Peyton Manning out 6 weeks

by Mike Mueller on Jul 15, 2008 7:04 AM CDT

Peyton had an infected bursa sack removed from his knee. Will be out 4-6 weeks. He'll play against da Bears, but might not be 100%. Some REAL news! If his mobility (what little he had) is afffected, then the Bears pass rush could get after him and cause trouble. Now, all we need is for Dwight Freeney to stay on the shelf and Bob Sanders to go down in the preseason and we'll have a chance....maybe.

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If Manning doesnt play that game

the Bears could (will likely) win that game. That is pretty big, considering how bunched up the division will be this year and everyone else having to go through a Peyton-lead Colts team.

by Santos Sorrow on Jul 15, 2008 5:16 PM CDT reply actions

Oh ye of little faith...

I want a fully healthy and functioning colts team on wk 1. Not only can we beat them and send notice to the rest of the league but if we lose and still be competitive it can fuel us through the rest of the season like the ravens game in 01. We will lose if we defeat a crippled colts team ,in the leagues eyes. I truly believe tommie harris and mike brown to be the answer to peyton manning. A pass rush and good safety play , thats his cryptonite

by WavyGravy on Jul 15, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions

That's true

But TH and MB have to make it out of training camp and preseason healthy….

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Jul 15, 2008 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Ugh

too…much…optimism…

IMO, I don’t care if we “lose” in the leagues eyes if we defeat a crippled Colts team , it’s still a win over a playoff team in my eyes, anyway you put it.

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Jul 16, 2008 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions

Exactly. And what if they get crushed by a healthy-Manning-led team?

Moral victories are for little league through college football. In the NFL, a win is a win is a win.

by tyger1147 on Jul 16, 2008 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions

I want him to play

I’d rather see the Bears beat him when he’s playing at less than 100%. The defense is going to jazzed up and ready to prove last year was a fluke. It’s going to be a tight game with a field goal winning it at the end.

by propheteer on Jul 15, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions

D will show up, but what about O?

Defense will be motivated, no doubt. I’m still nervous about No. 8 taking the helm again….

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Jul 15, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions

what?

by propheteer on Jul 15, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions

i would like to think

that this gives us the odds….

but peyton manning could play in a wheel chair and still beat us to the ground

by SamuraiMike50 on Jul 15, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions

no shit

the people thinkjing he should be around so we can beat him the right way are delusional. the only way we win that game is with him hurt.

by mike b on Jul 16, 2008 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions

I truly think

that Chicago attracts the dumbest sports fans in the country. I don’t even think it is close. Although, I just read the game thread from the All-Star game on BCB, LORD have mercy on their souls.

by Santos Sorrow on Jul 16, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions

Ugh

Don’t get me started on BCB. They’re just a bunch of douches.

I don’t know if we’re the “dumbest” sports fans (I mean we’re up there). I’d like to leave that title to New York fans, even if Jeter has something to say about it.

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Jul 16, 2008 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions

people knock new yorkers

but i think the average yankees fan runs circles around the average cubs fan.

by mike b on Jul 16, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Ouch

that hurt a little.

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Jul 16, 2008 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions

And the average White Sox fan...

...runs circles around the average/above-average Jets fan.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Jul 17, 2008 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions

I live in NY part-time

And I agree with you 100%. Yankee fans drive me nuts! To me, they are almost worse than Patriots fans.

BTW: Manning will be there to open the season guys. Not to worry. He’ll be there to torch your butts once again.

Also, nice signing with Kevin Jones. Forte and Jones (along with AP 2) give you a nice backfield. Didn’t I tell you guys you didn’t need Cedric Benson? That you’d forget him real quick? Can I get a Bear hug?

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by Brad Wells on Jul 18, 2008 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions