The Indianapolis Colts,Peyton Manning and Jim Irsay Putting Their Differences Aside for the Good of the Horseshoe
When companies have rifts in departments, and issues with an employee they rarely go straight to that person. Instead, they talk about the employee behind his or her back. These are all behaviors that are unacceptable in the work place, and could destroy a relationship between the employee and employer. The same goes for a football team.
When Colts owner Jim Irsay had comments about Peyton Manning, calling him a “politician” , those comments could have gotten out of hand starting a fight through the media. However, Manning and Irsay were too smart for that. They knew doing that would only make things worse, and lets be honest things are not too great right now in Indianapolis.
With the uncertainty of Manning’s neck, and the decision the Colts have to make regarding him and whoever they draft with the number one pick, they have a lot on their minds. It would have been so easy to get nasty with comments, destroying the relationship between the Colts and Manning. However, they have stayed true to themselves and will do so no matter what the end results are. Manning and Irsay were seen taking pictures together Thursday night at the team meeting. Have they put their differences aside and decided to put the Colts organization first? Only time will tell or maybe March will be the answer for us. In March Manning is due a 28 Million dollar bonus. He may be released and if the Colts decide to let him go he will be free to sign with anyone.
Manning is very eager to get out there and play and all signs point to manning playing. That is how Manning’s agent also feels. In a statement today he made it very clear what Peyton’s intentions are, “Peyton certainly expects to return to playing,” said Condon, “And he wants to play, he’s enthusiastic about it. I think that the rehabilitation is going very well, and I think he believes that also. He’s made a substantial amount of progress, and so we anticipate him playing football next year“. Condon would go on to say, “Manning’s neck is structurally sound but admitted that the nerve generation in his right arm could take a couple of months and up to a year to heal dating from the surgery the four-time MVP had last September”.
Even Peyton is not oblivious to the situation at hand. He is not going to rush back onto the field. He will be smart and realize that he needs to remember life after football. The issue now is not so much the neck but the nerve in the neck. That nerve affects his grip on the football. Sometimes the hands go numb or are very tingly, making him lose his strength. So it is not so much when Manning plays if he can, it will be if he can play at a top level like everyone is used to, including Peyton.
Peyton Manning is one of the hardest working players out there, and if he has a chance to play he will.
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