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Part of the reason why is obvious, the other more reason I think is bc the Chargers GM at the time was maybe the biggest ******* in sports. Nobody liked that guy. Even Doug Flutie hated him and Doug Flutie might be one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.
For sure on all fronts there. AJ Smith was a world class prick. I also think sports media coverage was less "hot take" based back then so you didn't have at minimum half of the talking heads immediately lining up to blast the Mannings.
I absolutely do think ol' Arch did get some good ol boy preferential treatment though because from what I've seen it seems like John and Jack Elway were criticized way more for their "maneuvering".