The Pey-a-ton problem

So today as things press on in Indianapolis, a lot of people in the NFL media are covering the story of Peyton Manning in the Colts organization.

Here is my two cents.

First off if you are not a Colts fan you have to understand, Peyton is the franchise. Packers fans are the closest to Colts fans as of right now. Basically they were married to a quarterback, so are the Colts. When you marry a quarterback it always comes back to bite you, and people forget "Professional" Sports are different then backyard, you do have to make decisions in Professional sports.

The thing is, all things change. You need to evolve to grow in the NFL, look at the Panthers, they are a couple of defenders away from Playoffs, say that two years ago and people would laugh at you, but Cam Newton changed the culture within one year. Peyton is a proven winner in this league, take him out of the Colts equation, they are a one-legged hoarse in the Kentucky Derby.

The way things are set up everything would work out for the Colts, I mean right now you have teams that need a QB (and who wouldn't want Peyton Manning?), Andrew Luck is coming out a college, and the Colts have the number one pick. Could the Colts have coexisting quarterbacks within their team, probably, but the way the NFL has set up rules for the quarterback to be the star of the league, and you are getting basically a starting playoff quarterback, who is healthier than Peyton, and use to winning like Peyton who are you going to take?

Let's also look at the business aspect, Peyton at the beginning of the year signed a huge 69 million dollar contract, and then he wasn't healthy, they paid him 16 mill in the beginning of the 2011-2012 season, as retribution to his Colts career, lets not forget the Pollians were still in the office too, it was also a risk for a 50/50 shot of him coming back (and if you give Peyton a half a season he might get you to the playoffs). Peyton wasn't ready to come back at all this season and the Colts won....Count them two games. Jim Irsay, the Colts owner, didn't really like the fact that he married a QB, and he wants the new guy coming out of College. So, what do you do, keep the quarterback who has won you a championship, and have risk/reward for another three years while not winning a championship, or take a piece that has some of the aspects you like about Peyton, but some other pieces that you could build around, you be the judge.

The thing is people will want Peyton Manning on their team. He isn't done in the NFL and he might be able to win, with a team other than the Colts, a Super Bowl. I personally like Peyton, he is one of the reasons I am a Colts fan, and I thank him for giving other players that the world doesn't really know about (Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, Robert Mathis, Dwight Freeney, or former Colts Tyjuan Hagler and Bob Sanders) a super bowl ring. As a Colts fan you shouldn't look down on Jim Irsay, or Peyton, or anyone, look to the future and the possibilities that that team has.
Just look back at the good times and say "Hey Peyton Manning, a class act, and the best of his time, in Indy".

eer, Maybe I should look up Tebwo....

Well The two d00de nominees Drew Brees and Tim Tebow are now kind of out of contention for d00de of the Month. Maybe I should look up Tim Tebwo, considering my typo.

So Come February I am going to think of something new for the site, on top of that I will also add some other nominees and just start fresh for d00de of the month.

In the mean time here is my upcoming schedule.

1.)AFC/NFC Champion predictions
2.)new d00de nominees
3.)Super Bowl Preview
4.)NBA Player profiles/ranking? (One of the two)
5.)d00de of the Month February

So Stay tuned and chill.
-Sports d00de

d00de of the Month Nominees

Hey Calvin, it was a nice run and you brought your Lions to the Championship, but now it's time to pass the mantle.

Here are the Nominees

Andrew Shaw (NHL-Blackhawks)

NHL Rookie Andrew Shaw made his debut for the Blackhawks last night, but he isn't like the new era of Hockey. He has the flash and what us hockey fans like guts!

On his Debut he got his first goal, AND got into a good 'ol fashion fist fight. I'm a Wings fan, but this guy could be a good d00de.


Ty Lawson

Psssh, Chauncey who. NBA likes scoring and this d00de has speed and scoring. Ty Lawson has started the NBA season on fire shooting the ball at about .530 Field Goal percentage, and having 117 points on the season, BUT he's averaged it on about 32.1 minuets of play per game.

Fun to watch, Fun to cheer for and lets face it might as well root for the Nuggets, may be the best of the west this year.








Tim Tebow

Well, this wouldn't be a sports blog without him nowadays. I am a Tebow supporter to. I believe if he finds a win this weekend, then he might automatically get d00de of the Month.

This guys resume is huge! I mean he's lead the Broncos to the playoffs (even though his defense is pretty good and probably got them there), his leadership breaks boundaries, and he is a MEGA-Christian and good role model.





Drew Brees

He faces the Lions this weekend, but he is ready to tame them. Brees is a scary good QB and he may take the Super Bowl title this year.

On top of being my NFC pick (if they beat the Lions), he also broke Dan Marino's passing yard record on Monday night football.....I mean come on.













So vote, and we'll have a new d00de. This month may be short, due to over MEGATRON-ing it.

d00de of the Month Update

SUCCESS MEGATRON MISSION COMPLETE


Merry Christmas Raiders, Merry Christmas.

Later in the game the d00de got the job done. On the day he had 9 receptions, 214 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns.

Ice in his veins cause he's d00de of the Month December.

Ehhhh, Who needs Luck?

So the Colts won yesterday. This was good and all, and as a fan I guess I am happy.

But, there is this underlying thing, it's called Andrew Luck. I mean this guy is pretty much a guaranteed stud. I mean if you go down a check list of what you want in a QB he has a lot of stuff that'd benefit the Colts.

QB Checklist
-Leadership
-Durability
-High IQ
-No Off field problems
-Accuracy
-Arm Strength

So why is this a big deal the Colts are winning right. Well think about it, if you were going to get a raise in a job and you had to work the holidays would you. If you're happy with the job and the pay you get then you can stay with what you got (i.e. You have Peyton Manning, but you could have Peyton Manning teaching Andrew Luck), or you could work on the Holiday and make some more money.

Other teams that qualify for the number one overall pick in the next NFL draft are teams that, surprise, need a QB (except St. Louis, but even they could trade Sam Bradford and take Luck). Any team would be crazy if they passed on this guy, I mean he is a LeBron-esk player, the talent is all there.
This is essentially Tim Tebow leadership, intermingled with Peyton Manning. It's a little scary, because I though Cam Newton was a talented guy, but I thought he was going to be sub par and not get the numbers he's gotten and have off field problems...boy was I wrong.
Some people are starting to try and make us Colts fans second guess, you know mentioning names like Ryan Leaf and Jamarcus Russlle, but come on he has the talents and the brains to do the right things.

I am just going to give some advice to the Colts for their upcoming game against the Jags on New Years day.

1.) Start Peyton Manning.....as a Line Backer
2.) Start Curtis Painter at QB
3.) Add MJD to Jim Cadwell's Fantasy Team.


LOSE FOR LUCK, thank you.

N.....BA?

So yes I love football, but there is another sport out there that I enjoy. That sport is basketball. The problem is instead of having posts on football and basketball this season, there was no NBA to talk about because of an NBA lockout....well the lockout is kind of over and you'd expect with the new CBA to have an NBA Free Agency frenzy like we did when we got the NFL unlocked....the problem is the NBA Commish isn't allowing it.

The story all starts with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers franchise. When they got swept in the playoffs by the NBA Champs, the Dallas Mavericks, they basically crumpled their franchise into a paper ball and started on a new clean sheet. They fired legendary head coach Phil Jackson, they also showed interest in upcoming free agents like Chris Paul (Point Guard from New Orleans Hornets) and Dwight Howard (Center from the Orlando Magic).

Since the lockout though their pursuit was put on hold, players were then bound to their player organizations not their NBA organizations. So the Lakers waited patiently and once the lockout was put to rest they were like "Alright lets get this party started!" So the Lakers put out a trade offer for Chris Paul the trade involved a three team deal between the Lakers, Rockets (Houston Texas), and the Hornets. The Players involved in the trade were Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Chris Paul, Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, Gordan Dragic, and a 2012 Draft Pick.

But David Stern was like "NO!" He said the deal was under cutting the other teams in NBA that don't have stars. You mean like the Rockets and the Hornets....who were also in the deal? I mean the Hornets were getting a lot for their all star Point Guard, they were getting Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, Lamar Odom, and the Kardashians (or at least one of them). Houston was getting a new all star center to replace Yao Ming in Pau Gasol, and the Lakers (The NBA's awarded and fan loved (but not by I the Sports d00de)) were getting, who most experts claim to be, the best point guard in the league! How is that unfair.

When I heard this story on my favorite sports radio show, Colin Cowherd and the Herd, I was like "WHat? what is David Stern thinking?" Then Colin had Steve Kerr on and he was basically saying that it was uncharacteristic of David Stern to basically break the rules. The rule being broken that Stern shut the deal down after signing a new CBA that the trade totally followed....Steve Kerr made a great point by bringing up the fact that Stern made sure his Phoenix Suns lost a playoff series because Amare Stoudemire stood up and got on the court after a hard foul on one of his teammates, and then in the next playoff game he had to sit because of a suspension under the rule of a player can't get up and get on the court after a foul (or something like that).

All I know is the NBA was a sports league that was on the up I would have put it second behind the NFL. After a lockout and now an unruly David Stern, I'd say it's having a problem and who knows, BUT on a happy NBA Side Note, LeBron :)

d00de of the Month Update

These pictures pretty much cover Calvin's night. He had 6 receptions for 69 receiving yards. He faced constant pressure and double teams. The Lions lost to the Saints 31-17....Hopefully next week the d00de of the Month can get some monster numbers and BIG highlights because they face the struggling Vikings, who let Tim Tebow throw on them last week. Come on MEGATRON come on.