Payton Manning calls out his O-Line

[dogginbox]

postgame press conference:

"ill try to be a good teammate, but we had some breakdowns today"

this guy is just like dan marino all the tools none of the integrity it takes to win.

[CoachC.]

Don't know if anyone else caught his post game comments, but he was asked about the pressure he got today and said, "I'm trying to be a good teammate here. But there were preotection problems." Then, after giving Pittsburgh credit for their blitzes and pass rush, he again reiterated a minute later, "but we had protection problems."

Memo to Payton: NOT a good idea to call out the OLine. Even if it is true. These guys keep you standing upright (normally). You didn't play so well yourself, even when you had time. And considering you continue to shank playoff games, you should be the last guy calling teammates out. (unless it's a liquored-up, idiot kicker, of course).

I don't have a link right now. Maybe someone can post it when they find those quotes.

[CoachC.]

I started a thread about this in the NFL Forum.

http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=82497

[dogginbox]

I started a thread about this in the NFL Forum.

http://www.buffalorange.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=82497

ok, mods can move this there if they want.

[dogginbox]

peyton thus far in his career has no right to call anyone out.

nor does he have the right to go against the coaching staff.

[nehemiah]

his accuracy was wwwwaaaayyyyy off all day.

protection was the least of his issues today, IMO.

[Orange Nation]

if my quarterback talked **** to me I may just let someone through on one play purposely so he gets his head on straight to know who's really in charge.

[zanthrax54]

if my quarterback talked **** to me I may just let someone through on one play purposely so he gets his head on straight to know who's really in charge.



i think it's safe to say manning is one of the biggest chokers in nfl history

[dogginbox]

another thing that bothers me about manning saying this, his guys on the o-line spend more time in the 3 point stance than possibly any other team because peyton does an inordinate amount of audibling. and he has the balls to place blame directly on those guys.

the funny thing about it is the colts played bad, but got many gifts today weather it be from the officiating or the steelers and yet its all the o-lines' fault that they didn't win.

peyton is a loser.

[sfoote]

He is right his line played like crap, but he has to overcome that if he is a great QB. I bet you Brady would have done better job in the same situation. Manning has no heart. If the Colts couldn't win this year with home field advantage and a dome hosting the Super Bowl, they never will.

[marcus]

I saw the interview on Fox. Pathetic. Bradshaw ripped him for blaming his O-line.

[Denverbillsfan]

You can call out the O line now that the season is over. If they don't like it then they should play better because if they don't they won't be a any team for long.

[njsue]

Thats pretty selfish of Peyton Manning.

I wonder is there center Jeff Saturday a free agent.
If so he would look great on the bills soon to be new offensive line.
Trey Teague needs to step somewhere else.

[nightowltom]

Thats pretty selfish of Peyton Manning.

I wonder is there center Jeff Saturday a free agent.
If so he would look great on the bills soon to be new offensive line.
Trey Teague needs to step somewhere else.

Saturday's not going anywhere. The Colts realized how important he was in the preseason when Peyton nearly got killed without him. Saturday was out for most of the preseason and Peyton kept getting pulled from the games because without Saturday to change all the blocking assignments on the fly when Peyton audibles, defenses were coming through like it was a jailbreak.

[Orange Nation]

The problem is with Peyton himself ( me, myself, and I ). He wants all the credit, but isn't willing to accept the responsibility or blame. I distinctly remember a fourth and short that he sent the puting team back off the field, I thought that was the coasch's call. Yet he got his way ( granted he got the first down ). I played in the offensive line during my playing day. As such, I always knew what my blocking assignments were, both primary and secondary. This was always subject to the defensive alignments and the subsequent "audibles" that were called or not called. Clearly, Peyton has the authority to change plays via an audible ( to like a quick slant, screen, draw, etc. ) or call time out to change personel. As I remember, he missed a bunch of throws flat out, at other times he could have shot a commercial he had so much time. Its his job along with the coaching staff to make adjustments. You don't blame the offensive line when they have no say in play calling.

They can only block so many defenders. The o-line can get overwhelmed too. It's hard to know who to pick up on blitzes and what your responsibility is when the d-line and their linebackers converge on you. Pittsburgh is known for the blitz, hence the name "Blitzburgh." I believe Peyton should have called out his coaching staff. It was clear that they were not well prepared for this game, and the Indy o-line coach should have known that opposing teams know that pressure is the only way to stop Peyton. He should have prepared the line and asked Dungy what he thought of his scheme. They should have run I-Formations more often or a Strong or Weak-I so they had an extra blocker in the fullback. That would have helped. They also should have kept Edgerrin James in the backfield on passes instead of sending him out to the flat. Edge is a big guy who can block.

Peyton attacked the wrong set of people, and he's going to need to win his line back in the off-season.

[nightowltom]

The problem is with Peyton himself ( me, myself, and I ). He wants all the credit, but isn't willing to accept the responsibility or blame. I distinctly remember a fourth and short that he sent the puting team back off the field, I thought that was the coasch's call. Yet he got his way ( granted he got the first down ). I played in the offensive line during my playing day. As such, I always knew what my blocking assignments were, both primary and secondary. This was always subject to the defensive alignments and the subsequent "audibles" that were called or not called. Clearly, Peyton has the authority to change plays via an audible ( to like a quick slant, screen, draw, etc. ) or call time out to change personel. As I remember, he missed a bunch of throws flat out, at other times he could have shot a commercial he had so much time. Its his job along with the coaching staff to make adjustments. You don't blame the offensive line when they have no say in play calling.

They can only block so many defenders. The o-line can get overwhelmed too. It's hard to know who to pick up on blitzes and what your responsibility is when the d-line and their linebackers converge on you. Pittsburgh is known for the blitz, hence the name "Blitzburgh." I believe Peyton should have called out his coaching staff. It was clear that they were not well prepared for this game, and the Indy o-line coach should have known that opposing teams know that pressure is the only way to stop Peyton. He should have prepared the line and asked Dungy what he thought of his scheme. They should have run I-Formations more often or a Strong or Weak-I so they had an extra blocker in the fullback. That would have helped. They also should have kept Edgerrin James in the backfield on passes instead of sending him out to the flat. Edge is a big guy who can block.

Peyton attacked the wrong set of people, and he's going to need to win his line back in the off-season.

As a former O lineman you can appreciate the amazing job Manning's line does in staying in their three point stances so long without false starts. He'll have them there for up to 30 seconds and they've handled it really well. You'd think he'd give them a pat on the back instead of throwing them under the bus like he did after the game.

[willis2113]

the blame cannot be placed soley on peyton or his line..they werent in sync..but another thing that could be to blame is that they hadnt played in real game situation for almost a month. peyton and his oline shoulda hve seen at least limited time in all the games but the final game of the season. they didnt look like they had played in a month which really they hadnt. at the end of the game they started to look better...so i think that peyton the oline and coaching was all involed with this lose along with kicking...football is a team game and you win as a team and lose as a team...

[Dolphinssuck]

Peyton needs to watch what he says these guys protected him well all season and they have 1 bad game and he calls them out. NOT SMART! The one he needs to call out is Vanderjadgt who missed a relatively easy game tieing field goal by a mile.