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Two days after being criticized on national television by Tiki Barber for a lack of strong leadership, Manning ripped his former teammate and current NBC football analyst for distracting the team last season with his early retirement announcement and his criticism of HC Tom Coughlin.
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Speaking during the halftime show of the Sunday Night Football game between the Giants and Ravens, Barber had said that Manning's attempt to lead an offensive meeting in the 12th week of the last season was "comical" at times. Manning didn't find the comment funny. "I guess I could have questioned his leadership skills last year with calling out the coach and having articles about him retiring in the middle of the season, and he's lost the heart (to play)," Manning shot back. While Coughlin refused to get involved in the controversy, he was happy Manning defended himself. "Well, he thought about what he was going to do, and he decided he would say exactly what he felt," Coughlin said. "More power to him."
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