The fairy tale doesn’t care who you are. The fairy tale sneers, says no, says watch this. The fairy tale puts Johnny Unitas in a sling, Joe Montana in a hospital, Brett Favre into a caricature of himself.
The fairy tale is coming after Peyton Manning. Because Peyton Manning is coming after the fairy tale.
Manning, a son of New Orleans and a resident of Denver but a forever family member of Indianapolis, will try to win a Super Bowl on Sunday with the Broncos. And this is where I tell the fairy tale something:
Back off, fairy tale.