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At some point this afternoon, amid the can't-hear-myself-think din that Houston's Reliant Stadium promises to be, Peyton Manning will position himself as the triggerman in the Indianapolis Colts offense and Reggie [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]will move out wide left, arms dangling at his side.
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It's a look, a nod. Maybe a hand signal. It's something, the same something Manning and Marvin Harrison cultivated and relied on for so many seasons.
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"A lot of it just comes from practice, with experience.''
Manning will make his 193rd consecutive regular-season start this afternoon against the Texans. Only Minnesota's Brett Favre, at 286 and counting, has a longer streak among quarterbacks in NFL history.
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Being special on game day means being there during the week of preparation, and when no one's paying attention during the offseason. That's when that quarterback-receiver synergy is developed.
"You can't get it playing four games, taking six off,'' Manning said. "(Players) have to answer the bell . . . every day. I don't take that for granted.
"Marvin was out there every day, full speed, only wanted to go against the No. 1 guys. Reggie and Dallas (Clark) learned that from him.''
The byproduct of always being there and being in sync is steady production.
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