Horse Tracks: FSU quarterback Jameis Winston wants to be the next Peyton Manning

Heisman Trophy winner and BCS National Champion quarterback Jameis Winston of FSU spent last weekend as a counselor at the Manning Passing Academy, according to NFL.com. While talking to reporters at the camp, Winston spoke admirably about Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning:

"I'm an observer," Winston told reporters, "so I just observe the way (Peyton) does things. He's so detail-oriented. And how he carries himself -- I'm really trying to see how he carries himself because I want to be the guy 10, 15 years from now that's viewed like a Peyton Manning or an Eli or an Archie."

Winston may want to reconsider being like Archie, who went 37-110-3 as a starter with 125 touchdowns and 173 interceptions during his eleven-year career. But that's beside the point—Winston wants to be like the Mannings, and he's headed in the right direction.

Winston has already done something Peyton never did—he won the Heisman.

Writes NFL.com's Mike Huguenin:

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher told USA Today that he sees some Manning traits in Winston.

"The best thing he has, of everything, is his intelligence and knowledge of the game," Fisher said. "Because he understands it. When we have a conversation, I can say something to him and he sees the whole picture in his mind just like I do -- what the angles are, what they should be, he sees it.

"He just gets it."

Fisher was pleased his quarterback was picked to attend the camp.

Best of luck to you, Winston.

Horse Tracks:

• The Dallas Cowboys released Kyle Orton on Tuesday, marking the end of Josh McDaniels' QB era. All three of Denver's 2011 QBs—Orton, Tim Tebow, and Brady Quinn—are now unemployed.
• Construction continues at Dove Valley with the start of training camp roughly one week away.
• Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is in Texas shooting a documentary with SB Nation.
• Denver will wear their alternate blue uniforms on Sunday Night Football against the San Francisco 49ers this season.
• Elliot Harrison believes John Fox to be the 8th-best coach in the NFL.
• With camp just around the corner, Andrew Mason previews Denver's offensive line.
• Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner says Denver was intimidated by Seattle's defense in the Super Bowl; Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton shot back on Twitter.
• Mike Klis believes the Broncos may sign a veteran running back in preseason, something MHR has been discussing all offseason.
• NFL.com's Gregg Rosenthal and Dan Hanzus believe Wes Welker and DeMarcus Ware are primed to regress in 2014.
• Joan Niesen writes that John Elway has done seemingly everything right since arriving in Denver.