Manning lawsuit

[GMDino]

(02-15-2016, 12:55 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: I find it quite ironic that winning the Super Bowl, in what was assumed to be the swan song of a future H.O.F. QB, that these alleged sexual assault lawsuits are just now being discovered.  All of this information has been available for years.  Why bring it up, when the guy is getting ready to retire?  I have a lot of respect for Peyton Manning's football accomplishments, but could never be accused of being a "fan", as he always played for teams that I had no rooting interest in.  Personally, I see this as an ugly smear campaign by a sportswriter just trying to build his own reputation.

How do you see it?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/new-documents-reveal-additional-lawsuits-between-peyton-manning-sex-assault-accuser/ar-BBpvA10?ocid=spartandhp

It has been brought up because he didn't get the same treatment Cam got for being a sore loser.

IMHO the two are not equal (mannings is much, much worse) but that doesn't mean you can't take either one to task for their actions.  Manning's just happened before social media would burn him down for it.

I saw a post over the weekend that reproduced a 74 page report on what Manning did...only to find out through another source that it was written by the victim's lawyers so was completely one sided (as it should have been) but not necessarily 100% accurate.

I said there, and will say here, the bigger problem is anyone considers these athletes as anything more than human with all that faults and foibles we all have. 

Manning may have done something awful in his past.  He also has had 20 years to change his life.  Cam may be a sore loser (and also done a few very questionable things in his past) but he also has a chance to change that.  He just has to suffer through the criticism until then.

There will always be critics...the question is how you handle them.