Awesome, its why i love pft

Ya, armando has “tons of team sources” that always seem to be wrong.

How could any “team source” get this one wrong though? What team needing a qb wouldn’t put Manning 1st ahead of other fa qb’s?

You can’t buy a muscle group, or a nerve with 28 million dollars. It’s over, done, handicap is the word to use now. I lost the lateral head of my triceps. First it went numb, but I had flexation and use, then after the surgery, it was non-existent. 3 months of rehab and electronic stimulation and nothing…..well if I had to be handicap I guess I could not pick a better kind as I feel lucky. But Payton, it’s over, he knows it, and it’s a bummer but it’s a risk. I was an amateur boxer, hockey player, wrestler, and football player………take care of your spine!

I had the same surgery last December, Payton did it in two trips. Two discs’ taken out of your spine, filled with a plastic spacer, then bone graft, from cadaver or from Payton, mine was from my breast plate.

It’s a huge surgery, and carry’s a price tag of around $80K but I don’t think he has medical bills to worry about as I do.

He will be a great coach, and he was one of the best all time at the QB position.

For every Matt Schaub, Matt Hasselback, there are tons of Kevin Kolbs, Rob Johnsons, AJ Feeleys. (does that name sound familiar Dolphin fans).

My landing spot if he plays (which is a big if) are the Redskins. The owner has the $$ to pay PM and this team is a couple of players away from competeing in the NFCE. Didn’t they sweep everyone’s SB favorite the Giants TY?
The Skins have a good defense which seems to be getting better every season.

He will never play in the NY market with Eli not to mentiom having the biggest bufoon as a HC. Miami is a possibility but somehow based on past history Ross/Irerland will F it up.

Again, if he plays which I am beginning to doubt

STOOOPID

Peyton wants:
(1) A playoff ready team that could potential win a Superbowl next year with him behind center.
(2) A championship caliber defense with a solid running game so that he doesn’t have to carry the whole team, not to mention an o-line that can consistently protect him.
(3) A stable team in a stable market (i.e. probably not the NYJ. It seems nice in theory, but I buy the reports that the media market is too chaotic and the locker room is too egotistical/brash for Peyton’s style—no hate, gang green).

And all this goes without saying that the team to sign him will have to have some flexibility at the QB position (e.g. even though Manning is probably an upgrade from Mike Vick, Vick would cost to much to cut). They would also probably have to be in a “win now” type mentality. No need to shell out money for Peyton if you’re the Bucs, even if he is a clear upgrade over Freeman and could perhaps get them to the playoffs.

Of all the teams, there is only one that truly seems to fit the mold: the Baltimore Ravens. They obviously fit all the requirements, and although they may be a bit brash for Peyton’s sake, there are few teams as desperate for a ring as that aging hall of fame defense. I’d say San Fran but they don’t have as good an o-line nor as good a run game. Flacco played admirably in the AFC Champ, but Peyton may be the edge they need. Not to mention how serendipitous it would be if Baltimore took something from the Colts or a change.

Enough said!