Comments on: Decker says Peyton was on board with taking a knee

By: CKL

CKL — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 19:02:13 +0000

h0c2000 says:
Jan 17, 2013 8:41 PM
Tebow would have won that game.
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Was hilarious to see the footage on “Inside the NFL” of Suggs taunting the Denver fans about wishing they had Tebow.

As a side note as a Pats fan we keep hearing that Flacco outplayed TB by a large margin in last year’s AFCC. Well why don’t we hear this about him and PM this year? It’s no less true. But media has different standard for TB than they do for PM.

By: cliverush

cliverush — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:22:53 +0000

As a Patriots fan who has watched his team compete with the Colts for titles over the last decade, it became apparent that Manning does not play well in cold weather. He is very uncomfortable in cold wind and if snow is falling he squints constantly. He was like a different player when the teams met in the dome vs. on the field in Foxboro. Denver should be concerned.

By: Nickstixx

Nickstixx — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:30:55 +0000

yssupasigninnamnotyep says:
Jan 18, 2013 9:53 AM
Shut up about this, the better team won…period.

If it wasn’t for the two special team gaffes by the Ravens, that game wouldn’t have even been close.

Please close this idotic argument already.

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I mean, if Rahim Moore doesn’t whiff on a deep ball with 31 seconds left in the game, then we aren’t even talking about this.
Let’s close this idiotic argument already.

By: Nickstixx

Nickstixx — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:29:24 +0000

yssupasigninnamnotyep says:
Jan 18, 2013 9:53 AM
Shut up about this, the better team won…period.

If it wasn’t for the two special team gaffes by the Ravens, that game wouldn’t have even been close.

Please close this idotic argument already.

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Yeah because special teams plays don’t count do they? That comment makes no sense.

By: Nickstixx

Nickstixx — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:28:09 +0000

I guess John Fox can’t use the “we play for 60 minutes” cliche anymore can he? More like “We play for 59 minutes and 29 seconds.”

It’s just mind boggling to me why you wouldn’t even try. You have 2 timeouts left, and Peyton Manning at QB!

It’s taken me all week to deal with this loss, and you gotta wonder “what if?”
Oh well… we’ll get ‘em next year, right?

By: yssupasigninnamnotyep

yssupasigninnamnotyep — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:53:57 +0000

Shut up about this, the better team won…period.

If it wasn’t for the two special team gaffes by the Ravens, that game wouldn’t have even been close.

Please close this idotic argument already.

By: animalkindness

animalkindness — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:22:19 +0000

To All of the Denver Fans who wish they had Tebow back, I wish you had him back also and I am sure that the other 31 teams in the NFL wish you had him back.

By: jharmon64

jharmon64 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:44 +0000

Taking the knee was not the problem. Running on 3rd and 7 was the issue. That is the exact play you brought the guy to Denver for.

I don’t have an issue with taking the knee.

By: malvaren18

malvaren18 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:32:39 +0000

The good thing about having Manning on this team is that next year around this time we will be talking about 1 st place Broncos going to the The playoffs with home field advantage through out, and Tebow being a superstar in the CFL, and you can take that to the Bank.

By: 1oldpro

1oldpro — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:30:50 +0000

If that’s the case, then Peyton isn’t the QB he was two years ago, and it doesn’t have anything to do with his neck. Maybe it is another part of his anatomy. I hated the kneel down, and I pull for another team. Two years ago he’s going for the field goal and sticking the dagger in the other team’s chest.
If the Broncos thought they were built for OT they were terribly wrong.

By: gergie1957

gergie1957 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:26:12 +0000

“Play Hard or Go Home”. we know what choice Denver took.

By: hatecuzyouaint

hatecuzyouaint — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:21:54 +0000

How can we even concentrate on a story like this when we have an innocent girlfriend that died, and never even had the chance to exist?!

By: vicnocal

vicnocal — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:44:04 +0000

Didn’t Denver get 3 or 4 possessions in overtime? What did they do with those possessions? Nothing. What makes you think they would’ve done any different from their own 20-yd line and 30 seconds left, with at least 40 yards to go to get in position for a 57-yd field goal try?

By: taintedsaints2009

taintedsaints2009 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:37:37 +0000

Decker is from Minnesota. He should have told them the consequences of taking a knee in the playoffs.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:21:12 +0000

People Denver had a very good season, Peyton had a very good season. What craziness are people talking, yes, he threw a pick in OT… but you will let that one pick override the entire body of work for the season?

Only one team can win the super bowl, does that mean all 31 other teams sucked? The people in the media who are getting on about Peyton, are probably the ones who came out and said he was going to be terrible this year and Denver would miss the playoffs. So now they want to grab at anything and blow it up to epic proportions to save face… Get over it Peyton had a very good year, you were wrong, carry on!

By: socaldave2011

socaldave2011 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:20:14 +0000

Reminds me when the Vikings took a knee in the 98 NFCC and we all know how that turned out…..

By: buffalo09

buffalo09 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:03:24 +0000

Its simple. The Broncos got “John Foxed”. He is about as conservative as they come in crunch time. His schtick will wear thin in Denver quickly, just wait and see….

By: NotoriousKDV

NotoriousKDV — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:27:22 +0000

All I know is that Belichick would never have Brady take a knee in that situation. That’s why he has 3 rings and Fox has and will always have 0.

By: bobcatter23

bobcatter23 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:14:15 +0000

The Bronco’s as well as the rest of the league are so obsessed with forcing the defense to use their timeouts late in games is the reason for the loss. Facing third and seven with 1;30 on the clock, Ravens with one timeout left, the Bronco’s and all the other teams, run the ball to force the last timeout. I’m sorry, but everyone in the stadium knows its a running play. The defense stuffs the run. If I had Payton Manning in that situation, why not throw the ball for a first down. Complete it, and the game is over. I’d rather take my chances this way? True, incomplete pass, and the Ravens have a timeout left. Still gotta trust Manning will complete a pass against a defense stacked against a run?

By: loldeepball

loldeepball — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:12:17 +0000

Peyton threw a pick-six and a back-breaking interception in overtime to lose the game, both without facing the pressure to put points on the board with 30 seconds left.

I don’t really understand the intense criticism of John Fox not pressing for points with little time left on the clock given that basic fact.

When you have one of the NFL’s top defenses, a great offense, are at home, have special teams that have already scored two touchdowns, and the new OT rules make it unlikely you’ll lose in one drive, I don’t think it’s a horrible idea to play it a little safe personally.

Manning doesn’t have the arm he used to. He’s been pretty forthcoming about that. That makes it preferable to shoot for methodical, long drives than quick strikes.

I’m sure Fox did a cost-benefit analysis and felt more comfortable preparing for an overtime battle given the momentum the Ravens had and all the other factors.

By: batesbruce

batesbruce — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:06:29 +0000

I thought John Fox cleared this up pretty well in his Monday presser with Elway. Basically he said the team and the coaching staff were reeling, in shock, after the game tying bomb to Jones. That based on his experience with the team, it was not a good time to go for it. You can argue with his reasoning, but clearly Fox thought discretion was the better part of valor in this instance.

By: johninthewest

johninthewest — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:58:50 +0000

h0c2000 says:
Jan 17, 2013 8:41 PM
“Tebow would have won that game”

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Tebow would have not make it it the playoffs in the first place.
Tebow won’t be in the NFL next year.

By: kevinlk

kevinlk — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:40:13 +0000

“Tebow would have won that game.”

I like Tebow as much as the next guy, but he would not have won that game, because the Broncos wouldn’t have made the playoffs with Tim at QB.

By: gstewart400

gstewart400 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:39:44 +0000

So….ya think Tom Brady would’ve been fine with taking a knee there?

By: logica1voicesays

logica1voicesays — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:38:59 +0000

RG3 says he would’ve taken a knee as well…

By: patssteelersorgiants

patssteelersorgiants — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:29:38 +0000

If Manning wasn’t going to win it, no one was.

By: greenejoemean

greenejoemean — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:26:52 +0000

Decker just got himself traded.

By: charman11

charman11 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:21:02 +0000

I agree with that 3rd and 7 get 7.1 yards game over finished done. LOL I gotta laugh some here, being the Browns fan that I am. Let’s see what shall we call this I mean this game needs a name too doesn’t it? The Choke, The Knee Game, The well help me out here will ya. But that was a classic something hu Elway? LOL

By: coughlinsredcheeks

coughlinsredcheeks — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:20:45 +0000

Interesting considering that Manning has overridden Tony Dungy when he wanted to punt. He’s also not the type of guy who would throw coaches under the bus, so I’d have to believe that deep down Manning did want to have an attempt but didn’t want to show up the coaches this early as a Bronco.

By: NakedCowboy!

NakedCowboy! — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:06:03 +0000

Valid qn… The difference here is that broncos were tied and Atlanta was behind. But when u have or claiming to have best qb in the league then why not give it a try. Either a dump off or something away from reed.
Now they have to wonder a long time about this decision.