The Denver Broncos announced yesterday morning that they're going with Peyton Manning as their starter. The man who held a 9:17 touchdown to interception rate for the season. The same man who has hardly ever been able to get the job done in the postseason. The only time he didn't choke was against Rex Grossman and the Chicago Bears.
Meanwhile, Osweiler is a 6'7 stud with a great arm. I don't understand the why he keeps getting blamed. He managed to get the Broncos the first seed despite poor play from the rest of the team. Thomas kept dropping key passes, and the running game wasn't clicking at all. He had a touchdown to interception rate of 10:6. Really not bad. I mean this guy is the future of the Broncos offense. I pegged him as the next Aaron Rodgers/Brett Favre sort of story.
While I thought he'd been a little less raw after learning behind Manning for a couple years, he still has not been bad his first time in this offense. Peyton however has hit the wall. He was on the edge of decline last year, and now it's pretty much official. Blame the foot injury if you want, but I'm not giving that the credit. I think the HGH has finally worn off, and Peyton just can't cut it anymore. And even if he could, the guy can never get it done in the playoffs. Everyone knows regular season Peyton Manning and post season Peyton Manning are two different guys. And when regular season Peyton Manning isn't even doing good, how do you expect post season choke artist Peyton Manning to play?
I understand how delicate of a situation this is for the Denver Broncos, because I think they're afraid of getting eaten alive by the media if they lost with Osweiler. People would say "Oh why would you bench Peyton Manning in the playoffs? He is the greatest of all time!". It would be harder to explain in the history books, but at the same time if Osweiler turns out to be the QB they think he is, then the history books still won't be too kind. It is a double edged sword. And because I think the Denver Broncos aren't going to be able to go all the way with either QB, I suppose it might be better to give the reigns to old Peyton one more time.
When Peyton returned in that game, I don't think he played any different than Osweiler. He really did not play that much better. He did some dink and dunk work, and gave the ball to CJ Anderson. However, the Denver offense did seem to be playing a lot harder whenever Peyton was on the field. It was like a huge morale boost. And Manning does have leadership on the field that Brock Osweiler can't replicate just yet.
Another pro Manning factor is, the Steelers (The most likely Denver opponent I think) already beat Osweiler. They haven't seen Manning yet this year, and they'll be forced to prepare for a whole different Quarterback. I'm not sure if Denver made the right call or not. There are a lot of different pros and cons to it, and so it's really just a coin toss on who to start. Since this is Peyton's last year, it's in the postseason, and Manning has the leadership at the very least to keep Denver going, I can see why they would choose Peyton. On the other hand Osweiler I think is more skilled at this point of both of their careers.
If the Steelers lose to the Bengals, Denver plays Houston or Kansas City and will lose to New England in the championship game. If the Steelers beat Cincinnati, then I see them going one and done.
Do you think Osweiler is the future of the Denver Broncos?
If Manning is playing bad, do you think the Broncos make a QB change at halftime?
Was the Broncos decision based more on who will have the better game, or was fear of backlash a driving factor?
Meanwhile, Osweiler is a 6'7 stud with a great arm. I don't understand the why he keeps getting blamed. He managed to get the Broncos the first seed despite poor play from the rest of the team. Thomas kept dropping key passes, and the running game wasn't clicking at all. He had a touchdown to interception rate of 10:6. Really not bad. I mean this guy is the future of the Broncos offense. I pegged him as the next Aaron Rodgers/Brett Favre sort of story.
While I thought he'd been a little less raw after learning behind Manning for a couple years, he still has not been bad his first time in this offense. Peyton however has hit the wall. He was on the edge of decline last year, and now it's pretty much official. Blame the foot injury if you want, but I'm not giving that the credit. I think the HGH has finally worn off, and Peyton just can't cut it anymore. And even if he could, the guy can never get it done in the playoffs. Everyone knows regular season Peyton Manning and post season Peyton Manning are two different guys. And when regular season Peyton Manning isn't even doing good, how do you expect post season choke artist Peyton Manning to play?
I understand how delicate of a situation this is for the Denver Broncos, because I think they're afraid of getting eaten alive by the media if they lost with Osweiler. People would say "Oh why would you bench Peyton Manning in the playoffs? He is the greatest of all time!". It would be harder to explain in the history books, but at the same time if Osweiler turns out to be the QB they think he is, then the history books still won't be too kind. It is a double edged sword. And because I think the Denver Broncos aren't going to be able to go all the way with either QB, I suppose it might be better to give the reigns to old Peyton one more time.
When Peyton returned in that game, I don't think he played any different than Osweiler. He really did not play that much better. He did some dink and dunk work, and gave the ball to CJ Anderson. However, the Denver offense did seem to be playing a lot harder whenever Peyton was on the field. It was like a huge morale boost. And Manning does have leadership on the field that Brock Osweiler can't replicate just yet.
Another pro Manning factor is, the Steelers (The most likely Denver opponent I think) already beat Osweiler. They haven't seen Manning yet this year, and they'll be forced to prepare for a whole different Quarterback. I'm not sure if Denver made the right call or not. There are a lot of different pros and cons to it, and so it's really just a coin toss on who to start. Since this is Peyton's last year, it's in the postseason, and Manning has the leadership at the very least to keep Denver going, I can see why they would choose Peyton. On the other hand Osweiler I think is more skilled at this point of both of their careers.
If the Steelers lose to the Bengals, Denver plays Houston or Kansas City and will lose to New England in the championship game. If the Steelers beat Cincinnati, then I see them going one and done.
Do you think Osweiler is the future of the Denver Broncos?
If Manning is playing bad, do you think the Broncos make a QB change at halftime?
Was the Broncos decision based more on who will have the better game, or was fear of backlash a driving factor?