Ducks are awesome, even if Richard Sherman doesn't think so

Ducks are awesome, even the silly Aflac duck. The male ducks, with their beautiful, bright colors, are especially nice.

It’s not fair that saying a quarterback “throws ducks” is the biggest insult of all. Richard Sherman, the Seattle Seahawks’ cornerback, said that about Denver quarterback Peyton Manning’s passes. Not many heads turned when Sherman said on Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day that Manning is a “living legend.”

Peyton Manning (AP Photo)

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But when someone dug up Sherman’s comments in Sports Illustrated’s Monday Morning Quarterback in which he graded the league’s best quarterbacks, keyboards were on fire. That’s because Sherman had the audacity to criticize Manning’s arm strength:


Then this:


Oh my Omaha!

Here’s the thing about ducks. They have an internal GPS that gets them where they want to go, memorizing natural landmarks like mountains and rivers along the way. You think Manning doesn’t have a memory like that, knowing how to disrupt defenses based on what he has seen on multiple series or in the film room?

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The ducks that do fly have super strong muscles in their wings. Not all of them can fly, but those that can are good at it. And smart, too, staying in that lovely ‘V’ formation to stay wind resistant. Manning’s passes may not zip through the air, but they get where they need to go with amazing efficiency. Can you say an NFL-record 55 regular-season touchdown passes?

Throws ducks?

Just like the ducks who look so calm above the water and paddle like crazy beneath it, it’s likely Manning is taking in Sherman’s comment and using it as fuel.

“I do throw ducks,” Manning said Thursday. “I’ve thrown a lot of yards and touchdown ducks. So I’m actually proud of it….They say he’s a smart player. I don’t think that’s a real reach, what he’s saying there.”

It may roll off him like water falls off a duck’s feathers. Like Manning said when he was questioned about his passes following a game against the Colts:


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