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

NEW ORLEANS — Apparently, acquiring Andrew Luck with the NFL's No. 1 draft pick was more impressive than recruiting Peyton Manning from free agency.

John Elway was not named the NFL's executive of the year in a Sporting News poll of league executives. He finished second — by one vote — to Indianapolis Colts' general manager Ryan Grigson.

The voting totals from NFL executives:

Ryan Grigson, Colts, 9
John Elway, Broncos, 8
John Schneider, Seahawks, 3
Bruce Allen, Redskins, 2
Rick Smith, Texans, 2

rest - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci...-nfl-executive

I definitely do not understand this one. Yes, the Colts had a bigger turn around this year from last; however, due to where they finished, they were handed the #1 pick.

I read something about this several weeks ago. It seemed (IIRC - I don't remember
a lot about it now) that Elway might suffer some backlash because of his
acquisition of Manning. Their loss was his gain type of thing.
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Ridiculous. Any GM could have picked Andrew Luck with the first draft pick. That's essentially what turned Indy around. Elway had to out-maneuver tons of other teams to win the Manning sweepstakes. I think even Seattle's GM should have been higher than Indy's for picking Wilson where he did.

Cam Neely is still better than John Elway.

Originally Posted by WTE

Cam Neely is still better than John Elway.

Kick his ass Sea Bass...

Who the **** voted for the Texans?

Eh - like the MVP, I don't really care.

Going from the 1st pick in the draft to making the playoffs is a big deal - Andrew Luck or not. Plenty of 1st round picks don't make the playoffs.

That said, I'm more impressed with the coaching as opposed to the GM.

Getting rid of Tebow should have automatically made him Exec of the Year!

Signed

claymore

Getting rid of Peyton > signing Peyton. . .

At least in the eyes of GMs huh?

This is a sham.

Screw who ever voted.

Originally Posted by DenBronx

This is a sham.

Screw who ever voted.

Pretty much my thoughts. What a sham!

Originally Posted by Denver Native (Carol)

I definitely do not understand this one. Yes, the Colts had a bigger turn around this year from last; however, due to where they finished, they were handed the #1 pick.

I'm not sure how to feel about this. If it's all Andrew Luck, then he should be handed the MVP going away, since the Colts improved by 9 games. If one player can do that, then that's absurd. I don't think that's the case here.

On the other hand, I don't know how much to attribute to Luck, how much to attribute to the other players, and how much to attribute to (lower case-l)uck. This is a tough one to evaluate, but I don't think it's crazy. Denver, Seattle, and Indy are the only acceptable options here.

Maybe those that voted for Grigson figured they would give it to him because he had the balls to part ways with Manning and go with a rookie. And it worked.

Originally Posted by Dirk

Maybe those that voted for Grigson figured they would give it to him because he had the balls to part ways with Manning and go with a rookie. And it worked.

Also, he had a very good draft (not counting Luck) and traded for Vontae Davis. It wasn't all Luck.