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Manning no longer The Man

Interesting take by the DP about Manning and Kubiak

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Manning no longer The Man

In the season's first eight games, Peyton Manning threw 24 touchdown passes and five interceptions. He finished with 39 scores and 15 picks. Advancing age, a reshuffled offensive line, a reconfigured rushing attack and a strained right quadriceps compromised the league's reigning MVP.

The issues manifested themselves in the playoffs against the Colts, who took away slant routes and pick plays. Indianapolis also tackled well, preventing yards after contact on short passes and dared Manning to throw long. He went 6-for-19 on passes of more than 10 yards.

"The Colts' game plan against him was fantastic," said former NFL linebacker Chad Brown, who is a regular on local radio and TV shows. "They forced him to throw outside the numbers."

After the poor showing, Manning remained noncommittal about returning, wanting to take time off to make his decision. He turns 39 on March 24.

Can he fit in the zone-blocking, run-friendly, bootleg offense that Kubiak prefers? Or would Kubiak adjust to Manning's strengths?

The Broncos ran the ball well over the final six games, and in hindsight should have run it more against the Colts to help Manning. C.J. Anderson had 80 yards on 18 carries in the playoff game, but rushed just six times in the second half for 14 yards.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci...os-were-headed

Also the last paragraph sounds eerily familiar

I bet he has enough gas in the tank to sweep the Chiefs one more time.

Elway - Davis
Manning - Anderson

It wasn't meant to be if Elway had a hand in it..

Another good clip.

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Lack of young hired help

Part of the charm of the NFL is free agency. Part of the harm is that signing high-priced players to big contracts forces teams to sacrifice depth at other positions.

Denver's offensive line needed help at right tackle this season. The team lost faith in Chris Clark and Paul Cornick, and ended up moving Louis Vasquez, an all-pro guard, to tackle. The draft picks, aside from cornerback Bradley Roby, made no impact.

Offensive tackle Michael Schofield, a third-round pick, didn't play well in the preseason and was inactive for 17 games. Wide receiver Cody Latimer wowed in training camp, but the second-round pick finished with only two catches at a time when Wes Welker's shrinking role should have created more playing time.

Lamin Barrow, a fifth-rounder who was expected to compete for the middle linebacker job, had one tackle. When injuries sidelined linebackers Danny Trevathan and Brandon Marshall, Denver turned to rookie Todd Davis, snared from the Saints' practice squad in November, to plug the gap.

A top-heavy roster with 10 Pro Bowl players produces wins, but a balanced roster is necessary to provide depth — and playmaking ability on special teams, which the Broncos also lacked.

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Originally Posted by Numbah One (Post 11279546)

I bet he has enough gas in the tank to sweep the Chiefs one more time.

LMAO

We were such a layup

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Originally Posted by Numbah One (Post 11279546)

I bet he has enough gas in the tank to sweep the Chiefs one more time.

Well, he didn't do much to beat the Chiefs these last 2 games. Chiefs lost those because of, well, you know why...

And, I'm fine either way ... lets just get to the point that I know which QB I'm cheering for in 2015.

After watching Beady and Luck in the playoffs, manning should just hang em up. He's not close to those two

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Originally Posted by Numbah One (Post 11279546)

I bet he has enough gas in the tank to sweep the Chiefs one more time.

or pretty much for as long as he wants.

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Originally Posted by tooge (Post 11279689)

After watching Beady and Luck in the playoffs, manning should just hang em up. He's not close to those two

Who is beady?....

The Chiefs are literally a better team than the Bronco's now. I think we can all agree here.

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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 11279892)

The Chiefs are literally a better team than the Bronco's now. I think we can all agree here.

https://media.giphy.com/media/xQDjOVmYhRGms/giphy.gif

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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 11279892)

The Chiefs are literally a better team than the Bronco's now. I think we can all agree here.

2-8 against Denver in five seasons.

I'm surprised we won two games.