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cmc0605
03-27-2012, 07:30 PM
Champ Bailey. Apparently he and Dumervil were calling Manning non-stop throughout his selection process after he left Indy. I would have expected him to talk about Manning a bit, as a fellow veteran and multi-time pro bowler. He must be ecstatic to have a realistic shot at a superbowl this year. I really hope he can get a ring before he retires.

MOtorboat
03-27-2012, 07:38 PM
He's said quite a bit.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20250265/high-hopes-not-just-pie-sky-2012-broncos


"I've had several phone calls: 'You're going to the Super Bowl,' " Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said. "Text messages: 'You're going to the Super Bowl.' Even in my house, same thing. One thing I do know, I've been in a similar position like this (with the Washington Redskins in 2001) when everybody expected us to go to the Super Bowl. But we didn't put the time in. You don't win the Super Bowl in March. You win it throughout the season, working in the offseason, so we can't get caught up in it. We've got to hunker down and go to work just like everybody else."

This is Klis, though I found someone else who ran it:

http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_20206618/peyton-manning-picks-broncos-contract-close


"I tried to look at it objectively and not try to be biased toward my team, the Broncos," cornerback Champ Bailey said of the multiteam, 12-day-long Manning courtship. "But as I was putting it together, I always thought we had the best fit for somebody like him."

Why is that? Bailey said the Broncos had the most salary cap room. Denver's defense is promising, anchored by bookend pass rushers Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil. The offensive line is a mix of youth and experience.

"And it doesn't hurt that Brandon Stokley lives here, John Lynch lives here," Bailey said, referring to the former Broncos and friends of Manning.

San Francisco? The 49ers' coach, Jim Harbaugh, runs a West Coast offense, and Manning is not a West Coast type of quarterback.

Fox told Manning during his visit to the Broncos headquarters on March 9 that Manning would be in total control of Denver's no-huddle, pass-moving offense. Fox will worry about the defense.

Tennessee? Manning played his college ball in Knoxville, and his wife grew up in Memphis, but that wasn't enough to sway him.

"The only thing that kind of worried me was the whole Tebow thing," Bailey said. "But I assumed Peyton never got caught up in that."

Denver Native (Carol)
03-27-2012, 08:01 PM
Broncos CB Champ Bailey stops in to discuss his thoughts about the Peyton Manning decision to bring his talents to the Rocky Mountains.


http://www.1043thefan.com/channels/thedrive/story.aspx?ID=1672730

cmc0605
03-27-2012, 08:02 PM
Thanks!