Top 5 reasons Peyton manning will be a Top 5 QB this year
1. No one else like him: It’s easy to forget about Peyton with all the great QB play nowadays. Let’s not forget how incredible he was the past 10 years. He passed for 4,000 yds or close to it consistently for a decade. No one prepares harder than him. Sure, he isn’t very mobile but he doesn’t have to be with how quick his release is.
Because of this it will prolong the back end of his career by 3 or so years. He’s like the NFL’s version of batman, he’s not that special but his intense self discipline makes him almost super human.
2. He makes everyone around him WAYYYYY better: If you can’t be a good player on a Peyton manning team, you can’t be good. Period. Remember a few years back when the Colts drafted Anthony Gonzalez out of Ohio State University? I know what you said: “He’s going to be good.” Well, you wouldn’t have said that if he went somewhere else. Every year Peyton made a star out of some no name receiver and elevated the offense and the defense at the same time.
How can an offensive player make a defense better? Well, the way this man prepares makes everyone want to bust their ass for him. When you have an amazing offense in a sense it’s impossible to have a great defense. Why? Because a quick strike offense puts too much pressure on the defense and doesn’t give them enough time rest or recover.
If you remember the Colts D during that time did a few things well: Rush the passer, generates sacks and create turnovers. That’s how the Broncos D will play out this year.
3. His neck is fine: I think everyone really blew the neck thing out of proportion. Sure, a neck
injury is a serious injury. But the average person blows every injury out of proportion for various reasons such as getting out of work, school, family function or church. Well, Peyton manning isn’t the average person. He has superhuman self discipline. Even if his spine was removed by aliens touching down from outer space he’d still find a way to play football.
Seriously though, he played through this injury for a full year before committing to surgery. Also, sure the Colts dumped him but the Bronco’s aren’t stupid enough to offer him any type of money unless his neck was going to be alright.
4. He’s running out of time: The sense of urgency in Peytons head has to be incredible. He sits out a full year while his brother pulls in another super bowl in a similar improbable come from behind cinderella story. He’s well aware of where he stands in the best of all time conversation. Nowadays, you need to win 2 rings at least to be considered in that conversation.
A 36 year old statue of a QB doesn’t have much time left to prove his worth. He needs to win and he needs to do it now. Not tomorrow, not next year but right now. He will place this pressure on the rest of his team, from the players all the way to the front office and heck, even the cheerleaders.
5. The Bronco’s are fully committed: Peyton is both the star QB and offensive coordinator of every team he’s on. The Bronco’s have fully put their faith in whatever Peyton wants to do. They knew this was their best chance to win. Not with Tim Tebow and his 1940’s style offense where you have to rely on a miracle every week. You need a quick strike offense that can keep up with the elite teams of the league. Tim Tebow and his 40% completion percentage isn’t going to cut it.
It’s a win win for everyone. Peyton get’s the full commitment of an organization and the Bronco’s turn into playoff contenders over night. They also get to groom a new QB behind one of the best of all time for 2-3 years and in the mean time build their defense into one of the best in the league behind von miller.
