NightTrainLayne
03-25-2015, 01:03 PM
Blame the Post, I didn't come up with the headline. :D
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_27780216/peyton-mannings-place-may-be-bench
Still, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak has held preliminary talks with Manning about having the quarterback save his mind and body for spells during the 2015 season.
Backup quarterback Brock Osweiler is young and eager to play after serving a three-season apprenticeship as Manning's understudy.
"I think as a coach you have to make those suggestions to players," Kubiak said Tuesday during the AFC coaches' breakfast at the Arizona Biltmore resort, where the league is holding its annual league meetings. "But sometimes with the great ones, the reason they're great is you have to battle them on things like that because they're used to being a part of it every day.
"I want to do what's best for him. I went through the same process with John (Elway) late in his career, and it was a battle for me and Mike (Shanahan) to do some things with him."
I wrote in a few of my posts at the end of the season that if Manning were to come back, that he would have to understand that limiting wear and tear on his body would need to be a priority. We don't need him so much when we're up 3 scores in September, as we do in January. I am glad to see that Kubiak and Elway are apparently going to apply some pressure in this direction.
I know Manning will fight it, and that's part of what makes him great. But at this juncture of his career, keeping him as close to 100% efficiency in the playoffs as we can is more important than taking every snap in training camp and pre-season, practice all week, and games where our lead is safe. We need to let Oz take up some of the slack, which not coincidentally benefits the team's long-term outlook.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_27780216/peyton-mannings-place-may-be-bench
Still, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak has held preliminary talks with Manning about having the quarterback save his mind and body for spells during the 2015 season.
Backup quarterback Brock Osweiler is young and eager to play after serving a three-season apprenticeship as Manning's understudy.
"I think as a coach you have to make those suggestions to players," Kubiak said Tuesday during the AFC coaches' breakfast at the Arizona Biltmore resort, where the league is holding its annual league meetings. "But sometimes with the great ones, the reason they're great is you have to battle them on things like that because they're used to being a part of it every day.
"I want to do what's best for him. I went through the same process with John (Elway) late in his career, and it was a battle for me and Mike (Shanahan) to do some things with him."
I wrote in a few of my posts at the end of the season that if Manning were to come back, that he would have to understand that limiting wear and tear on his body would need to be a priority. We don't need him so much when we're up 3 scores in September, as we do in January. I am glad to see that Kubiak and Elway are apparently going to apply some pressure in this direction.
I know Manning will fight it, and that's part of what makes him great. But at this juncture of his career, keeping him as close to 100% efficiency in the playoffs as we can is more important than taking every snap in training camp and pre-season, practice all week, and games where our lead is safe. We need to let Oz take up some of the slack, which not coincidentally benefits the team's long-term outlook.