Comments on: Elway reflects on two years of success with the Broncos http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:29:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: chilomane http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2234611 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:11:17 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2234611 Right on Florio for starting the article with bringing up how skeptickal you were.

]]> By: richwizl http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233671 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:00:01 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233671 I watched Elway’s entire NFL career and he was great, no doubt about it. He has done well in rebuilding the Broncos, so far, but the biggest obstacle to regaining the glory they once had will be getting past the best team of the last decade. Until they do that, they haven’t won anything. Go Patriots!

]]> By: rayguyreturns http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233568 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:15:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233568 I think Manning can make many a coach and a front office look like a genius.

Would Phil Jackson have been great without Michael Jordan or Kobe/Shaq?

At 38, Manning is still a short term though promising solution for Denver.

]]> By: 480volt http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233117 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:52:01 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233117 Brady owns Peyton…I’m so sick of the smirk on Peyton’s face when he loses to Brady and shakes his hand after the game….such a whiney guy who thinks hes owed something..He is great but I’ve seen him throw some god awful int’s this year and others and what about the one vs the Saints in the Super Bowl to win the game….yikes!!!!..his int’s this year alone should give Brady the MVP or at least behind Adrian…subpar opponents counted for 11 straight wins…I’m just not sold on him..sorry

]]> By: raiders757 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233108 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:48:26 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233108 I think FinFan68 pretty much nailed it, so why all the thumbs down? Getting Manning was indeed a brilliant, bold, and somewhat lucky move that paid off extremely well. Had this not happened, he would have been facing a messy situation this past season. Funny thing is, even if he didn’t get Manning and chaos ensued at the QB position, the AFC West is so bad right now, that his team may have still won the division by default.

Being a Raiders fan, I can’t stand it that Manning went to the Broncos. At the same time, I think it’s a welcoming challenge for the division. The bar has been raised and the rest of the West needs to step it up several notches.

]]> By: TheWizard http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233061 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:27:38 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233061 I’m hoping the Broncos lose in their first game. This would accomplish two things:

Divert the road to the Super Bowl through Foxboro if the Pats win, and make give Tebow a better playoff record with the Broncos than Manning.

Unlikely, but possible.

]]> By: acanniv http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233051 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:23:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233051 @vikingshavefoursuperbowlappearancesandarethebest:

Yr handle says it all. 4 appearances, 0 wins. Gonna stay that way too.

@480volt, FinFan

I know, right? So lucky/fortunate that he convinced Manning to come to Denver instead of the other 10 places he could have gone. Didn’t even convince him that Denver was the best fit and heading in the right direction under Elway’s direction. Total luck. No skill at all involved in that.

]]> By: 480volt http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233035 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:13:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233035 Elway has done a decent job but is very fortunate to have Manning….I can’t wait for the Pats to beat up on the broncos in the title game so we can end this hoopla in Denver….Go Pats!!!

]]> By: vikingshavefoursuperbowlappearancesandarethebest http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2233017 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:01:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2233017 Without Terrell Davis this guy would be a joke.

]]> By: dlions18 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2232953 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:32:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2232953 Denver wasn’t the only team that wanted Manning. Denver was the only one that got him that was because of Elway.

]]> By: beerinmybelly http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2232932 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:17:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2232932 If you define Elway’s tenure by Peyton Manning, then you’re not looking at the whole body of work. Two draft classes which have produced Von Miller and Derek Wolfe among others, hiring Del Rio, and that’s just the surface. Yes Manning is the highlight, but Elway’s done a pretty good job.

]]> By: FinFan68 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2232855 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:22:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2232855 He has gotten pretty lucky also. His best accomplishment so far has been getting rid of Tebow with minimal backlash. If Manning had a smaller cap hit for the Colts or if he was healthy enough to play last year, Elway and the Broncos would have had a big problem. Elway was all in for Manning because he wanted Tebow gone. That was the only way to get it done. He got lucky that Manning has played this well. What would the opinion of Elway be if Manning had hurt his neck in the first game (or not been able to make necessary throws)?

]]> By: burgundyandgold http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/05/elway-reflects-on-two-years-of-success-with-the-broncos/#comment-2232813 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 14:52:30 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1639670#comment-2232813 Remember – this is Peyton Manning in the playoffs we are talking about here, not Elway. Peyton is probably the greatest regular season QB in the history of the game but he cannot even match his little brother in playoff clutchness.

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