right off the bat, before the "bud 4 life thing, i thought it very interesting that the finz sent the coaches to talk with peyton in a FOOTBALL format.
i liked it because i have felt peyton was going to get tired real quick of the steak and lobster dinners and hours of , "we luv you peyton, we REALLY do, and we'll do everything you want, just sign this" etc........
but peyton, he IS all about football. all the teams will pay him big and he isnt broke to begin with. as of right now, the titans, broncs, dolphins and cards are not any superbowl fav and EVERY ONE of these teams will need some pieces to get to the bowl, even with peyton.
he knows this.
but which one has the PLAN? i think the finz thought do we send ireland who isnt a leauge fav and turns a lot of people off, or, de we send the x's and o's guys to talk about how EACH of them will fit, or not with each other.
i thought if anything, this just may be the thing peyton respects, football, not lobster. schemes, not lovey-dovey speeches. real football men, not company slickers and sales pitches.
but, as i am writing this, i see on tv peyton going into the titans brass offices wearing tennesse vols orange AND the mention that peytons wife is from tennesse, just down the road from memphis.
and its a good bet mrs. mannings preference will trump all x's and o's.
not looking good after hearing that.
but, if for some reason we prevail, it WILL be the dolphins sending their football people instead of the blundering boy wonder ireland.win or lose, solid plan by ross.