. Peyton was and is still one of the smartest players/commentators. I think that over the years, Peyton has had more commercial offers than most anyone in any sport. He and his brother Eli do some spots on ESPN during football season. They are pretty funny at times. I do follow my Atlanta Braves no matter who they have on their roster though. Been a braves fan since they came to Atlanta. Hey, you guys should get into horse racing and check out Secretariat, the best race horse ever.
There's this other QB Drew Brees who was too short to see the middle of the field, but that was where he thrived, he was so smart and had such a good connection with his receivers he could throw the ball without being able to see where he was throwing
Really sad to see no bro cos clips with Peyton. He wasn’t here as long as Indy but he had his best years in Denver and he still calls Denver his home. Retired after winning a Super Bowl with Denver! Absolute legends here in CO.
you need to catch up on his Denver Broncos days, he was cut by the Colts after sustaining what was thought should be a career ending neck injury, but came back and was signed by the Denver broncos and set several single season records and won a super bowl in his late 30's
The Mannings are a football family (Dynasty?). Archie Manning, Peyton's father, is the patriarch. He played for the New Orleans Saints in the 70s. Peyton's little brother, Eli, led the NY Giants to 2 Super Bowl Championships, winning MVP in both. Their nephew, Arch Manning, is a top QB prospect coming on the scene.
He was known for calling audibles - changing the offense's play after seeing the defense line up, just before snapping the ball. He would yell all kinds of mysterious things to different players on his team to exploit and pick apart defenses. Nobody before or since has done it as often or as effectively as he did. There are definitely videos out there where you can see that in action. He holds the record for the most passing touchdowns in a season with 55. He also has a big personality and he's one of the most hilarious athletes in the USA. He and his brother Eli Manning (Also funny and also 2x Super Bowl champion) do great commentary on Monday Night Football.
To his defense part of the reason he wasn't as successful in the playoffs was because he played during the height of the Patriots dynasty. Peyton manning vs Tom Brady games were the best thing ever.
React to Kam Chancellor!!! One of the hardest hitting players in NFL history and part of the defense that shit down Manning in the Super Bowl. Bam Bam Kam!!! 💪🐐
This is a fun Manning video but it's hard to really explain how smart he was . Those receivers were that wide open, making those catches because he knew exactly where the defense would be BEFORE the ball was snapped. His last season, when his arm strength was gone, he was able to adjust and make the throws he could make, where he knew only his guy would get it
When Peyton went to Denver and won a Super Bowl , the guy with the title of offensive co-ordinator there was Adam Gase ,but Peyton ran the offense and called all of the plays . Based upon that Super Bowl victory ,Gase was hired as head coach of the Dolphins ,where he was a disaster and fired after a couple of bad years . For some unknown reason the jets then hired Gase as their head coach ,where he was an even bigger disaster . He was fired there also after a couple of years and has been unable to get anyone in the NFL hire him for any job since .
Peyton was, is, and will continue to be “The Ultimate Ambassador of [American] Football.” The dude was a great QB BUT ADD TO THAT he is a personable, approachable, FUNNY good ol’ guy! 🤘🤙🤟
I am a life long Denver Broncos fan, and it was always frustrating to watch games against Manning because he would come up to the line and call audibles every time. Then he came to Denver and it was so amazing to watch him always call audibles... 😀People always said he sucked because he didn't do well in the post season, so I'm glad he got his second Super Bowl with Denver, even though it was because of the defense instead of Manning. As a Denver fan, I remember John Elway taking a lot of flak because he'd never won a Super Bowl, and the relief when he finally did in back-to-back contests. So Denver fans tend to have a bit of a soft spot for good players the rest of the league pretends are horrible just because they don't have a specific trophy.
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He would get to the line with so much time on the play clock Left. He then would begin to dissect the defense. He would almost always change to a play that would lead to huge yards. When they say he was the smartest, I think what was meant is that he would out study his opponents. He would look for your tendencies and use them to pick you apart. I'm a Ravens fan and as good as Ray Lewis and Ed Reed were, Peyton would usually get the best of their defenses.
You guys have to do BEN ROETHLISBERGER, his “backyard” style of play would highly impress you guys. Please!!
Love the vids! (love that you're getting into hockey!) Please consider John Elway, arguably the MOST clutch QB of all time
Harrison you’re seeing here…his son Marvin Harrison Jr. #1 College Player next season @ Ohio State, may be #1 Draft Pick next year.
Peyton was so important to the nfl. He absolutely changed the game by basically calling the offense at the line every play. He would see how the defense was lined up and change the play, and defenses hated it. He might be the prime example of how you can win football games with your mind. He studied you more than you studied yourself, he knew everything you wanted to do and made you do the opposite.
Love this! We have to take another look at Peyton. Enjoyed the backstory here but really want to see the game changing moments in depth!
Yep. Peyton's greatest plays started before the ball was snapped. If you're not seeing him eye the defense and making pre-snap adjustments to his crew, then you're missing a lot of the greatness.
He also is a main architect of modern offenses. He probably is the biggest reason running backs aren’t as important as they use to be
He was a fast thinker and he had the ability to perform as high and fast as his mind worked. He was just great student and leader.
He knows with complete confidence what's supposed to happed while everybody else is still thinking about it. If you spend any time with him, as a coach, you know you are not in charge - and that's ok.
He was the only QB that I know of who didn't need an offensive coordinator. He called the vast majority of plays in his career.
Bradshaw w/ the Steelers called his plays im pretty sure
This is a really important point. A large part of the intelligence people talk about involves him calling his own plays, which is super rare. As you pointed out, the offensive coordinator is almost always responsible for play calling.
Big ben would lisen to our shitty offensive cordinators for 3 quarters then start calling his own plays in the 4th quarter which is why he has so many 4th quarter comebacks
@Bob Bob lol you aren't wrong the reason Big Ben has so many 4th qtr comebacks is because the offense would suck for most of the game then he'd draw up plays in the no huddle and suddenly score two or three tds. People wonder why every steeler game is a nail biter.
Wow, great context! Thank you for this.
4:26 that’s Peyton Manning he’s interviewing, so yes I’d say he became a good football player. When he says “my dad” he’s referring to Archie Manning a pretty good football player in his own right.
You have to watch his retirement speech. He went to the Broncos following a neck injury and had an amazing few years in Denver. That includes the greatest season a quarterback has ever performed. He was a gift to us Broncos fans and to the NFL
Seen a few mentions regarding his Retirement Speech. Thanks for this one Jeremy, have added to our list!
@@DNReacts Manning is one of the funniest football players as far as doing commercials.
Manning's greatest gift as a QB was his unparalleled ability to read defenses. Someone on the other side would blink or twitch their nose, and he'd just know from that what they were planning to do, and he'd adjust and tell the offense to do the same. I don't know of any other QB could do that the way he could.
About Detroit, the Red Wings (whom, as a Colorado Avalanche fan, I hate, lol) have a great history of success. Though not too recently. So don't feel too bad for Detroit. The Lions have a miserable history, but the Tigers and Pistons at least have championships within living memory.
Thank you for this, really want to see more of that side to Peyton. Appreciate it’s hard to overly show in highlights
@@davidw5629 Well for the longest time Brady had a huge difference maker named Belicheck. Not to take anything away from the man, but that was the word for a long time.🤷
@@davidw5629 this is one area where even the most biased Brady fans have to acknowledge that P. Manning was superior. You can have almost any other stat or intangible you want to claim he's the GOAT and no fair minded football fan will challenge it. But this was simply Manning's great talent, and no, not even Brady matched him. Not saying that he couldn't read defenses, just that he didn't have that same eye for the teeny tiniest little giveaways.
@@davidw5629 They’re going to discuss what Brady was great at then, so defense reading won’t come up. Cheers
Clutch: Successful in a crucial situation
As a Colts fan, every time i watch Peyton throw the ball again, it brings a tear to my eye
Powerful stuff Spencer! Hope you enjoyed
@@DNReacts Same here. I remember cheering loudly when he brought the Colts the Super Bowl.
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Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving
You have to watch Peyton’s career as a broncos as well! He essentially had two hall of fame careers with each team. Some of his greatest plays and games came as a bronco.
Will do, thanks Matt!
Guys like Peyton Manning, Emmett Smith, and Jerry Rice are hard to encapsulate in a highlight video because their greatness wasn’t in flashy plays and dominant performances (though they had those moments) but in consistent high-level performance over a long career. They are more akin to a family sedan that holds up to a daily commute and cross-country drives for years on end rather than a sports car that is thrilling for weekend drives in the summer.
That little kid saying "I'm going to be a football player when (he) grows up" was Peyton as a small child Standing next to him was his little brother Eli, who also was an NFL quarterback. Eli won two Superbowls with the New York Giants. Their father Archie Manning was a quarterback in the NFL as well. He played in two Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-American.
Manning's oldest son is 12, so too early to tell yet. But it seems he has a great arm. One of Manning's nephews, Arch Manning, was the top-rated recruit in the class of 2022, and is currently a freshman at Texas.
And Harrison Jr is one the best wideouts in college right now for OSU
Peyton Manning’s Hall of Fame speech is a must watch
Clutch means they rise to the occasion in the moment. The greats at QB are like surgeons against even the greatest defenses. Precise and invasive. His kid brother Eli was also a phenomenal QB.
It's really hard to show how smart Peyton was in a highlights video. He was known for doing more film study than pretty much anyone. He was also really known for changing the play to a different play at the line of scrimmage before the snap of the ball. That's where his smarts shown through. He would know exactly what the defense was doing and change to a play that was perfect to beat the defense. It's kinda hard to show that in a highlights package.
I love Peyton Manning and frankly all the Mannings. Archie was a good quarterback when he played for the Saints, New Orleans thinks he is a god. So Peyton and Eli grew up in New Orleans. Also see if you can find Peyton's commercials, he is hilarious. Once again great reaction, you guys are so cool!
Thank you so much Linda! More from the Mannings Will be coming too
The only thing better than seeing Peyton on the field is watching him off the field. Just a terrific person has a nerdy type on mentally. His routine of preparation was legendary. He watched film on everyone, including himself. If not for Brady and the Patriots, he might have been regarded as the best post-2000 quarterback.
Peyton's Nephew is actually going to start his freshmen year of college playing collegian football for the Texas Longhorns. Peyton and his younger Brother Eli Manning both went number 1 in their respective draft classes. Peyton was number 1 in 1998 out of the University of Tennessee. Eli Manning was drafted number 1 in 2004 out of Ole Miss. That top pick in 2004 is still being talked about, since a huge trade happened on the draft stage...
Heck ya! You will NOT see the best runs ever but his skill as a QB is undeniable!
Would love to see you guys react to “just snap the damn ball colts”. It’s about Peyton and the colts ability to change the plays and how much it frustrates defenses.
Thank you for this one Jonathan, sounds great! I’ve got this added to our list
Peyton was all time great. He also has a brother Eli who won a couple super bowls. Amazing two brothers both winning multiple super bowls!
The Manning family is bred to be quarterbacks. Daddy Archie played for the Saints/Oilers, Brother Eli played for the Giants won 2 super bowls, brother Cooper was committed to Ole Miss before being diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis, and now his nephew Arch is freshman at Texas.
Peyton may be my favorite football player of all time. I’m sure others have told you this, but his father was an NFL QB, and so was his brother, Eli. Peyton and Eli have a show during Monday Night Football where they watch the game and discuss the plays. They have guests on & are hilarious together. They’re both incredibly smart, funny & entertaining. You should really check out clips from their show. It’s like listening to two football sages explain the what’s going on in the minds of the players. The Manning family is football royalty.
i love watching monday night football with the manning boys
The clip of Peyton calling timeout like 70 times while talking about Russell Wilson needing to call a timeout. Only for RW to call a TO after having wasted so much valuable time is exactly why he is known as a great football mind.
@@ashtheviking5007 exactly why i love watching games with the mannings. . your literally watching football with one of the greatest minds to ever be involved with the sport
@@ashtheviking5007 Lol! Exactly! 😂
"Poor Detroit."
Preach, brother.
I am not a Lions fan but I do enjoy watching what the coach seems to have going, there.
People would say Peyton knew the play on defense better than the defense did 😂 I believe prime Peyton is the best pure QB we’ve ever seen
good call guys. You are correct that this is a brilliant video, but doesn't give the full story. So often the complaint is about the stop/start nature of football, but Peyton maximized the "stop" portion of it perfectly. He saw who was on the field, knew everything about every player on that defense, what they were good at, what they weren't, and would call a play at the line before the Center snapped the ball to exploit that weakness every time. That's what makes him one of the best. His knowledge of everything
One might say that he looked for the chink in the armor and he'd attack it. God help you if you're the weakest link on the defense. Peyton knows when you're going thru a breakup with your lady and didn't sleep well last night.🔥👹🔥
Manning was so insanely good at reading and breaking down a defense that my team the titans had 3 different defensive languages we used when he play. 1 for the rest of the NFL, and two just for him that we changed every time we played him and alternated between during the middle of games with him.
You should go back to his Tennessee days to really understand who Peyton is. In fact, ESPN has several specials on the Manning Family. I'm from Tennessee, we hold Peyton up as royalty in this state. We love his whole family. Peyton is super intelligent & extremely generous with his time, money & support for the people & for the University of Tennessee. Enjoying your channel...
I don't follow college football closely (I'm from Denver, and the Broncos are everything here) but I was blown away to learn that Todd Helton, our great 1B for the Rockies, was originally Tennessee's QB and yielded the job to Peyton. Helton is part of how Peyton ended up with the Broncos, he gave him a place to stay and access to the Rockies training room when he was rehabbing from his neck surgery.
Thanks Beverly, appreciate the support. This sounds great and have added to our list too 😀
That video of the little boy saying he wanted to be a football player was Peyton! The reporter was asking if Peyton wanted to be a football player like his father Archie Manning. Archie was a quarterback primarily for the New Orleans Saints.
Manning was a master of the “audible” where the quarterback modifies the play call at the line of scrimmage based on what he sees in the defense.
Clutch is a player doing exactly what needs to be done in the biggest moments. Leading the team and performing incredible feats under extreme pressure. Doing things other people can't do. That's what clutch means.
You should see Superbowl 42. Eli and the Giants won, and prevented New England from going 19 - 0. Great game!
Another great reaction. There is definitely more to the Payton Manning story than was shown in this video. One part that didn’t come up was his kindness to people off the field. He is a person who shows respect to people. One way he does this is by writing people letters, very old school here. But he finds things out about the people in his life, fellow players, coaches, but also just average people who work in the stadium with the team. He then writes these personal letters of gratitude to these people, and shows an interest in their life. A real gentleman.
100% A stand up guy, and pretty damn funny. I love his Monday Night Football broadcasts with Ely
Thank you this Tim, great comment!
@@posapop27 Would highly suggest reacting to their monday night football show, honestly the best cast I've seen in a long time. As a vol native I can't help but feel proud of having him play for the school and just keeps being a class act.
Please watch part 2 or another Peyton video, there's way more stuff about him, most of the clips you saw were his early/ middle prime years.
unfortunatlythis video only covered the first chunk of his career. . after this he eventually broke his neck and everyone thought he was done, the team even released him. . then he did come back almost 2 seasons later for the denver broncos before having 2 of the 3 best seasons of his career, and probably the best season any Quarterback ever had and another superbowl.. he was around for 18 seasons with no controversy, noone ever had a bad thing to say about him, which is unheard for that long of a career. .always made the players around him better.. just an overall great man..
It’s kind of hard to get a feel for how great he was without watching a game. He wasn’t that flashy but he was absolutely surgical during games and would pick the defense apart play after play. And it starts with the pre snap. He’d audible and have a check for every adjustment and alignment the defence made. Then he threw in fake adjustments to get the defense to go from the right adjustment and play call and alignment to misaligning. So he wouldn’t just fling it like mahomes but you feel helpless watching a dude just march down the field in 1 minute just because he knew how to work the defense and the clock. He doesn’t lose games, he runs out of time to win them
That little kid was Peyton Manning talking about his father Archie Manning who was also a QB in the NFL.
Colts fan here. Absolutely love Peyton
And BTW.... He's absolutely HYSTERICAL. Watch him in commercials and broadcast... He has a natural funny vibe
All of the Manning brothers are hilarious, Peyton, Eli and Cooper.
He was with my Denver Broncos as well, we went to 2 Super Bowls with him and won one. He's a big part of our teams history too. Between Manning and Elway we've had two of the greatest passers in the NFL
A clutch player is the person you can depend on to make the play that success or failure hangs on.
Peyton Manning BROKE HIS NECK, missed a season, joined another team, played four more seasons, won another Super Bowl. The man is a legend.
Pretty sure I remember that play that did that. It was against DC when during a sack attempt his neck got bent way backwards and basically lost his helmet in the process. This may have still been before the Brady rule protections kicked in.
Peyton was an amazing quarterback wry accurate and the best pre snap quarterback. He was great at pre snap reading of defenses. You’d have to watch a game of him to see all the pre snap adjustments and/audible he would do to beat a defense every play. Even though he rarely ran the ball he had one of the best play/run action follow through of any quarterback. He will always be one of the greatest quarterbacks to watch play.
He was the first to break Dan Marino's touchdowns in a season record. Marino did that in the 80s. Back when you could be really physical with receivers and running the ball was way more standard offensive approach to the game. Way before the modern rules. You fellas should check out a Dan Marino highlight video.
Growing up in Indy Peyton was everything to us football fans. So much fun seeing these old clips again. Miss the old days with Peyton, Marvin Harrison, and reggie Wayne
Peyton is the man, He's football IQ is through the roof, and he's super personable. He's done loads of hilarious commercials, been in tv shows and movies, and analyst on tv as well. In my eyes him and Brady hold the goat spot together.
The kid was Peyton. His father was hall of fame quarterback Archie Manning.
Peyton’s dad was an nfl qb, he was a great qb, and his brother Eli will also be a hall of fame qb. There will be more mannings a coming into the league in a few years too. They know a thing or two about throwing a ball.
I grew up 50 miles south of Detroit and 100 miles from the State of Indiana. Saw Barry play live. Peyton Manning was a Coach on the field. All teams have Offensive Coordinators or play callers. Well Peyton’s OC would call a play and Peyton would change it at the line. So fun to watch.
Peyton is probably my fav QB of all time. Something about his drop-back, stutter step before he throws, audibles at the line and pinpoint accuracy.. Oh yeah and the Manning brother humor lol. He was a pleasure to watch. Especially with Harrison and Wayne .
I wish they'd shown how quiet Lucas Oil Stadium got when Peyton was under center. He'd wave, and the place went dead silent.
Joseph Vincent videos are the best at providing context for the players, definitely hit more of those, if you can!
Edit: For instance, for Brady, his 7 rings video is fabulous.
Peyton really came into his legendary status after that Super Bowl. Broadcasters coined the term "There is no defense for the perfect pass" because of the things he would do. The defense would play perfect coverage. Nobody was open. It didn't matter.
He was that guy and finally won the Superbowl 😊
The Manning family is football royalty. At 4:26 you see Peyton as a child saying his favorite player is his dad (Archie Manning, then Saints QB). Archie had 3 sons: Peyton, Eli, and Cooper. Peyton and Eli both were #1 overall pick QBs who won 2 Super Bowls each. Their brother Cooper was a wide receiver and supposedly the best athlete of them all. Unfortunately he lost his athletic career due to medical troubles. Cooper has a son, Arch, who will be a freshman QB at Texas this year. Supposedly he’s even better than either of his uncles were at his age.
Al Michaels is one of the most famous voices in sportscasting ("Do you believe in miracles? YES!") and John Madden.... Well.....He's Madden
Great reaction as always, gents! For my money, yes, Manning was the smartest QB of all time, in that he could read defenses like no other player. No matter what play is called, Manning would frequently approach the line of scrimmage, scan the defensive formation, and immediately change the play by pointing out defensive players and barking adjustments to his team. Defense had so little success against him because he would sniff it out as soon as everyone lined up. Watching him adjust play after play was a thing of beauty.
Thank you for the comment and your support John, we really appreciate it 🙏
I grew up watching the Manning-Wayne-Harrison connection, and it was always so much fun to see. It’s crazy to see how much the league has changed as far as QB play.
And now Harrison Jr and Arch Manning are about to join the league in a couple years. Will the Colts grab em both to keep the legacy going?
As someone who lives in Indiana, manning was a hero, even when I wasn’t a colts fan I loved that guy. He was an absolute legend
Manning and number 88 Marvin Harrison have the NFL record for most QB to WR TDs in NFL history. One of the best route running WRs ever. Worth checking out one of Harrison's videos. You guys still need to watch Ronnie Lott. The man is the epitome of what the NFL used to be. Nearly everyone says that he was the best defensive back to ever play the game. Great videos guys. Keep it up.
Also.... Watch the NFL Top 100 videos from a few years back. Players and coaches talk about them and they show relevant clips from NFL films.
I loved Peyton manning at Tennessee. His command of the game in college was just so beyond anyone else. Then carried that greatness over to the NFL seamlessly and is hands down one of the all time greats. Only thing I hate is the titans couldn’t get him.
Love this Grayson!
Peyton was a super computer in human form. You had to see him operate in real time
Payton was a really intelligent QB. I got nervous every time he played my New Orleans Saints, because I knew he would dust us. Defense couldn't figure him out. I think he is definitely one the greatest regular season quarterbacks of all-time. Even though he has two rings, he could have had just as many as Brady, but a lot of post season failures stifled that. However, that doesn't diminish his greatness though.
I hope you find more videos about Manning. This shows nothing about his mental abilities at the line. He was so smart with fake calls and changing plays at the line. He was one of the few QB's in the last 20 years that called his own plays sometimes. He won another SB with Denver, but also had a terrible beat down in the SB at the hands of Seattle. It's sad that his neck injury happened. But he was still able to be great for a long long time.
The Bears team he beat in the Superbowl is one of the top defenses ever as well. You should check out Brian Urlacher. I hope there's a part 2 because it didn't even get to his time in Denver yet!
The Father, Archie Manning was a starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints for many years. The Both Eli and Peyton won Superbowls and had long careers in the NFL. Their older brother Cooper may have been the best but he was injured in College and never played pro ball. The bloodline is deep and they were taught well. They also were great team players and never got in trouble and have been ambassadors for the game.
Couple things, the kid you saw was Peyton Manning, his Dad was Archie Manning a hall of fame QB, his brother Eli Manning also is a superbowl winning QB.
Clutch is any player that shows up in big moments, they're normally star players but not always, just guys that when the game is on the line.. they deliver
It’s hard to look at his highlights and really understand how good he was. He was so much more intelligent and prepared than any other qb. The man could look at a defense on any team and immediately know what they were trying to do and how to take advantage of that.
Peyton Manning was known to change the play at the line and call his own plays one of the only Quarterbacks that had that freedom
For Wide Receivers you would love Calvin Johnson. Arguably the greatest receiver of all time. Literally had to have 2-3 people guarding him at all times.
Recorded and coming soon 👍
I have a team for you guys to support. I've gone through 50 years of disappointment, but my team finally is managed and coached with the right people. While in England I noticed many statues of Lions. Once known as the Motor City Kitties, the Detroit Lions are on a mission towards grabbing the Superbowl. You'll have fun rooting for #onepride.
Peyton Manning is my favourite player of all time. He was electric and enjoyable to watch, but probably not often to play with. He said in his final retirement speech (think it was not one) that he wasn't the best athlete, but he made sure that no one could put prepare him. One of the best pictures to illustrate that, was from Denver Broncos (he got released from Colts and signed with Broncos after an injury and three neck surgeries) he is sitting alone on the edge of a cold water pool with his foot in, with his helmet on so he can hear the play calls and watching the practice on a tablet.
And he was both the quarterback, offensive coordinator and play caller maybe not by tittle but definitely from his persona. A rookie receiver once made a pretty one handed catch, Peyton thought it was doable to catch it with both hands, and told the rookie this wasnt how things were done in Indy, he didnt want him on the field, and if he did it again later he wouldn't be in Indy at all. The offensive coordinator didnt hear the exchange so when the rookie came to the sideline he told the rookie to go back on the field, when he tried Peyton just pointed to the sideline to get out. So he didnt play.
This video shows a snippet of how he ran his offence, some mostly new QB will have a list on their arm during the game so they don't have to remember all the plays.. The good old Colts day. Not that the Denver ones wasnt great too..
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Manning’s Dad payed for Ole Miss in college and went to New Orleans in the NFL. Peyton’s older brother Cooper was a WR at Ole Miss but had to retire to sue to spinal stenosis. Peyton played for Tennessee in college then drafted overall #1 by Colts in NFL. He won 2 SBowls. His brother Eli played for Ole Miss in college and drafted overall number one in NFL by San Diego and traded to Giants. He won two super bowls both times beating Brady. Their nephew is starting his freshman year at Univ of Texas this year at QB.
Peyton and Eli grew up throwing to their older brother Cooper, who was a receiver. During pre-season practices his freshman year at college, Cooper was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, and his football days were over. Both the pro Mannings say he was the best player out of the 3 of them. Would have been something to see....
Manning/Harrison, one of the greatest link ups in Pro football. It was like they almost had a Psychic connection. In fact this is what you get when two consummate Professionals are working together almost feeding off each others actions.
Here's an idea, sparked by that shot of Devin Hester during this: the NFL, in addition to all the TV coverage, also have had their own filmmaking company, NFL Films, since the 60s. They've made narrated highlights of every Super Bowl, usually about 22 minutes long. I'd probably recommend their films of Super Bowl III, IV, X, something from the 1970s in any case.
If you want to know why Americans fell for this sport in particular, watching a few of those will tell you everything you need to know.
When I was a kid, every Super Bowl Sunday, some channel would run a marathon of these highlights films, in order, leading up to that day's game, and I'd just watch them over and over.
Thanks Adam, appreciate the suggestion, sounds great. Have added a note of this to our list. Thanks again!
This was a solid video and an even better reaction, Peyton is a must know NFL great. NFL will forever miss the Brady vs Manning duels which happened for years. More Manning is needed, this video covered until his first Super Bowl victory which was in '06, which is like the first half of his career as others have mentioned. He played until the end of the 2015 season!
Thank you, appreciate it! Will definitely be more Manning to come
We will never at least in our life time see a cerebral/accurate QB like Peyton.. I’m just glad I got to see his entire career
The reason why Peyton Manning was regarded as so intelligent as a QB is that he was the only QB of his era that was allowed to call plays himself at the line of scrimmage for entire games. He wasn't just calling audibles (making a change to a play based on what you see in the defense) but he was calling full plays at the line of scrimmage and he would change those plays a lot based on what he saw. His Indianapolis Colts' offenses were some of the best offenses in the league every year because of his brain.
Peyton’s father was Archie Manning who was a QB for the Saints in the 70s, his young brother Eli was QB for the Giants. Both brothers won two super bowls. Another brother had to leave football due to health problems but there is now a third generation of Manning in college. Arch Manning will be the next in line.
BTW, if you are interested in seeing one of the defining moments of a "clutch" performance in NFL football, look up "THE DRIVE." John Elway and the Broncos vs. the Cleveland Browns for the AFC championship. To be specific, the term means coming through when everything is on the line. Some athletes crumble under that pressure, others really thrive in those situations.
The Mannings are the first family of NFL qbs. Peyton's father Archie was a QB in the NFL for 14 year or so, Peyton was one of the best ever, Peyton's brother Eli won two Superbowls and will likely make the Hall of Fame also, their brother Cooper was a better athlete than both before he got hurt in college, and Cooper's son Arch was the top high school player last year and one of the most recruited player by colleges this year
The thing about Peyton is 100% his brain. He didn't have the strongest arm, he wasn't close to being super mobile, he didn't always throw spirals... but no matter what defense you lined up in, he had studied your film for 40 hours over the past 2 days and knows exactly where your hole is and thats where he throws it and if he has a play called and sees your defense. he just took over the play and completely changed it. Not just checking out of a play or switching to the other side. he would completely take control and call his own play that he knew would work specifically against the defense he saw and more often than not, it worked.
clutch = when its all on the line, you come through and deliver
There was a stretch of 7 years (2003-2009) that the Colts won more than 75% of their games, their Superbowl win coming in the middle of that run. After Manning's neck injury in 2011, because he lost some arm strength and mobility (he never had a really strong arm or much mobility), he studied even more and became so good at reading defenses that he had the best statistical year of any quarterback ever, in 2013. He and Brady are the only QBs to have Superbowl wins with more than one team.
To see his genius you have to watch a few series of downs... In the 2011 playoffs he went against the jets who were lights out defense that year...first series was four and out,the next time he stepped on the field he went 70 yards in five plays....he was the best at picking a defense apart
I followed Peyton from his time at University of Tennessee to the time he retired. He is by far my favorite football player of all time. It just happened that he was quarterback at my favorite college. I love the likes of Joe Montana as well. I don't follow football teams because I like the team as much as I follow a player. Peyton was and is still one of the smartest players/commentators. I think that over the years, Peyton has had more commercial offers than most anyone in any sport. He and his brother Eli do some spots on ESPN during football season. They are pretty funny at times. I do follow my Atlanta Braves no matter who they have on their roster though. Been a braves fan since they came to Atlanta. Hey, you guys should get into horse racing and check out Secretariat, the best race horse ever.
Thanks Sylvia, great read of this! Have added Horse Racing to our list, we hope at some point we can cover more sports
There's this other QB Drew Brees who was too short to see the middle of the field, but that was where he thrived, he was so smart and had such a good connection with his receivers he could throw the ball without being able to see where he was throwing
Really sad to see no bro cos clips with Peyton. He wasn’t here as long as Indy but he had his best years in Denver and he still calls Denver his home. Retired after winning a Super Bowl with Denver! Absolute legends here in CO.
you need to catch up on his Denver Broncos days, he was cut by the Colts after sustaining what was thought should be a career ending neck injury, but came back and was signed by the Denver broncos and set several single season records and won a super bowl in his late 30's
The Mannings are a football family (Dynasty?). Archie Manning, Peyton's father, is the patriarch. He played for the New Orleans Saints in the 70s. Peyton's little brother, Eli, led the NY Giants to 2 Super Bowl Championships, winning MVP in both. Their nephew, Arch Manning, is a top QB prospect coming on the scene.
Clutch basically means playing your best when the pressure is the highest, when the game's on the line
He was known for calling audibles - changing the offense's play after seeing the defense line up, just before snapping the ball. He would yell all kinds of mysterious things to different players on his team to exploit and pick apart defenses. Nobody before or since has done it as often or as effectively as he did. There are definitely videos out there where you can see that in action. He holds the record for the most passing touchdowns in a season with 55.
He also has a big personality and he's one of the most hilarious athletes in the USA. He and his brother Eli Manning (Also funny and also 2x Super Bowl champion) do great commentary on Monday Night Football.
To his defense part of the reason he wasn't as successful in the playoffs was because he played during the height of the Patriots dynasty. Peyton manning vs Tom Brady games were the best thing ever.
React to Kam Chancellor!!! One of the hardest hitting players in NFL history and part of the defense that shit down Manning in the Super Bowl. Bam Bam Kam!!! 💪🐐
My Broncos played in Detroit around 2007 or 08, and Kitna, the Lions QB lit us up. 4 TDs.
That Hester kickoff return was the opening play of the Super Bowl, meaning Peyton had to be in comeback mode from the first time he touched the ball.
This is a fun Manning video but it's hard to really explain how smart he was . Those receivers were that wide open, making those catches because he knew exactly where the defense would be BEFORE the ball was snapped.
His last season, when his arm strength was gone, he was able to adjust and make the throws he could make, where he knew only his guy would get it
When Peyton went to Denver and won a Super Bowl , the guy with the title of offensive co-ordinator there was Adam Gase ,but Peyton ran the offense and called all of the plays . Based upon that Super Bowl victory ,Gase was hired as head coach of the Dolphins ,where he was a disaster and fired after a couple of bad years . For some unknown reason the jets then hired Gase as their head coach ,where he was an even bigger disaster . He was fired there also after a couple of years and has been unable to get anyone in the NFL hire him for any job since .
Peyton was, is, and will continue to be “The Ultimate Ambassador of [American] Football.”
The dude was a great QB BUT ADD TO THAT he is a personable, approachable, FUNNY good ol’ guy! 🤘🤙🤟
I am a life long Denver Broncos fan, and it was always frustrating to watch games against Manning because he would come up to the line and call audibles every time. Then he came to Denver and it was so amazing to watch him always call audibles... 😀People always said he sucked because he didn't do well in the post season, so I'm glad he got his second Super Bowl with Denver, even though it was because of the defense instead of Manning. As a Denver fan, I remember John Elway taking a lot of flak because he'd never won a Super Bowl, and the relief when he finally did in back-to-back contests. So Denver fans tend to have a bit of a soft spot for good players the rest of the league pretends are horrible just because they don't have a specific trophy.