The courtship of Peyton Manning gets an exhaustive look from Peter King in the next issue of Sports Illustrated, and might leave Pete Carroll blushing. King writes that amid Manning's flirtations with NFL clubs, Carroll wanted in on the action. But when the Seattle Seahawks coach couldn't get an audience he decided to go proactive. Writes King: "One more surprise: Manning got a call informing him that Seahawks coach Pete Carroll had flown, unannounced, with Seattle G.M. John Schneider to the airport in Englewood. Carroll would do whatever Manning wanted -- talk for a while in Denver or on the plane to Arizona, his next visit, or fly him to Seattle for a lengthier discussion. Peyton Manning does not like surprises. He said no thanks. Carroll flew home. We suppose Carroll deserves points for trying, but that had to burn." Source: USAToday
I wouldn't say Manning blew him off. Carroll was trying his damnedest but Manning wanted no part. Oh well...not like they had something scheduled and Manning blew him off.
Peyton was still kind of a douche for that IMO. Could have at least had a short meeting for his time and efforts and politely told him in person he wasn't interested.
I agree with RLW on this one, no reason you can't sit down for a bit and talk. It didn't have to be a 6 hour visit like everything else, but hear him out and tell him no in person.
I'm in sales. One thing I know for fact is that most people HATE salesmen and vendors showing up unannounced to meet them and sell them on something. Don't hate on Manning for this. He clearly had no interest in Seattle, and didn't owe Carroll anything. No sense in wasting his time and Pete's time.
