Manning vs Brady

Jan 21, 2007

"Winning is not the only thing. It is everything." - Vince Lombardi (?).

This time Peyton Manning and Colts finally go to Super Bowl. Peyton has been the #1 quarterback for such a long time but never hit the field of Super Bowl. Some said that he is not a clutch player so always lose in playoff. Some said that he sucks so much pay that Colts lacks of cap to get good teammates for him. It all ends now. With enhanced defence, Manning came back after his interception and pull Colts out of the 3 : 21 hole.

When Tom Brady took ground at 57 seconds before game's end, a commenter reminded audience loudly, "the King of Comeback!". This time he ended up with interception after two successful shot-guns. Even so, Belichick and his Patriots still surprised many people by getting so close to SuperBowl. At least its defence is not at the same level in 2002-2005 when they won SuperBowl three time in five years. Brady is still my favorite quarterback. Did anybody expect him to become a two-time SuperBowl MVP and to clutch big games in last one minute? He was a 7th round draft, about No. 200 pick among all new players that year. At Univ. of Michigan he couldn't stop losing, no matter how hard he worked, including a miserable loss to Ohio State.

There is always a team flying high in regular seasons and sinking ugly in first round of playoff. It was Colts. This year it is Chargers, lost to the wild-card winner Patriots.