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SPORTS
the pendulum
ONE ON ONE
Christian Binder and Russell Varner
Sports Commentators
QN
Super Bowl wrap-up)
quarterback legacies
Now that the New Orleans Saints are Super
Bowl champions after a dramatic game that
saw another pick-six, so-so commercials and an
amazing halftime performance from The Who,
we have months to wait before football begins
again. But, a bigger and more relevant argu
ment is what does this do to the legacies of both
Peyton f^anning and Drew Brees?
RUSSELL VARNER
This definitely is a hit to Manning's legacy.
His big knock before his first Super Bowl was he
couldn't really perform in the big games, and he
was pretty much shut out in the second half of the
Super Bowl this year But 1 think he will bounce
right back and be back at the top in no time.
This won’t be the last time we see him in a Super
Bowl.
I think this does more to Brees' legacy Here's
a guy who left San Diego coming off of a major
shoulder surgery, and no one wanted him. New
Orleans signed him, and he has helped revive a
city and given them something to happy about. I
think more attention needs to tie given to Brees
now.
CHRISTIAN BINDER:
I think Peyton f^anning is one of the best quar-
tertiacks ever What's stopping him from being the
best quarterback of all time is his lack of multiple
Super Bowl victories.
The best quarterbacks win multiple times,
which Manning hasn't done. I don't think this
hurts his legacy, but you're right in the fact it
perpetuates the notion that he can't win the big
games.
As for Brees, he is now considered elite in my
eyes. He has only improved during the last seven
seasons, and now he has a ring. He s so much
more than stats, though. He revitalized football in
San Diego and New Orleans. What more can you
ask for from a quarterback
RUSSELL:
There is literally nothing else Brees can do.
Plus, did you see him with his kid? I mean, how
cute was that?
He probably won the hearts of half of the
United States right there. I think you can make
the argument that Drew Brees may be better than
Peyton Manning or Tom Brady right now. I'm not
saying he is, but it would make a good argument.
Like I said, this is just a temporary setback for
Peyton Manning. He definitely is one of the best
of all time, and 1 do think it is a matter of time
before he wins another Super Bowl.
This game will be remembered for Drew
Brees' rise more so than Peyton Manning's
failure.
CHRISTIAN:
I'm with you 100 percent on this one. Drew
Brees just provides a great story as a quarterback
both on and off the field. He’s definitely in the
top-five, if not the top-three, quarterbacks in the
league right now. If Brees wins another one, he's
a Hall of Fame look.
As for Manning, he’ll do what he always does,
w/hioh is bounce back. He's handled adversity
well for his entire career, and I would not be even
a little surprised if the Colts win 13 or 14 games
next year He is a winner, so he'll definitely get his
shot at another title.
ATHLETIC
SPORTS THIS
RESULTS
WEEK
FEB. 3 - FEB. 8
FEB. 10 - FEB. 16
Men’s basketball
Thursday
Men’s Basketball @
Feb. 3
College of Charleston -
Elon 56
Wofford 72
7 p.m.
Feb. 6
Friday
Elon 66
Indoor Track (Liberty
Furman 55
Invite) - All day
Feb. 8
Western Carolina 76
Saturday
Elon 81
Women’s basketball
Indoor Track (Liberty
Invite) - All Day
Men’s Tennis vs. North
Feb. 6
Florida - 12 p.m.
Appalachian State 73
Softball vs. Virginia -
Elon 54
1:15 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs.
Feb. 8
Western Carolina - 2
Elon 77
Davidson 63
p.m.
Softball vs. UNC
Men’s Tennis
Wilmington - 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 6
Men’s Basketball vs.
Elon 3
UNC Wilmington 4
The Citadel - 6 p.m.
Women’s Tennis
Sunday
Feb. 6
Men’s Tennis @ South
Winston-Salem State
0
Elon 7
Carolina -1 p.m.
Softball vs. UNC
Wilmington -1:15 p.m.
Feb. 6
Softball vs. Virginia -
Elon 0
North Carolina 7
3:30 p.m.
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