polamalubeast
09-05-2012, 11:29 AM
Save the skepticism on Peyton Manning's health for somebody else. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin doesn't want to hear it.
''He needs no endorsement from me,'' Tomlin said. ''His résumé is his résumé.''
One that includes four MVPs, a Super Bowl ring and a series of neck operations that robbed Manning of the 2011 season. The injury also led to his stunning departure from Indianapolis and more than a hint of curiosity on how he's going to look when the Denver Broncos host the Steelers in the season opener on Sunday night.
Heck, even the Steelers understand why the NFL scheduling folks wanted to give Denver such a high-profile slot during the league's opening weekend.
''It was a no-brainer that they were going to put Peyton's first game back on a Sunday night or a Monday night, one of the two, and let him play at home,'' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. ''And they'll let us come back to (Denver), I guess.''
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Pittsburgh-Steelers-ready-for-Peyton-Manning-to-be-ridiculous-self-090412
''He needs no endorsement from me,'' Tomlin said. ''His résumé is his résumé.''
One that includes four MVPs, a Super Bowl ring and a series of neck operations that robbed Manning of the 2011 season. The injury also led to his stunning departure from Indianapolis and more than a hint of curiosity on how he's going to look when the Denver Broncos host the Steelers in the season opener on Sunday night.
Heck, even the Steelers understand why the NFL scheduling folks wanted to give Denver such a high-profile slot during the league's opening weekend.
''It was a no-brainer that they were going to put Peyton's first game back on a Sunday night or a Monday night, one of the two, and let him play at home,'' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. ''And they'll let us come back to (Denver), I guess.''
read more
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Pittsburgh-Steelers-ready-for-Peyton-Manning-to-be-ridiculous-self-090412