It’s Called Business Not Friendship

I was going to write on the newly passed VA abortion law but I didn’t feel like doing all the research this morning so I settled on Peyton Manning. Yes seemingly polar opposite topics as one affects real people and their freedoms and the other is about a rich man from a rich family that doesn’t even need this job. Despite the perceived shallowness of this topic, I’m standing firm and am going to talk about what Peyton Manning has taught us.

Disclaimer: I do fantastically well in my fantasy football leagues, always making it to the championship round and maintaining the number 1 position in my division. Not that that matters but I don’t want to hear any shit. Please and thank you. :)

Peyton is the son of former NFL QB Archie Manning and the older brother of current NFL QB Eli Manning. He is part of the Manning dynasty and I’m sure he’s been shitting football shaped turds since birth. During college he led the University of Tennessee to the 1997 SEC Championship his senior year and in 1998 he was the 1st overall draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts. He has won a record four league most valuable player awards was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLI, has been named to eleven Pro Bowls, has eleven 4,000-yard passing seasons (including a record six straight), and is the Indianapolis Colts' all-time leader in passing yards (54,828) and touchdown passes (399). In 2009, he was named the best player in the NFL and Fox Sports along with Sports Illustrated named him the NFL player of the decade of the 2000s. Unfortunately in 2011 he had two neck surgeries which resulted in him missing an entire season and now he’s cut from the Colts and a free agent.

Some people are upset feeling that he deserved to retire as a Colt, or the Colts owed him another season to prove himself. Others are saying it’s just business. IMO it is and always has been just business. In the NFL they don’t really care about these players, it’s always about what can you do for me? In the real world your company only cares about you for as long as you’re keeping their profit margin high. You miss a year of work because you got cancer, do you really think they’re going to keep you on their payroll? Everyone is replaceable! The first big lesson I learned about applying for jobs is that no one cares about why you want to work for them. They care about why you should work for them. Why should they hire you? What can you offer? If you think your job is secure look at Peyton Manning’s stats, family history, reputation, and work ethic. Never been in trouble always the golden boy. Plenty of sponsorships and Colts fans adored him! It’s called business not friendship.

So, let this serve as a reminder to all of you thinking that your jobs are secure and all is well in lala land…keep 3-4 months of living expenses stashed somewhere just in case because you never know what could happen. Nobody is in business to hand out lollipops and pacifiers….NOBODY.


P.S: Peyton has already been contacted by 12 teams including the Broncos (uh uh Tebow!)…so unless he goes to the Redskins he should be fine. :)