Northman
01-05-2015, 10:50 AM
http://den.247sports.com/Bolt/Manning-Vs-Colts-in-the-Playoffs-What-Else-Needs-to-Be-Said-34464062
Even if the game is in Denver instead of Indy, Peyton Manning (http://247sports.com/Player/Peyton-Manning-75596) going against his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, is a big deal.
After all, it's Peyton Manning against the Colts, the team he quarterbacked from 1998-2010. The team that released him after he missed all of the 2011 season with a neck injury. The team that drafted Andrew Luck (http://247sports.com/Player/Andrew-Luck-23337) to replace him..
Manning, of course, wound up with the Denver Broncos after his release by the Colts, and has shown himself to have plenty left in the tank after coming back from the neck issues. In three seasons in Denver, Manning has set all sorts of records and gone 38-10 through the regular season.
Never mind LeBron James' decision, “The Decision” with the Colts came in 2012 when Manning was released in Indianapolis. Manning, after courtships by the Titans and 49ers, decided upon Denver, and led the Broncos to the AFC Championship last year.
Now, in their quest to get back there and win the Lombardi Trophy, Luck, who was the heir apparent, and the Colts stand in the way.
We won't know what Manning has to say about the game until his media session on Wednesday, but after the Colts' win over the Bengals, Luck was quickly asked about facing the Colts former star QB on the postseason stage.
"I think we face the Broncos in a sense. It’s not the quarterback versus quarterback thing. We're not on the field at the same time. I have a lot of respect for him, what he does, what he still does is amazing. He's a stud. I’ll worry about the Denver defense, that's what I worry about,” Luck said.
Even if the game is in Denver instead of Indy, Peyton Manning (http://247sports.com/Player/Peyton-Manning-75596) going against his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, is a big deal.
After all, it's Peyton Manning against the Colts, the team he quarterbacked from 1998-2010. The team that released him after he missed all of the 2011 season with a neck injury. The team that drafted Andrew Luck (http://247sports.com/Player/Andrew-Luck-23337) to replace him..
Manning, of course, wound up with the Denver Broncos after his release by the Colts, and has shown himself to have plenty left in the tank after coming back from the neck issues. In three seasons in Denver, Manning has set all sorts of records and gone 38-10 through the regular season.
Never mind LeBron James' decision, “The Decision” with the Colts came in 2012 when Manning was released in Indianapolis. Manning, after courtships by the Titans and 49ers, decided upon Denver, and led the Broncos to the AFC Championship last year.
Now, in their quest to get back there and win the Lombardi Trophy, Luck, who was the heir apparent, and the Colts stand in the way.
We won't know what Manning has to say about the game until his media session on Wednesday, but after the Colts' win over the Bengals, Luck was quickly asked about facing the Colts former star QB on the postseason stage.
"I think we face the Broncos in a sense. It’s not the quarterback versus quarterback thing. We're not on the field at the same time. I have a lot of respect for him, what he does, what he still does is amazing. He's a stud. I’ll worry about the Denver defense, that's what I worry about,” Luck said.