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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
He robbed Peyton of the Heisman too BTW.
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Yeah ... Manning sure proved how outstanding he was in college when he played mediocre ball as a rookie and Tee Martin won the National Championship for Tennessee the following year. You know ... national championship .. the title Peyton couldn't sniff.
Meanwhile Moss was the only major addition to the '98 Vikings ... a team that finished in 3rd place with a 9-7 record in the NFC "Norris Division" was single handedly transformed into a 15-1 team that shattered the NFL's all-time record for points scored in a season. Moss broke a slew of rookie records that still stand today.
But yeah ... snow shoes Manning was robbed because he eventually developed into a mind-bogglingly awesome NFL qb.
Nevermind that none of the Moss Marshall games were even broadcast on national tv ... ESPN didn't even show the highlights of Marshall's football games on Sportscenter 99% of the time.
It's not so much the huge bias against sophomores and wide recievers that existed .. it's the simple fact that almost no one could justify casting a vote for Moss because they couldn't even see his teams highlights.
Manning had to develop. Moss didn't. He was the most highly regarded high school athlete of my lifetime.