Would You Want Peyton Manning?

Hell yes!!!!

They brought this same topic and I said yes.
Cause a team like Miami, who is only a QB away from being elite can go all the way.
Add in a Elite Qb with a stout defense.
Bam you have a automatic SB contender.
We went 7-9 with below avg Qbs.
Throw in a Manning easily 16-0 or 14-2 with our program.
Indy is 2-14 without Manning.
I’m all for it.

i just dont see how it could hurt us outside of some cap space

But we’ve been wanting that since the late 90s when everyone knew Marino was nearing the end.

And we’re still looking to this very day. So factor that in…even if Manning retired after 3 years it would be worth it. We would actually be relevant again.

I won’t get my hopes up for getting a healthy Peyton in a Dolphins jersey…but I think it’s probably around a 20% chance of it happening. Don’t lie, you would love the idea of him going against Brady twice and going into Indianapolis on Sunday Night Football ready to kick some @$$.

Miami will lose no more than 4 games. I got money on that. Manning would analyze tape all summer and he’d make Marshall elite as ever and Bess and/or Fasano would become probowlers. Oh and he’d use Bush like a toy. You’d see some crazy stuff. I personally think this is the best option.

Look at all the teams that could use a QB: Jacksonville, Cleveland, Minnesota, Washington, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Arizona, Seattle, Denver, Kansas City

Here are the places Manning just will not play: Minnesota, Jacksonville, Cleveland

Places that don’t have the money: New York, Arizona

That leaves Washington, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Kansas City

What is Manning interested in? He wants to win games and cement a legacy. He’s not in it for the money anymore. He wants to win another SB or 2 and get deeper into the record books.

So that rules out Denver and Kansas City as they aren’t that good. Seattle and San Francisco are good ideas, but Manning is an east coast guy and he doesn’t want his legacy to be measured with Montana in SF. Seattle is just too far away.

So that leaves Washington and Miami. Washington can throw all kinds of money at him, but they aren’t even close to being good. Their O-line is in shambles and they have very few playmakers.

Miami on the other hand… they have a great LT, a solid running game, great weapons for him to throw to, and a good defense. Since he’s always being compared to Brady, what better way to enhance his legacy than facing Brady twice a year. If he wins a SB or two in Miami, he will be a HUGE hero to the fan base and the city. It gives Ross his marquee QB to bring in fans and it gives Ireland a chance to build a solid team threw the draft AND look for a QB-of-the-future to groom behind Manning.

When you look at the total picture, Miami makes the MOST sense from Manning’s perspective.

with 3 neck surgeries in the last 12 months. Do not want. Thanks anyway.

If you wanna go and draft a QB, and trade up for RGIII, fine. I don’t want a QB past his prime with injury concerns. Remember the fact that Indy protected him very well, and he was barely touched for the last 10 or 11 seasons. To expand on this…he’s 35. How many seasons does he have left, 2 or 3? No thanks. No more band-aid’s at QB for this franchise. Either do whatever needs to be done to trade up and draft RGIII, or let Moore have the reigns for next season and draft Barkley or Landry Jones.

I still would try to draft RG III though. Get our QB for the present AND future.. That way we also would be set if Manning gets whacked. I love this idea.. and if he ISN’T released, who knows, perhaps Luck would ask for a trade or something.

I would be afraid of the big hit, but that is with any player “AP” for one. I would take the chance whats the worst thing that could happen, we suck again. We have pretty much done that for the last 15 years give or take.Plus he would sell tickets and thats what Ross is all about. Would he be a stop gap …yup.. but a damn good one!! Plus he would make others want to come here.

Thing about him coming back is the great unknown,….
Remember CP10,….his shoulder blew up on the 1st play. Now I could be wrong, and he could come back and pick right up where he left off, but I’m skeptical. If they’re going to target a FA QB, I would much rather go after Flynn in GB.

Could you imagine how many primetime games we’d get?
You damn well know it would make us a play-off caliber team!

For the short term fun: hell yes.

For the long term: no thanks, especially at the cost he would demand if we traded for him.

I would not trade for him. I would also draft a QB somewhere in the early middle rounds if the value was there. Manning is not a “retread”. He’s a first ballot HOFer who has taken little abuse for a 36 y/o NFLer. No reason we couldn’t get 4 quality seasons out of him. Anyone who can remember the last time we had a string of 4 years continuity at the QB position, is also old enough to know a fan is not guaranteed a SB in their lifetime. Manning can come here and make us INSTANT SB contenders.

Even if he has lost a little arm strength, he will make up for it with his “cerebral-ness” (pretty sure that’s not correct). I know you’re not a huge fan of trading up if the price is astronomical, I get that. Personally, I’d like to trade up and get our own guy, but if it’s 4 firsts or more than 4 combined picks….I’m out. Peyton would be my 1b. choice.

Like you said I’d like to see him continue as well, as long as it’s not for the Jets. I’d much rather him own all the passing records instead of Fav-re. Actually, now that I’m thinking about it….If there is ANY chance of the Jets persuing Manning I feel we ABSOLUTELY have to block them. Don’t care how much it costs. That’d essentially guarantee no playoffs for at least 4 more years, no more Ireland, and quite possibly another coaching change.

Damn, I love the offseason! This is my soap opera.