Thread: John Elway edged by Colts GM for NFL executive of the year award

I mean it's not like it was a landslide, whether people like it or not, fact is he was lauded for making the ballsy move to lose the legend in Peyton, seeing that most thought he was coming back to the team, and then banked on a 1st round rookie for the future. had they not won those 11 games, 7 by comebacks and go in the playoffs with a first overall quarterback then no one would have considered him.

Denver was already an established team with the tagline of "one QB away from..."

besides, if you really want to talk about strength of scheduling, Denver also had a very easy schedule and almost paralleled the 2007 Colts with their play

Originally Posted by Gamechanger

I mean it's not like it was a landslide, whether people like it or not, fact is he was lauded for making the ballsy move to lose the legend in Peyton, seeing that most thought he was coming back to the team, and then banked on a 1st round rookie for the future. had they not won those 11 games, 7 by comebacks and go in the playoffs with a first overall quarterback then no one would have considered him.

Denver was already an established team with the tagline of "one QB away from..."

besides, if you really want to talk about strength of scheduling, Denver also had a very easy schedule and almost paralleled the 2007 Colts with their play

Bringing in Manning was not the only thing Elway did last year

Elway's banner year began in the offseason, when he helped bring four-time NFL MVP Peyton Manning to Denver. In all, Elway secured -- via the draft, free agency or contract extensions -- 23 of the 33 players that started for the Broncos in 2012.

http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-an...9-b1d092371885

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

Bringing in Manning was not the only thing Elway did last year

I get that, but Manning was the "big prize" bought in though, which others see.

Originally Posted by Gamechanger

I mean it's not like it was a landslide,

Yeah, that's the problem, it really should have been. For Elway.

Originally Posted by Gamechanger

whether people like it or not, fact is he was lauded for making the ballsy move to lose the legend in Peyton, seeing that most thought he was coming back to the team, and then banked on a 1st round rookie for the future.

Ballsy? Any GM would have done that. C'mon. Even if PM comes back, they know he's on his way out of the league and they will be drafting a QB again in a few years tops to replace him. They somehow ended up with the chance to draft the most sought after rookie QB in a decade. It's not really all that ballsy of a move. It's a fairly safe hedge against something you know is coming. They also had the choice in their hands. It was completely up to them what to do, no real gamesmanship other than making the choice. Elway not only had to make the choice, but actually convince his prospect to choose Denver over several other high powered suitors.

Originally Posted by Gamechanger

had they not won those 11 games, 7 by comebacks and go in the playoffs with a first overall quarterback then no one would have considered him.

Manning won 13, and by a greater margin. Again, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that one is better than the other. One might even argue that the Colts made a mistake letting Manning go based on that.

Originally Posted by Gamechanger

Denver was already an established team with the tagline of "one QB away from..."

Yes, and getting that QB without a high draft pick is what makes Elway the better exec.

Originally Posted by Gamechanger

besides, if you really want to talk about strength of scheduling, Denver also had a very easy schedule and almost paralleled the 2007 Colts with their play

The colts schedule was easier and they made it look harder. Nuff said.

If this award were given over two years it would definitely be a landslide for Elway. To come into a 4-12 team and improve their win total by 4 games in year one and 5 games in year two is incredible. Especially given that fact that 23 of 33 starters were brought in by him. I think it's safe to say he has gone above and beyond expectations so far. The guy just seems to be good at whatever he does.