re: Archie Speaks.......

Lot of idiocy in this thread.

Let's see, LSU sucked when Peyton was graduating high school, Curley Hallman was the head coach, and many of you idiots would have chosen LSU over Tennessee? What a career breaker that was for Peyton.

Eli went to Ole Miss to play where his dad is the school's greatest player. He didn't come to LSU, yet LSU won the national title while Eli wasn't there. So why is anyone angry about that? By the way, that move didn't hurt Eli's career either.

Some of you need to get over your Manning hate. Ya'll act as if Archie blew up the levees.

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The argument that somehow the Mannings had an obligation to influence their kids to attend an in state school is so fricked up and ridiculous that it doesn't even deserve further comment. That's just plain silly.

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Why didn't these parents influence their kids to stay in state?

Rohan Davey, Jamarcus Russell, Matt Flynn, Joe Addai, Rudy Macklin, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Jackson, Pete Maravich, Louis Coleman, Anthony Ranaudo, Brad Cresse, Eddy Furniss, etc.

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I grew up in the 70's and 80's and never considered Archie the face of the franchise back then.

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He was. No doubt about it.

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Many people who donate do it quietly & privately & anonomously.

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Truth.

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STFU you uninformed, jealous inbred child.

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I think you should tell him how you really feel.

SOCIAL,

The Mannings have always and will always continue to give back to New Orleans. Peyton, Archie and Eli did more than their fair shair to support the Katrina relief as it was posted in an earlier post and below is what Peyton Manning's Peyback Foundation gave back to LA last year..... IMO, The Mannings are hard NOT to like and respect... they do things the right way

New Orleans organizations City Funding

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana New Orleans $10,000.00
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans New Orleans $6,000.00
Covenant House - New Orleans New Orleans $8,000.00
Desire Street Ministries New Orleans $8,800.00
Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana Monroe $6,000.00
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation New Orleans $5,000.00
Hands On New Orleans New Orleans $2,500.00
Hope House, Inc New Orleans $4,500.00
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans, Inc New Orleans $3,000.00
KID smART New Orleans $4,350.00
Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools New Orleans $3,000.00
Liberty's Kitchen Inc New Orleans $5,250.00
Longue Vue House and Gardens New Orleans $6,000.00
Louisiana Children's Museum New Orleans $9,000.00
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New Orleans $1,000.00
New Orleans Ballet Association New Orleans $5,000.00
New Orleans Outreach New Orleans $10,000.00
New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation New Orleans $2,500.00
One World, Inc Metarie $1,500.00
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans New Orleans $8,000.00
Start the Adventure in Reading New Orleans $10,000.00
Teaching Responsible Earth Education New Orleans $5,000.00
Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans, Inc. New Orleans $5,000.00
Young Leadership Council New Orleans $5,000.00
The National Football Foundation's Play it Smart Program New Orleans $7,500.00

Archie....still dividing the saints fanbase like Moses parting the red sea. Bobby Hebert is much less divisive. The only ones that hate him are frumpy blue bloods.

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New Orleans organizations City Funding

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana New Orleans $10,000.00
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans New Orleans $6,000.00
Covenant House - New Orleans New Orleans $8,000.00
Desire Street Ministries New Orleans $8,800.00
Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana Monroe $6,000.00
Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation New Orleans $5,000.00
Hands On New Orleans New Orleans $2,500.00
Hope House, Inc New Orleans $4,500.00
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans, Inc New Orleans $3,000.00
KID smART New Orleans $4,350.00
Kids Rethink New Orleans Schools New Orleans $3,000.00
Liberty's Kitchen Inc New Orleans $5,250.00
Longue Vue House and Gardens New Orleans $6,000.00
Louisiana Children's Museum New Orleans $9,000.00
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New Orleans $1,000.00
New Orleans Ballet Association New Orleans $5,000.00
New Orleans Outreach New Orleans $10,000.00
New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation New Orleans $2,500.00
One World, Inc Metarie $1,500.00
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans New Orleans $8,000.00
Start the Adventure in Reading New Orleans $10,000.00
Teaching Responsible Earth Education New Orleans $5,000.00
Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans, Inc. New Orleans $5,000.00
Young Leadership Council New Orleans $5,000.00
The National Football Foundation's Play it Smart Program New Orleans $7,500.00

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Sir, your evidence for Peyton was the proof I was looking for. That being said the post of Archie's contributions were very generic. I respect the family, their talents and at no time did I say they should have swayed their kids to go to an in state school. Bottom line is that Brees has done more in four years then any other new Orleans athlete. Like I stated before, Brees is bigger then football in New Orleans. Any one who disputes this is in denial.

I have no personal problems with Archie, and anyone who thinks anything about him pulling for Peyton's team in the SB is retarded.

However, I will say, Archie achieved a certain level of dishonorability in my opinion with the whole Eli draft fiasco, for which I now and probably always will hold a certain lack of respect for him. The whole special entitlement mentality with which they approached that situation was just seriously f-ed up in my mind.