“I’m an African-American quarterback that scares people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compare me to”, said the 1.96 meter, 111-kilogram Newton.
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“He’s a true competitor and is a guy who’s going to come in and do whatever he can do to make sure his team leaves the field victorious”.
“Be careful with these labels”, Manning said with a smile. “He hasn’t said anything, so I don’t really know what he’s going to do”. I know guys who have done it before, Jim Kelly in his different offenses.
Another question was about the four consecutive years a dual-threat QB has played in the Super Bowl and the 50-year streak of a pocket passer playing in the big game.
Yet unlike most every team he’s been a part of, this Broncos team hasn’t had to exclusively rely on Manning’s right arm to win. “I hope he can win, but his impact has already been made and his legacy – whether it will or not – I don’t think it should be affected by this one game”.
Although it has not been officially announced, this may be Mannings final National Football League game after an unbelievable 18-year career. In their black jerseys, the Panthers are 0-2 in postseason action and are sticking with their 17 wins this season as proof that superstition is just superstition.
Newton’s gold shoes correspond with the golden anniversary of the Super Bowl, which was first held after the 1966 season. But Rivera indicated there’s little benefit to the guesswork involved in trying to figure out Manning’s calls, which he’ll probably change for the Super Bowl anyway.
“What happened to private conversations on the 50-yard-line, they just don’t exist anymore”, a mock-irked Manning said at a post-training press conference on Thursday. In the last 15 years, nine winners of the award have been a quarterback.
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“Just proud of the way he’s handled the whole situation this year – (the) injury and missing time and kind of coming back and being prepared for any situation or circumstance to come up when he gets in the game”. Frankly, it appeared the passing game was done for, once again leaving Newton to play with a bunch of mediocre personnel. Manning, the crafty veteran now, will have to dig into his bag of tricks and try and pull one more game out against the odds. “I know he’s enjoying the playoffs and enjoying this opportunity with this football team”.
