You really should have read the whole thread because I addressed this very issue. Leaders of men lead from the ground. They inspire. This is NOT what Eisenhower did. He was a tactician, like Manning. He was not a leader of men he was a leader of the organization, his orders followed because of protocol not respect. Patton on the other hand was that rare officer that was physically aggressive in combat. He would better have illustrated your point.
Flatly you don't know what the hell you're talking about. I would gladly put Lewis' knowledge of the game against ANYONE including Manning. You assume too much.
And for the record wars are not won by the stars and the brass, it's the privates and sergeants that risk their ***. Know that.
I know certain people will always put guys like Manning and Brady on a pedestal. If they had the kind of physical aggressiveness of a Tebow or a Roethlisberger (no homerism, I picked a guy I hate and a guy I like) then you'd have a point. But Manning and Brady lack that warrior mentality. When the heavy rush comes, they flop on the ground to avoid contact rather than fight back. That says everything about their warrior credentials.
02-26-2010, 07:03 PM
