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I know it’s a cool talker and everything – that explains why Bob Sansevere did a whole paragraph about it - but the Peyton Manning-to-Minnesota stuff is just absurd. Do I even need to list the reasons why? It should be obvious to even the most delusional of fans why this topic is totally off-the-rails nuts. In case you’re hazy I’ll do a rundown. And it won’t take long:

1. Peyton Manning wants nothing to do with a rebuilding team at this point in his career. He wants to win now.

2. The Vikings promoted Rick Spielman to GM so he could bring the long-term vision that was lacking in previous years when instead of identifying and developing a young QB the team just grabbed for whatever low-hanging veteran fruit was available. Spielman’s job is to assemble pieces around Christian Ponder (or Joe Webb if it comes to that), not offer contracts to aging guys with dead arms.

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Feb 5, 2012; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham (82) catches a pass during the second half of Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

It only took one play for Mario Manningham to become a star. Now thanks to his acrobatic sideline catch in the fourth quarter against the Patriots in the Super Bowl, Manningham has a chance to cash in big. And I don’t just mean with endorsement deals. It just so happens that Manningham is now a free agent. Some team out there is likely going to give him a large contract based at least partly on his Super Bowl heroics. That team probably won’t be the Giants, who already have Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks. But for a team that’s thin in the receiver corps and could use a downfield weapon? Manningham just went from a nice option to a very intriguing one.

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Feb 5, 2012; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) scrambles away from New England Patriots defensive end Mark Anderson (95) during the second half of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

For the second straight year an NFC team that barely squeaked into the playoffs has gone on to win the Super Bowl. The game was a snooze until the fourth quarter when it became a classic. Things got bizarre when, rather than let the Giants milk clock and kick a winning FG, the Patriots elected to let Ahmad Bradshaw walk into the endzone for a go-ahead TD. The weird thing was, Bradshaw actually tried not to score the TD, but his momentum carried him into the endzone. … [visit site to read more]

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