Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Drew Brees and Peyton Manning: Prolific Passer vs. Steady Quarterback

For the past two seasons Peyton Manning has accomplished more for the Broncos than Drew Brees has accomplished for the Saints.  Manning did that despite missing all of the 2012 season because of surgery.  The Broncos head coach also accomplished more for his team than Sean Payton did for his team.  Payton missed all of last season because he acted irresponsible and let bountygate happen.  Broncos coach Fox missed part of this season because of being ill but still did a better job than Sean Payton.

Now Manning and the Broncos are going to the Super Bowl to play for the World Championship.  I wonder how Brees and Payton feel about some New Orleans sports writers who call Brees prolific and Sean Payton an offensive genius and then went out in the playoffs.  My advise to those two would be to reject those labels, come back down to earth and lead your team as a team and disregard all the hype.

As far as New Orleans sports writers go,  they are a hopeless case when it comes to being objective in reporting on the Saints and why Payton did such a poor coaching job this season, especially down the stretch.  When Tom Benson gave Payton a raise after his suspension was over, he actually rewarded Payton for his irresponsible actions concerning bountygate and sent the wrong message to not only Payton but also to the team.

The Bronco's coach had a legitimate reason for missing part of this season but Payton had no such reason for missing last season and I have my doubt about the Saints future with Sean Payton as the head coach. 


This commentary written by John Lucia.

Note:  Last season Manning led the Broncos to the playoffs, while Brees led the Saints to a loosing season.  This season, Manning led the Broncos to a division title, a conference championship, the best won-loss record in the conference, the #1seed in the playoffs and a trip to the Super Bowl.  Brees led his team to the #6 seed in the playoffs as a wild card and lost to Seattle in the second playoff game.  The second loss to Seattle this season.

James Varney Displays His Little Boy Conservative Ideology Once Again.

In the Times Picayune reflection section of January 19, Varney shows his readers just how much of a conservative ditto head he has become.  Varney seems to be put out in what he believes is the liberal media's attemp to disqualify New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from the republican nomination for President in 2016 because of bridgegate.  Add Varney to the voices that blame so called liberals when conservatives find themselves in trouble of their own making.

So what does little boy Varney do?  Well he goes "tit for tat" and says that if Christe is unfit to be President because of bridgegate, so too is Hillary because of past involvement in a litany of things and events.  He even takes it a step farther and goes after the voting public by saying, "those that pull the voting lever in 2016 for Clinton is a bold face liar, they are but naked, shameless, rabid partisans."  One can easily notice the personal attacks in that statement.  That way they feel like they are elite.

The news media in general and the wealthy PAC's are already trying to brainwash the voters every day with their speculation on who will run for President in 2016, almost 3 years away.  That is the story in the life of the news media.  They have so much time on their hands they try to create news before it happens.  Christe and Clinton have yet to announce their intentions concerning 2016 but Varney already has the voters pulling the lever for Clinton. 

The voters will be reminded every day up to the election, especially by conservatives about the events in Benghizi, it has already started in order to damage Clinton.  They will do their best to make it an issue even though it is not.  But if you follow their line, George W. Bush should have been disqualified to run for a second term because of the terror attacks on 9/11/01 which happened in our own back yard.

Understanding the past is still the key to a better future.  Varney and conservatives have yet to learn that and as a result the future will be like the past under conservative rule.  Varney's tirade of January 19 is just another example of conservatives inability to debate the issues that affect the country and its people.  They even forgot about arithmetic in the 2012 elections.  Former President Clinton and V.P. Joe Biden had to remind them.  And that really says it all.


This commentary written by John Lucia.