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Wacko4Flacco · 02-08-2010, 03:41 PM

Peyton Manning storms off Super Bowl field. Is he a poor sport?

Peyton Manning (notes) didn't shake hands with New Orleans Saints players after his Indianapolis Colts lost 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Apparently some think this is a sign of poor sportsmanship from the NFL's greatest player. It's not.

Walking off the field without congratulating Drew Brees (notes) may go against our misguided notion of what sportsmanship should be, but it wasn't at all disrespectful or bitter. It shows how much Peyton Manning wanted to win the game. And who can argue about that?
LeBron James was caught up in a similar controversy during the NBA playoffs last year and the same thing that was true then is true now: A perfunctory handshake doesn't make someone a good sport. It either makes them indifferent to the game's result or a good actor. What would people have preferred Peyton and LeBron do, laugh off the loss with apathy and treat the victors to dinner after? This isn't Little League.

The only time I question my sports fandom is when the players I'm rooting for seem to care less about the result than I do. I don't want to see my team's quarterback laughing on the sidelines while losing a big game. If I care so much, why shouldn't the players?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shu...urn=nfl,218314

Now i think he shouldnt go to the Hall of fame! Just like the Media wont vote for Hank Stram to the hall of fame because chinese firedrill comment

**Major Seahawk** · 02-08-2010, 04:42 PM

I don't expect him to laugh it off, but I do expect him to have some class and congratulate the other team and their players for winning. They got beat fair and square, show some class Manning.

localeye · 02-08-2010, 04:52 PM

do people really care about this?

**Major Seahawk** · 02-08-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by localeye

do people really care about this?

I do. I already thought he was arrogant, and this action supports that conclusion, because now he is a sore loser.

pumzy · 02-08-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Major Seahawk

I do. I already thought he was arrogant, and this action supports that conclusion, because now he is a sore loser.

Or.... he was just upset with himself for throwing that very costly pick towards the end. Everyone can get caught up in a moment, good or bad. I highly doubt he meant any disrespect to anyone.

**Major Seahawk** · 02-08-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pumzy

Or.... he was just upset with himself for throwing that very costly pick towards the end. Everyone can get caught up in a moment, good or bad. I highly doubt he meant any disrespect to anyone.

Then he should let everybody know that he didn't mean to disrespect them. Do you ever see Favre act like that? No, he is always out there with the other team whether he won the game or not, whether he lost that game or not, just like that NFC Champ game.