THE LOWDOWN THANKSGIVING DAY EDITION

This is a special Thanksgiving Day Edition of the LOWDOWN. The hot topic being discussed right now is who is the better QB Manning or Brady. I have debated it, went back and forth over it, loss sleep over it, and gave up having sex until I came up with the correct answer. You want to know what the answer is? The answer is and then we can finally put it to bed BRADY. That's right I said it. I recently visited ESPN studios and gave Jaws, Gruden and Steve Young the privilege of watching film with myself. I analyzed every throw Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have ever made dating back to Manning's nursery school days and I came away with the following conclusion. Manning needs  to get some ass and get out more, but more importantly I realized that Manning has the tendency to try to do everything himself instead of utilizing his weapons. He tries to make the perfect read and the perfect throw and there is no such thing. He takes chances, because he believes in his ability to make others better instead of trusting in their ability to help make things easier. Where as Brady takes what the defense gives him and trusts his teammates to make plays. Brady is thankful for and enjoys playing with his teammates as much as they are of him. I get the feeling that in practice you can walk up to Brady and say hey I saw the safety leaning left. I am going to give him a double move and then you can put it up and I will go get it and Brady saying sure let's try it. Peyton on the other hand tells you where you need to be and you better be there. Don't get me wrong Peyton is a bad man, but he has only won one Super Bowl to Brady's three. Manning is a better improviser and Brady is better in a system. I would take Manning first in a pick up game, but not in a NFL game. Brady is the man and it is not even close. Next time you ask yourself who is the best ask yourself one question. Who delivers when it counts,no matter who they are playing with. AND YOU WILL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION THAT I DID !!!!!!!!

• Can someone tell Stan Van Gundy that he is not off limits and to call Phil Jackson's comments ignorant and inappropriate make him look like jackass. First of all Phil was talking about something that we already know. Pat Riley can't like what he sees and it is only a matter of time, before he comes back to coaching. Second he is putting even more pressure on the Heat to perform and he is setting Pat Riley up to look like the bad guy if and when he takes over the coaching reigns. Even when Phil is just stating his opinion he sends ripples through out the NBA and throws people off of what is important. Van Gundy you don't even fucking coach the Heat. You should be trying to figure out how to motivate Vince, how to get that thief Rashard Lewis (120 million dollar contract) to contribute, and how to beat the Celtics you Ron Jeremy looking motherfucker.
• I guess two rings, a new contract and some ass from Monica is enough to motivate a sum bitch and turn a dunker into one of the best three point shooters in the league. Shannon Browns transformation is remarkable and should put him in the discussion for 6th man of the year.I guarantee you this year that the Lakers or some other team is going to have to open up the vaults and allow Shannon to cash in. Luke Walton needs some help with his game. I wonder what Sheena Easton or Shania Twain is doing.
• Right now James looks like a man struggling with pressure and Dwade looks like a man trying to carry a team on his back. James brought his talent to South Beach to build his brand and win rings with his boys not be criticized for everything that is wrong with the Heat. The problem with James is he doesn't respect anyone that he deems himself better than. You can see from his interviews which if you close your eyes sounds just like the ones he did in Cleveland, that he doesn't respect his coach Eric Spoelstra. He is basically saying that the team is not motivated, prepared well or having fun on the court. James is a master at throwing his coach under the bus by not really calling him out, but not really endorsing him either. Dwade doesn't know  what to do because he recruited Bosh and James and this is supposed to be his team. All I know is the Heat is losing games to inferior teams and I hope they never figure that shit out.
• Dick riding is never a good thing to do and right now America is all over Vick's nuts. The Eagles including Vick have lots of flaws, but that buffoon ass Eli Manning never let it become public record. Even Romo has never tackled himself and stripped himself of the ball. I know Archie taught you better than that. Prior to that the Giants harassed Vick into overthrows and misreads. Yes Vick is a smarter player, but his weakness remains the same. Keep his ass in the pocket and force him into long drives where his accuracy and patience will come into question. No long ball or big running plays equal field goals and possible turnovers. Don't be fooled Vick 2.0 can still be stopped. Only it will be a lot harder.
• I am proud of the way the Boys fought back under Garrett even though they were out coached and out played. Garrett has a ways to go before he can match wits with Sean Payton. The last minutes told me what I already know to be true. Garrett is not ready to win ON THE BIGGEST STAGE YET AND IT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE. With 4 minutes to go down 27-23 Sean Payton had his team go for big plays and it resulted in a td. Given the same opportunity with two  minutes left and his team down three Garrett played conservative and Payton knew he was. The Saints blitzed three straight times and each time instead of going long for a one on one match up on the outside the Cowboys threw short. The end result a 59 yd field goal wide left. Garrett may learn from this. He might not learn from it. But one thing I know is you play to win the game and Garrett showed me that with an opportunity to go hard he chose the Wade Phillips conservative route instead of the Jimmy Johnson go for it route. Who has rings and who doesn't it.?
• All right I have to be to work early. I'M OUT LIKE ERIC SPOELSTRA.