in the NFL. The most important player in the game is the QB and he's the top one (though Brady is a close second). As much as it pains me to say I might add.

sing "This is Our Country" and be done with it.

IS probably the best NFL player EVER if not at least right now.  I have so many facts to back this up, his high QB Rating, accuracy, ability to read defenses, lack of turning the ball over, time of possesion, lack of getting sacked (longer career, less risk of injury), and he knows when to throw the ball away or to the ground.  

So Ladainian Tomlinson has speed, a mad stiff arm, and a cut move off his opposite foot that no one else can mimic.  However, if Ladainian Tomlinson got injured right now (knock on wood), the Chargers would probably win almost as much games with Michael Turner instead. If Peyton got injured (knock on wood again), Jim Sorgi and the Colts would almost certainly lose more games than with Peyton Manning.

In Fantasy Football terms.  LT is the #1 fantasy football stud (for the most part) right?  WRONG!

If Peyton Manning would to go down now, Joseph Addai, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, and of course Peyton Manning owners would feel the pain and no benefit in sight unless you own the defense going against the Colts.  If LT got injured, only LT owners would feel the pain, and a Micheal Turner owner would benefit.

I'm not saying it's all Peyton Manning, his teammates deserve credit, i'm just trying to point out that his value to his team is more than anyone else to their team.

I don't think I've seen Peyton Manning's face in about five years.

Wherever it is you think he's overexposed, it's some narrow demographic that you happen to line up with.  Try watching C-Span or Lifetime or Animal Planet or PBS or Discovery Channel or Bravo, and I'm pretty sure you won't see Peyton Manning for a while.

Better yet, turn off the friggin' TV. Or at least get up and do something else during the commercials.

You listed DirecTV by name instead of Dish Network, and Visa instead of Mastercard or Discover.  Those companies don't particularly care about Peyton Manning; they are just using him as the vehicle to etch their brand name in the consumer's memory.

Sounds like the Manning commercials are very effective in the Blez household.

And as to danmerqury's reference to the "This Is Our Country" ads...does anyone not know what product and brand is being pitched in those?  That song irritates me too, but it's an effective ad campaign.

The one where he and Reggie Bush are staying the same hotel and keep sending random crap to eachothers rooms. For some unbelieveable stupid reason, that one cracks me up every time. Of course I am easily ammused.

As someone else said already, there are worse people we could be watching on every commercial under the sun. Immagine having to see Derek Jeter or A-Rod on every other commercial. Or worse, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Pamela Anderson, or Tiger Woods!!

Honestly, I could care less about football, so I guess that is why these commercials haven't bothered me that much. But now that you have mentioned it, I will start noticing it, and it will bug the hell out me! Thanks a lot! ;)

Our season has come to this :-(

He Hate Me.

He's like the Gary Coleman of NFL endorsements. I know I would pay attention.

...that still like Manning.  He pokes fun at himself for being a dork.  That was the best way to put it.

It's a couple years old now, but the ad where he gets excited when a restaurant employee tosses him an apron, like a kid would get excited if a player tossed them a jersey, still cracks me up every time.