Comments on: Titans say Peyton Manning is throwing the ball well

By: mikesmajormojo

mikesmajormojo — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:04:55 +0000

@Prophet – Agreed, IF the 49ers land him and Manning is injured, etc. he would be considered a bust acquisition. But the 49ers can protect him by running the ball which they seemed to perennially be unable to do in IND. And you’re right IMO, the 49ers WRs were average with what they had to work with and that is run-blocking because quite frankly, Smith didn’t have the arm to stretch the field accurately. I’ve been a staunch Alex Smith proponent, esp since he’s gotten a bad rap, suffering through 7 different OC’s and 7 different offensive systems in 7 years. I firmly believe Smith would even improve with another year in Harbaugh’s system, but the fact that Harbaugh is even considering Manning speaks for itself. No doubt, Smith’s very accurate within 20 yds but it showed in the 49ers play calling what Harbaugh thought of his arm strength and by the NFC title game, the Giants played as if they knew it too. The stats don’t lie – one completion to a WR? Kyle Williams was the fastest WR on the field that day but they never even tried to send him deep because the Giants knew that they could play 10 in the box and get to Smith without fearing that he’d beat them deep. BTW, the Redskin’s overpaid big-time for Garcon who’d drop his hands if they weren’t attached to his arms. Sad to say though, he’s still better than all of the 2011 49er WRs. The 2012 version of the 49er WR core should be much improved even without Manning, but having Manning can mask a multitude of offensive shortcomings all at once.

By: The Prophet

The Prophet — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:36:05 +0000

Sorry Peyton fans & media, but if the 49ers don’t win the Super Bowl this has to be considered a failure, considering they went to the wire in the NFC title game without Peyton. At some point fans will realize Alex Smith wasn’t the problem it was the complete and utter lack of even average wide receivers. Peyton has been blessed with two superstar receivers his entire career and the Redskins showed what they thought of Peyton’s “average” receiver when they paid Garcon a fortune.

By: mikesmajormojo

mikesmajormojo — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:37:47 +0000

@tennesseeoilers – touche’ – I agree. As much as the 49ers would be, TEN would also be as improved with Manning at the helm and even SB ready within the next 1-2 years. Britt and CJ2k are already studs. Williams is close and Hawkins could be with Manning throwing him the ball. Defenses stacked the box last year with up to 10 men vs TEN and 49ers but with Manning back there they wouldn’t be able to. IMO TEN already has a clear edge on offense over SF but SF has the clear edge on defense. I’m biased though… after having been spoiled by years with a QB who can manipulate defenses like Manning can (ala Montana, then Young), SF fans would love to have one that forced D’s to play honest again. Either way, a healthy Manning will improve whichever team he plays for.

By: bozosforall

bozosforall — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:12:35 +0000

caseyanthonymunoz says:
Mar 17, 2012 3:09 PM
Great. So now Peyton can go back in mid career form – big numbers in a dome during the regular season and choking in the playoffs. Eli’s better in a big game. Talk to me when Peyton gets to .500 in the playoffs.

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Talk to me when Tom Brady has a higher career postseason QB rating than either of he Mannings. Postseason W-L records are a TEAM stat. Only Pats fan idiots like caseyanthonymoron think otherwise.

By: sws222

sws222 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:10:32 +0000

I like Manning….but if he goes to the 49ers….and has to face the Packers, Patriots, Lions, Giants, Bears, Bills, and Jets defenses next year…..he won’t last the year. Stick with the AFC, Peyton. Titans are your best chance to stay for a while longer.

By: tennesseeoilers

tennesseeoilers — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:47:51 +0000

I agree, @mikesmajormojo, it’s not about revenge. But I do think facing the Giants and Colts are something he considers, whatever the personal complexities for him. I also agree that he’s more likely to go to the Super Bowl in the next year or two with the 49ers than the Titans. But I don’t think the likelihood gap there is as wide as many seem to believe. Instead of being a 4-10 team under a new coach last year as expected, the Titans missed the playoffs by one game. As Giants proved once again last year, barely making it into the playoffs is plenty, as long as you have a stud QB leading you in crunch time. BTW, reports out of both Nashville and Denver have the Broncos dropping out of top contention now … they’re a distant third behind the Titans and 49′ers.

By: backstageatapuppetshow

backstageatapuppetshow — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:45:39 +0000

I have one word after reading the title of this article….”DUH”

By: jacoppo

jacoppo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:42:46 +0000

Like they would be dumb enough to say he still has a rocket arm and get more teams interested.

By: dolphins4

dolphins4 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:36:22 +0000

The Dolphins owner Ross and their GM Ireland are such idiots they couldn’t sign Peyton and now watch them screw up and let Flynn get away too.

By: mikesmajormojo

mikesmajormojo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:19:08 +0000

@tennesseeoilers – That’s insightful and all true but I don’t think it’s about revenge for Manning, esp as long as he feels as though he’s being as financially compensated as he would have been had he continued playing for the Colts. I don’t buy that he’s greedy – he’s already got enough money. He’s said he wants to win now and DEN’s still not quite there. TEN has a great WR core and a much better RB but D is the issue there. Granted, TEN can offer him everything tangible he could want, it’s familiar, it’s home, he’d be there ‘for life’ but they can’t realistically offer him a championship next season. He only has a few years left and he knows this and that he’d give SF instant SB credibility.

By: tennesseeoilers

tennesseeoilers — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:13:36 +0000

From Jonathan Hutton of sport talks 104.5 in Nashville via Twitter: “#titans worked out Manning this morning. He had lunch with Munchak. Will take a day to think over his options.”

From Clay Travis (also 104.5 personality):
“Source still believes Manning will be Titan, but Broncos aren’t primary competition now. It’s 49ers.”

By: tennesseeoilers

tennesseeoilers — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:04:08 +0000

Getting in Peyton’s head: Next season, the 49ers will host Eli Manning’s Giants for a home game and probably meet them again in the playoffs—they don’t play the Colts. The Broncos, meanwhile, don’t play the Giants or the Colts. And the Titans? They play the Colts twice and don’t face Eli and the Giants at all.

By: mikesmajormojo

mikesmajormojo — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:56:55 +0000

Does anyone else find it interesting that the 49ers are being tight-lipped about the time they spent with Manning? Considering that it happened Tues – 3 days before DEN’s and 4 days before TEN’s respective workouts, it would appear from the outside that DEN and TEN are playing catch-up.

Cali49er also posted the same story that’s floating around that indicate Manning may have approached the 49ers about playing for them, not the other way around.

Couple these facts together with the fact that the 49ers are immediately odds-on SB favorites if they land him, not to mention PM’s desire to win championships NOW, and the pieces seem to fit together that the DEN and TEN workouts are mere formalities. It would also explain why the 49ers have been mum about their workout and medical eval with him.

By: firemarshal1

firemarshal1 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:55:40 +0000

Well it’s always been about the money Peyton. Don’t be fooled NFL fans. I’ve lost a lot respect for Peyton.

By: tennesseeoilers

tennesseeoilers — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:48:49 +0000

Why are the Broncos and 49ers uneasy? Because Peyton picked this day of all days to throw for the Titans. And they’re also troubled by where he’s spending the weekend … As the Denver Post reports:
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_20197748/broncos-hold-peyton-manning-celebrates-wedding-anniversary

By: beeronthefridge

beeronthefridge — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:23:09 +0000

There is no way pey-me-a-ton of money manning will play for a team in a progressive city like denver or frisco.

He’ll wind up in tennessee where it will be home to him.

By: underrated49ers

underrated49ers — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:15:38 +0000

@ mjkelly

You really think Harbaugh and Baalke would sign a guy before seeing him throw? C’mon man!

By: havok28

havok28 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:15:30 +0000

I think the Titans could be the front runner… The reports are saying he had lunch with Munchak after the workout.

By: randomguy9999

randomguy9999 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:15:28 +0000

he’s throwing well until he gets a blindside hit by the Phins, Cards, or any of the other teams that are getting used by ‘the process’…

and when that happens in about game 4-6 … the headline will be

“Manning going to IR after monster hit and Nth neck surgery, ends up making $7M per quarter played, 49ers season in trouble”

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:56:02 +0000

The manning slappies that comment crack me up. He’s in for the honor, he’s in it for the legacy, he’s in it to win it.

Face it. He’s in it for the money. You’ll see when this plays out. And whichever team signs him will be sorry. He stole $24 million from Irsay and he’s attempting to steal from whomever will pay him the most guaranteed money.

The 2012 model manning ain’t the 2004 model Manning. Caveat emptor.

By: Randall Wiley

Randall Wiley — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:50:04 +0000

Why would PM want to play in that dump of a stadium called Candlestick….ugh!

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:48:52 +0000

underrated49ers says:Mar 17, 2012 3:12 PM

Now that he has visited Tennessee, Denver and Arizona, the market value has been established. He will visit San Francisco on Monday, tour the facilities and sign a contract. Sorry other teams, but you’re just pawns in all this.
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No. You’re a pawn of the manning camp. It’s pretty evident by all of the rehearsed and guarded language that the Swamp Boy can’t throw. It’s a classic con. manning plus Hairbow = a crippling cap constraint and a 49er implosion.

As Sister Dulcilia my Latin teacher would say … Caveat emptor.

By: Dynasty

Dynasty — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:23:58 +0000

49ers and Peyton will get another Ring. Hightest chance.

Titans and Britt is a Fantasy Beast!!

By: steel2372

steel2372 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:58:02 +0000

If the Titans get Manning, Britt is going to be a happy man

By: phelbin

phelbin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:52:33 +0000

The 49ers entire starting defense is back this season. They have Davis, Gore, Moss, Crabtree, Akers, and a good offensive line. And they have the cap space to sign him.

Candlestick isn’t a dome, but it isn’t cold either.

This is the perfect situation for Peyton Manning…and as a fan I’d be psyched to have him…even if only for a few years.

By: denverdave3

denverdave3 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:26:23 +0000

please don’t come to Denver, Mr Manning

By: malcolmsbeard

malcolmsbeard — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:06:40 +0000

Great. Why doesn’t PFT create a separate link for Manning “news” for the vast minority of people who give a crap. If some team wants to throw its organization into cap hell to sign Brokeneck Peyton, then have at it. Do we have to have constant posts about whether he’s still worth all the money some idiot owner is going to throw at him? Any team who signs him is screaming to the world that they are looking for an easy way out. Enough already with the hysteria. Peyton has won 1 Super Bowl in his career because the Colts were too cap-strapped to surround him with a solid roster. So yeah, I guess he’s the savior.

By: 4ever19

4ever19 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:54:22 +0000

He never had a “rocket arm.” He had a good enough arm to make all the throws. The rest – the main part – was head and heart (except for the playoffs, of course).

By: packfaninchitown

packfaninchitown — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:46:07 +0000

How many “Manning is throwing well” articles do we need?

By: dhsbennett

dhsbennett — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:31:16 +0000

who cares about manning news…. now that he isn’t choosing my fins, I want flynn news