For the second time a Hall of Fame quarterback drafted by the Colts will be playing for the Denver Broncos. Peyton Manning is headed to the Mile High City to continue his fantastic quarterbacking career. Interestingly, the old one hired the new one. Hall of Famer John Elway is in the Broncos' front office and he shook off Tim Tebow like the plague to get Manning on his team. In 1983, Elway was drafted by the Baltimore Colts. He didn't much care for the prospect of playing for the team so he used the possibility of a baseball career to force a trade to the Broncos. He never threw a pass for the Colts but he threw a bunch for the Broncos. Ending his great career with two Lombardi Trophies. Elway hopes to get some more of those trophies with Peyton Manning leading his team. The Colts got a lot more mileage out of Manning than they did out of Elway. They even got their own Lombardi Trophy. It's a shame that Manning won't continue his career with the Indianapolis Colts. It'll be difficult to see him in a uniform other than the blue and white of Indianapolis but it'll be great to see him back on the football field.
All of Denver is happy. Most of all has to be Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and the rest of the Broncos receivers. Thomas made a statement the last half of this past season. He showed the playmaking skills of the first round pick that he was. A statement that was greatly helped by a Minnesota Vikings defense that found not guarding him at all to be a nifty strategy. Decker is the one that I think will really take off. He suffered a late season knee injury but apparently it's not as bad as it initially looked. He has great size and receiving skills. Decker and Manning could be a very dangerous combination. Happy times in Denver.
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