Per Adam Schefter, "Manning will not be a colt" and the perfect spot for him

Way too much money for a backup…. our teams is doing fine without Peyton. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. I also don’t believe this MSM shite that Fox / Elways are down on Tim Tebow and they can’t wait to ship him out of town.

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As long as his neck holds up Manning is still a pro bowl caliber QB and he knows it too. No way will he except a backup role and I seriously doubt Tebow would be able to beat him out for the starting job. Plus the Broncos will have to give up at least a 1st round pick to get him seeing as their will be teams looking for starting QB’s that will be willing to give up a 1st for him. Not to mention that his contract basically guarantee’s he starts.

And when they do my money is on an NFC team, but wherever he goes I’m sure it will be to start and not to mentor. He’s too fierce of a competitor.

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Profit!

Dude…this is crazy talk. It doesn’t make sense by any stretch of the imagination whatsoever.

if there isn’t incredible QB controversy here now, there would be even more with Manning on the team. If there is ANY let down of Tebow (or whomever the next Broncos QB is), the constant calls for the “back-up” Manning to take the reins would lead to a disaster of biblical proportions. The Broncos have plenty of national coverage of their QB situation as it is. We don’t need any more.

• Bringing in Manning for a 2nd round pick (which is probably too low anyway) and $20M to be a 2nd string guy, and a coach, is just a terrible idea. We have coaches to coach for a whole lot less money. And they don’t cost draft picks to attain. And we have John Elway to be his fair god father.

• If Manning can play, he’ll be a starter – an elite starter. As you said, the Colts’ 0-16 proves that. It’s his neck, not a knee or an ankle. I’m no Dr, but I don’t see much of an in-between here. Either he can play as an elite starter, or he can’t play at all.

• Bringing in Manning as a starter is the only way it makes sense to pay what he would cost. A team like the Jets might consider that, given that they have a legitimate SB contending team outside of the QB position. They’re a win-now team. Maybe the Redskins, because they like to throw money around. But the Broncos? We don’t spend like that. And why would we further delay Tebow’s development? A QB develops better on the field, not on the bench.

• Bringing in Manning essentially means giving up on Tebow. Period. Tebow’s contract is likely in about it’s 2nd to last year by the time Manning is close to being done. That’s a giant waste of Tebow’s talents before ever knowing if Tebow can take us to the promised land. Again, signing Manning means he’s a starter. And it means Tebow will sit on the bench for years. It’s premature to make a decision like that. At best.

If Manning is healthy and our starter wouldn’t that immediately make us next years favorites for the Super Bowl from the AFC. with our defense, and continued additions on defense we would be aweseome.

And we keep Tebow, for goal line sub packages, short yardage and continue to develop while Manning ends his career. Tebow is a team player and will have to wait. He’s signed for another 3 years I think.

but as a player, way too much money. He is one hit from being done with his neck, yes it’s healing, but man – thats like tying your pumper using zip ties to your car and expecting it to hold for the next several years.

Not another QB controversy

he’s hired as a COACH!

If you believe for one second that Manning would even consider being a back-up then you’re probably going to be really broken hearted when I tell you this…. there is no Santa Claus!

yes Tebow’s been great, but Manning is a once in a lifetime QB and immediatley would elevate our team to “elite” status. I wouldn’t want to mortgage our entire future for him but for maybe a 2nd rounder, I’d do it

On second thought, no, that would risk another neck injury. But the thought of Peyton’s coming in as a has-been, second-string tutor is NUTS! Bring him in and win the Super Bowl. That is what would happen, IMO.

Try Chad Pennington, he’d be cheap, has perfect release, footwork, and unbelievable football IQ.

And the dude is rich enough you probably couldn’t pay him enough to convince him to accept a backup/mentor role.

If Peyton Manning leaves the Colts, it would likely be the result of a trade. The bidding for Manning, even with the injury and salary liabilities, would likely quickly exceed what the Broncos would sacrifice.

In any case, it would seem highly unlikely that Payton Manning would agree to remain in the NFL, let alone relocate, just to be a backup quarterback. Once you’ve been a King at something, it’s not easy to contemplate being anything less. Manning just doesn’t seem the type to throw in the towel and agree to mentor a young talent while polishing the pine.

The Broncos organization would not be well served by having a backup who, through no fault of his own, would cause a quarterback controversy every week he warmed a bench. Even if Manning were to take the starting QB job, it’s hard to imagine that a nearly immobile passer with a growing proclivity for debilitating injuries would be good for our team.

My personal opinion is that Peyton Manning will finally get a clue that the Colts really don’t want him anymore and simply retire on his laurels. The Colts will likely offer him some sweet heart deal like the Packers tried giving to Brett Favre a few years ago.

In any case, it seems safe to say that Peyton Manning won’t be wearing a Broncos uniform in this version of reality. Of course, stranger things have been known to happen…:)

Bad Idea! Really bad idea!
I personally think Tebow has the same talent for reading defenses. In fact Tebow may be superior to Manning but lacking the experience. Check out Mannings first season….he went through a learning curve with almost no wins.

I love Manning and all his class…and I would like to see him out of Indy….but here is where he should go.

We all know that Shanny is a beloved coach. Shanny needs to draft a QB this year. Nothing would be finer than for a young QB to have Shanny as a coach and Manning as a mentor.

I bet Manning ends up in Washington…and gets a second ring there.