Northman
09-10-2012, 05:36 AM
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/48128/was-peyton-manning-ever-gone
DENVER -- Just another fourth-quarter comeback for the Denver Broncos (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/den/denver-broncos).
That Tim Tebow (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13200/tim-tebow) is something else. Wait, scratch that. We've moved beyond Tebow.
Much different quarterback, same late heroics for Denver. But I’m sure the Broncos feel much more comfortable winning games this way (http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=320909007) as they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) 31-19 in front of a raucous home crowd Sunday night.
Unlike the polarizing Tebow, Peyton Manning (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/1428/peyton-manning) was solid all game long in his Broncos debut.
The doubters questioned Denver for giving Manning a five-year, $96 million deal (Denver has protections after this season if need be). The skeptics wondered if Manning could ever be effective again. But in a stirring performance that has to soothe Denver and cause worry around the NFL, the biggest question of the 2012 offseason has been answered. Can Manning be an effective NFL quarterback again? Folks, he is back.
DENVER -- Just another fourth-quarter comeback for the Denver Broncos (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/den/denver-broncos).
That Tim Tebow (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13200/tim-tebow) is something else. Wait, scratch that. We've moved beyond Tebow.
Much different quarterback, same late heroics for Denver. But I’m sure the Broncos feel much more comfortable winning games this way (http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=320909007) as they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) 31-19 in front of a raucous home crowd Sunday night.
Unlike the polarizing Tebow, Peyton Manning (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/1428/peyton-manning) was solid all game long in his Broncos debut.
The doubters questioned Denver for giving Manning a five-year, $96 million deal (Denver has protections after this season if need be). The skeptics wondered if Manning could ever be effective again. But in a stirring performance that has to soothe Denver and cause worry around the NFL, the biggest question of the 2012 offseason has been answered. Can Manning be an effective NFL quarterback again? Folks, he is back.