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If Peyton Manning isn't the greatest quarterback of all time, he's one of only three or four guys in the conversation, and that speaks volumes. We know this. He's an 11-time Pro Bowler with an NFL-record four MVPs -- there's no drama about how he'll be remembered. If anything we've taken it all for granted.
Which brings us to this week, where Indianapolis is getting ready to host Tom Brady and Peyton's little brother on the biggest stage in sports, while Peyton Manning's career quietly fades away in the background. On Tuesday, an article ran in the Indianapolis Star in which Peyton talked about watching some his close professional friends get fired.
"I guess it's the reality of the football world,"
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