Too Much Manning

Faithful reader Prospero (we think—we haven’t heard from him in a while) made an astute observation recently: Peyton Manning is in way too many commercials.
We mentioned this in passing the other day because the Manning ad overdose in the playoffs makes us suspect we see more of him than some of his teammates do. (Especially his receivers last Saturday! *hits rimshot*).
Why in tar-nation does the Indianapolis Colts QB get so many gigs? He’s not the only NFL player with charisma. Why, some people—we’re not incriminating ourselves or anything—don’t think the camera loves #18 all that much anyway.
It’s not our imagination. (Though we’ve been …read more