Peyton Manning No Longer With the Colts… Hmmm?
My friend Ryan sent me an email last night asking me if I was going to be okay with the announcement that Peyton Manning would more than likely be released from the Colts today. There is a press conference scheduled for today at noon.
After a few discussions with people in the office this little conspiracy theory just popped up in my head.
What if the Colts release Manning today merely to avoid the required $28M bonus payment due to him on Friday. It’s my understanding that would make him a free agent and available to sign for any team he wanted to (that will afford him).
But, what if Peyton still wants to be a Colt and remain loyal to Indianapolis and the city and retire with the team he helped make great. He’s been tremendous for this city and fans of the Colts. What if, instead, he resigns with the Colts with a new contract that works in some kind of give and take for the $28M he just “lost”, but stays with the team in a fashion that works for him, Irsay, the Colts, the city and even Andrew Luck?
What do you think? Possibility? Or am I just Positively Dreaming?!
Re-Live Super Bowl XLVI in 90 Seconds
Don’t blink! You’ll miss something. That’s kind of what it feels like here in Indianapolis this week. All the anticipation. It’s finally here. Things are going great. The weather is fantastic. Game day. GIANTS WIN! It was a great time Indy and you showed up and delivered an amazing event.
Here’s a 90 second video produced by Matt Dial of the Indy Star from pre-game ceremonies to wrap-up after the big game.
Time Lapse and Other Video of Indy by Paul D’Andrea
I shared a link earlier of some of the photos local photographer, Paul D’Andrea, had taken over the last few days of Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Just noticed some of his videos he’s put together and here’s one of them. Everytime I see Paul’s work I’m more impressed. I’ll let you decide for yourself though.
Indianapolis Super Bowl Village from Paul D'Andrea on Vimeo.
Hat tip to @cjtheisen for sharing the link to this video on Facebook.
