Greatness Falls at the Hands of a True Legend

Written by Alex Fitzsimmons


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Some argue it’s not Manning’s fault for his inconsistent play inrepparttar playoffs, that his defense doesn’t give him a chance to win. That may be some ofrepparttar 133002 reason. But to be truly considered an elite quarterback, Manning should be able to carryrepparttar 133003 burden ofrepparttar 133004 team even with his defenses’ shortcomings.

Inrepparttar 133005 AFC Divisional round ofrepparttar 133006 playoffs this year,repparttar 133007 Colts were held to their lowest offensive output ofrepparttar 133008 season, a meager three points againstrepparttar 133009 Patriots underrepparttar 133010 bitter Foxboro air, with a snowy white field; allrepparttar 133011 conditions which Manning loathes. Manning was held touchdownless, if that’s even a word, while running back Corey Dillon was running amok againstrepparttar 133012 soft Colts defense. And who wasrepparttar 133013 catalyst,repparttar 133014 drive,repparttar 133015 unstoppable force behindrepparttar 133016 Pats’ success? Not Head Coach Bill Belichick, not defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel, none other thanrepparttar 133017 never-break-a-sweat Tom Brady.

The debate is over: Brady is better.

But what about Manning? Settingrepparttar 133018 record for most touchdowns in a single season certainly speaks volumes, but carryingrepparttar 133019 burden of a “chronic loser” your entire career won’t help your chances forrepparttar 133020 Hall of Fame. So is Manning Hall of Fame worthy?

The initial response would be, “of course, he brokerepparttar 133021 record”. But analyzingrepparttar 133022 scenario further would create a sticky situation for Hall of Fame voters. Assuming Manning doesn’t suffer some shocking career ending injury, and his numbers stay consistent, a voter might actually consider not voting Manning intorepparttar 133023 Hall. The reason: Manning lacks a Super Bowl ring. One can argue Marino got intorepparttar 133024 Hall without any Super Bowl victories, but considering that Manning and Brady will most likely be Hall of Fame eligible at aboutrepparttar 133025 same time, could a voter actually vote for Manning knowing thatrepparttar 133026 guy next to him also vying for a Hall spot dominated him for most of his career? A sticky situation indeed.

But either way you look at it, Manning’s legacy inrepparttar 133027 football world will never berepparttar 133028 same. And his remarkable 2004 campaign will always be remembered not for his incredible reads and potent throws, on his way to record breaking status, but rather for his inability to come through when his counterpart, Brady, was flawless.

Alex Fitzsimmons is a writer for http://www.footballavenue.com


Basic kitesurfing techniques

Written by Jakob Jelling


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is learning to be in command ofrepparttar power of your kite. You will need to learn to managerepparttar 133001 expected surface of your kite and its flying speed rate. Practice flyingrepparttar 133002 kite and trying to de-power it several times by drawing and / or lettingrepparttar 133003 frontage lines loose. This will allow you to alterrepparttar 133004 angle and to adjustrepparttar 133005 expected surface. You will also need to practicerepparttar 133006 kitesurfing techniques of controllingrepparttar 133007 flying speed to be able to boost or reducerepparttar 133008 power ofrepparttar 133009 kite.

The main one ofrepparttar 133010 kitesurfing techniques that allow you to controlrepparttar 133011 flying speed of your kite is to learn to operate your kite’s brake lines. Using brake lines (pulling inrepparttar 133012 brake lines) will help you to significantly reducerepparttar 133013 speed of your kite. Practice usingrepparttar 133014 brake lines until you feel completely in control and comfortable using them.

Jakob Jelling is the founder of http://www.kitesurfingnow.com. Visit his kitesite for the latest on kitesurfing equipment, kiteboarding lessons, places to surf and much more!


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