re: Ever been or sent a kid to the Manning Passing Academy?

No but I will say I once met a chick who insisted Peyton tried to pick her up when it was held in Hammond.

She said no (she claims)

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He’s got a good QB coach at school

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Same coach that Miles Brennan had?

I attended for two summers in the first few years. So long ago that Eli was attending...as a rising senior at Newman HS. The Manning’s were very involved then. As were several college/pro coaches with ties to LA and the Mannings. We were placed in “teams” of 10 or so for the entire camp. The group leaders and drill leaders were mostly SEC starting QBs/WRs as well as guys from regional colleges. Names you would very much know then if you followed college football.

It was three days of drills, film work, and games. But it didn’t feel like practice. It was competitive but fun. I learned a lot about what higher level coaches/players are looking for on film. Plus, it was easy to interact with the counselors.

My group leader was Jake Delhomme (then with the Saints). He was a GREAT down to earth guy (a few years later he’s playing in the Super Bowl). Peyton was still early in his NFL career. He kind of moved around and worked drills with different groups at random. I actually had him run a couple of pass routes with me (him being the WR).

It’s probably more “corporate” now. But in the early days it was HS kids getting to rub elbows with some really talented players for 3 days