"As an analyst for the NFL Network, former Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner refers to the media as "we." And he defended all of the attention being paid this week in Super Bowl XVLI to Peyton Manning.

Manning's continuing neck problem might lead the Colts to release him, and there is considerable speculation about where, or if, Manning will play again.

"I'm telling people, as the media, we're trying to spend 12 hours a day talking about the Super Bowl," Warner said. "We can't come up with enough things to talk about, so definitely Peyton, being in his town, with all the questions, is going to be a huge part of it."

If Manning is healthy enough to play and signs with another team, Warner said replicating what Manning had with the Colts won't be easy. He said it's similar to what he went through after leaving the Rams and playing for the Giants and Cardinals.

"I don't think there's any question in mind, if there's a guy who can do something similar to what I did -- resurrect their career and go somewhere else and play at a higher level -- it's a guy like Peyton," Warner said. "Because you know he's going to work and you know he's going to set a standard."