Peyton vs. Brady: Sports writers, broadcasters as impartial and unbiased observers

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The PI no-call at the end of the Pats-Panthers game on Monday night must rank with the most outrageous injustices in the history of sport. I mean it has to...right?

Because all day yesterday, I could not turn on a sports radio or TV show without seeing someone whining about it. And I wake up this morning to find that the hissy-fit continues. One would get the impression that this sort of thing must be unprecedented.

But I can't help but remember similar calls (or non-calls) in the past that went in favor of Tom Brady and the Patriots. I don't recall this sort of gut-rending then -- or for that matter all of the other questionable calls that seem to occur at key moments in NFL and college games every week.

This strikes me as the latest reminder that sports media coverage is catered to appeal to the bigger media markets, particularly those in the northeast (NY and Boston). That's where their bread is buttered and they know it. And a lot of the people in the business seem to come from that region of the country, too. So I guess it should come as a surprise to none of us when they aren't always impartial. And Tom Brady may be their ultimate crush. His GQ cross-over appeal to non-traditional sports fans makes him not just a great quarterback, but great for business, too.

Please keep in mind that I'm not arguing the call -- just the reaction to it and what we can all learn from it.
 
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Because they would rather label Peyton as a choke artist. I remember a Patriots game when Peyton was flagged, but can't remember the penalty that was called. However, all he did was walk behind his o-line. He was flagged for the same thing again and it was a legal play. The Colts announcer was screaming that was a legal play. He had them down for a possible score to win, but that backed them up and stalled the drive.

Peyton's receivers got manhandled in a Chargers game years ago as well. They kept dragging them down if memory serves me correct with no flags thrown. Also, take the Ravens game last year, that should have been pass interference IMO. But the media just said it was a bang bang play. I get the interception in the Super Bowl, but I believe Wayne just stood there and Porter made a heads up play.

I'm not saying the refs cost him all his games, and he'll probably be the first to tell you he's made mistakes. However, some weird crap always seems to go down when he plays in these "big" games. Key players also seem to disappear in these as well.
 
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Tom Brady is obviously awesome, but everyone is talking about him leading them to victory this year on a bad team....they are not a bad team. They've had injuries. He doesn't have the weapons he's enjoyed in the past. But they aren't a bad team. He's 12th in yards, 13th in TDs, 25th in completion %....they are winning because their D is ranked 7th in the league and they have a great QB who makes their O good enough to win. It's not cause they have a great QB overcoming all odds.
 
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The Patriots nearly made the playoffs with Matt Cassel at QB. Let that sink in. Then remember just how awful the Colts were without Manning.
 
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n_huffhines said:
Tom Brady is obviously awesome, but everyone is talking about him leading them to victory this year on a bad team....they are not a bad team. They've had injuries. He doesn't have the weapons he's enjoyed in the past. But they aren't a bad team. He's 12th in yards, 13th in TDs, 25th in completion %....they are winning because their D is ranked 7th in the league and they have a great QB who makes their O good enough to win. It's not cause they have a great QB overcoming all odds.
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Yeah, Brady has almost always had a better defense than Peyton. I've posted the numbers before. Makes a huge difference for a QB. No doubt Peyton has made some bad plays at crucial times in big games. Brady has, too. But Brady probably hasn't felt as much pressure to take risks. He's had a lot more help, mostly in the form of great coaching.

For example, watch the Pats this season and it's hard not to be impressed by how crisply they execute plays. How the receivers run their routes. The timing on passing plays. How the linemen execute stunts. How they block on offense and how their players on defense seem to always be where they're supposed to be on the feild, staying in their lanes, maintaining their assignements and taking the correct angles. How physical they are on both sides of the ball. And they have a lot of young guys who are new to the NFL. But you'd never guess it by watching them.
 
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it helps your defense dramatically when your qb is smart enough to provide long lasting drives keeping the D off the field. Peyton has never gotten that. He loves to score fast and keep his defense on the field. When teams can keep scoring with a Peyton led team, the numbers prove that Peyton's teams lose far more often. I've always stated and continue to state that I'd take Tom Brady as my starting qb over Peyton every time.
 
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volfanbill said:
it helps your defense dramatically when your qb is smart enough to provide long lasting drives keeping the D off the field. Peyton has never gotten that. He loves to score fast and keep his defense on the field. When teams can keep scoring with a Peyton led team, the numbers prove that Peyton's teams lose far more often. I've always stated and continue to state that I'd take Tom Brady as my starting qb over Peyton every time.
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LOL...it helps when your RBs get 4.3 YPC vs the Broncos 3.6

Brady's 2007 team was ridiculous. They scored so fast and still had like the #2 D.

Manning has experimented with the "limit the # of possessions" method. It's actually not smart. If you're good at scoring then you want as many as possessions as possible because law of averages says you improve your chances of outscoring the competition.
 
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volfanbill said:
it helps your defense dramatically when your qb is smart enough to provide long lasting drives keeping the D off the field. Peyton has never gotten that. He loves to score fast and keep his defense on the field. When teams can keep scoring with a Peyton led team, the numbers prove that Peyton's teams lose far more often. I've always stated and continue to state that I'd take Tom Brady as my starting qb over Peyton every time.
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I'm going to have to disagree with that unless you have some stats to back it up. Most of the big games that Manning has lost have been low scoring games not shoot outs. In fact if it is a shoot out I'm taking Manning all day.

Not take anything away from him but Brady has simply played on better overall teams. He 3 SB wins came from having a solid D not because he had to shoulder the load.
 
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I love Peyton, but Brady seems to have nerves of steel. From everything I've read, Brady is just as hard a worker off the field as Peyton. They are 2 of the greatest to play the game.
 
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