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Colts QB one away from Marino's record
(ESPN.com)
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[A]fter kneeling twice in the final minute to run out the clock and passing up a chance at tying Marino's record, the Colts' franchise player drew an unexpected reaction from the crowd - boos. "I can't get over the crowd booing like that," said Manning, last season's league co-MVP. "I hope those were Baltimore fans, because that's what you're supposed to do."See, these pro athletes still don't get it: the fans want their teams to win, but even more importantly, they want to be entertained. Let's be honest: if you take most sports, and play them by the textbook, there's really nothing that exciting. Go watch a pro team practice. Wow! What fun. Having a crowd of tens of thousands of people screaming their heads off manufactures most of the excitement. The things that excite the fans are the record-breaking performances. Manning doesn't understand why his fans booed when he didn't even try for the record; well, there's a reason why they're called dumb jocks. (UPDATE: 12/21/2004 - A clarification is needed here. I'm not arguing that Manning should have actually tried to break the record. If he had, then he would have been stepping on the pride of his opponents, and what goes around comes around. What I'm arguing about is Manning's lack of understanding of the fans' motivations for their boos. If you don't understand why people pay good money to see you, then you just don't get it.)
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