Enough Anticipation...Here We Go Again!

"THE" Peyton Manning was released yesterday by the Colts.  Immediately following his press conference in Indi, he left for Good Ole' Miami.  That must mean that Peyton will be a Dolphin right?  No Not at all.  Here I will explained why the ONLY situation that makes sense for Peyton Manning is taking his talents a team that resides in the AFC West...

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So overall the suitors that are chasing after Peyton are immense, but most likely suitors include Miami, Washington, and San Francisco.  Let us first take a look into why none of these team will be viable landing spots for Peyton.

Miami-
Sure they have a new coach, a new system, and a young team... Peyton will be lucky to have 4 years left in him, which makes this scenario kind of weird.  My question for the Dolphins is do you want to build your system around Peyton for 3-4 years or around the youth in your organization for the next 7-10 years?  We definitely see teams cleaning out the front office and the first order of business is, Find your QB.  The difference is those QB's usually aren't 36 years old.

Washington- Simply put, according to sources, Peyton doesn't want to go there, nor does he want to go to the NFC... Washington is a wreck and they have an option that suits them much better,  we'll discuss that later.

San Francisco-  The only reason they're are in the mix is because Alex Smith isn't signed yet.  San Fran got a great season out of Alex Smith and I believe that they will stay loyal to him, mainly because of the youth of the team, and his familiarity with that with that youth.  It would make much sense to change something that got you 1 field goal away from the Super Bowl!

Ok so 1 point I want to make against Miami and Washington in particular can be summed up in 2 letters and a number...


 

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Why would you go after a 36 year old QB if you are a team in this years Top 10 Draft order...  It would make absolutely no sense.  If you are a Miami or Washington, you have the firepower and the ability to trade up and go get one of the most promising QB prospects in years.  If it weren't for Andrew Luck, RGIII would be more sought after than any QB since Peyton himself.  Lastly, neither one of Miami or Washington is a QB away from a Super Bowl, both teams need a lot of help and they fairly young/rebuilding.  If i am running one of these organizations I go for the Star I can have for the next 15 years instead of a rental for 3 years.

So who do I think stands a legitimate shot at landing Peyton?
1 of 2 AFC West teams will win the services of Peyton Manning and here is each of their cases.

First we'll discuss Kansas City.

The Chiefs are a very talent filled organization with a ton of young promising studs!  I think they have 2 huge holes in their team and that is QB and the front 7 on Defense.  Matt Cassel isn't the QB Mr. Pioli thought he would be and he is not going to get much better.  This could be a huge problem or a huge advantage when trying to draw in Peyton Manning.  He would have plenty of offense with D-Bowe and Baldwin on the outside, with Charles in the backfield.  There is a glaring hole at QB and the city of KC would welcome Peyton as a KING!

Then there is that other team in the West Division, The Denver Broncos.
Denver obviously has a glaring issue, which again is at QB.  Tim Tebow has been told he has the starting job going into training camp, which means the city of Denver will back Tebow over any QB, except for an elite one.  Denver has a good young offense, with solid veteran leadership.  Demarius Thomas and Eric Decker look to be a very promising young pair of receivers and they have a very good short term option at running back in Willis McGahee.  The one thing that Denver has that Kansas City doesn't, is a very good defense, that only looks to be better with the team focusing mainly on the Defense in this years draft.  With the likes of Von Miller and Elvis Dummerville, this denver defense has a great combination of youth and veterans that are ready to compete now.

So you may ask, Which is the better place for Peyton?

In my opinion, the ONLY place that makes sense for Peyton is going to a mile high and signing with the Denver Broncos.



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No team in the running has a young QB that needs groomed, like Denver does in Tim Tebow.  What better situation to groom him than an all-time great alongside another all-time great(Peyton and Elway) teaching him the position.  This scenario provides the Denver the aggressiveness to sway Peyton.  Also, I believe Denver is more ready to win NOW than any team that is in the running.  Call it luck or not, they did get only 2 wins away from the Super Bowl.  My final point is this:  John Elway won his first Super Bowl at the age of 37 and then won another at the age of 38... No other front office person will relate to Peyton or trust in Peyton more than John Elway will.  This Relation, Trust, and the opportunity to WIN NOW will push Peyton to the only sensible place: Denver, Colorado.

Thats All For Now,
RYAN DAHM