Is Drew Brees insulted? No?

So…….

What’s the new reason to hate a great player?

Realistically though, even if Brees was insulted he has too much class and sportsmanship to say so publicly. I don’t know if I’d be insulted in Brees shoes, rather disappointed.

It would also make me feel bad thinking I was the reason someone was upset enough to avoid me, but I’m a softie like that sometimes.

I played golf competitively for yrs, and when I’d win a tournament would feel bad for those who put forth as much effort as I did to win, but didn’t. I always enjoyed my victory more when those I competed against congratulated me with sincerity. Unless I didn’t like a competitor, then I wouldn’t feel bad if they lost, hahaha.

I’ve been giving this subject some deeper thought. I give Peyton the benefit of the doubt here. I’ve come to this conclusion with my thoughts:

Peyton has to know how much attention the media pays to him over and above any other QB, or player in the NFL for that matter. He has to know that Brees was over-shadowed in all the pre Super Bowl sports talk, while the spotlight was as always focused upon him as being the greatest, all odds in his favor to win, etc..

It stands to reason that Peyton would assume ‘if’ he had approached Brees to congratulate him, much of the media would’ve focused their attention as always on Manning. Manning going directly to the locker room left the media no choice but to focus on one QB only…the one who deserved to be focused on…Drew Brees.

We have to remember that as a result of the media making Manning their golden boy, their NFL God for the last several years…it creates special circumstances not found in a Manningless Super Bowl. The media treats no other QB in the NFL with the same glory as they do Manning…therefore, no other QB would have to consider his congratulating the winning opponent live…with literally 100’s of journalists from around the world waiting to pounce for a Manning comment.

Very likely many would’ve run towards Peyton, leaving Brees in the dust. Peyton is a very intelligent man…he knows the realities.

Oh, I totally agree, and I think it’s a shame that moment didn’t happen for Brees personally, it would’ve made for a historic moment in his career and life. I’m just saying, I can see the flip side too…assuming Peyton’s reasons given for not congratulating Brees are honest of course. Only Peyton knows in his heart what the truth is…but his reason given does make some sense all factors considered.