I like Manning have his jersey in white and blue. But I LOVE the Broncos. Manning was old last season week 11 until the playoff game he looked old. Say he was injured fine he was injured. Now he looks old and can't run away from being sacked because the unit has to gel. When will the fans stop looking at Manning 's play with hopes of his rejuvenating his seasons past when he could move in the pocket which he can't do now (lays down and gives himself up.) I like him just don't want his memory to be like Mays. (Willy Mays)[/quote]
Hopefully this will give you a glimmer of hope, Hoppy:
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/ ... liar-looksThe gist is that Denver struggled MOST when they tried to stick with the 3-4 WR shotgun sets that Manning used extensively last year...the run and pass blocking both suffered in the old system. When Denver went with the 2-TE sets (with Manning under center) on that last drive, the offense finally kicked into gear. Manning went 5/5 for 38 yards and the RBs had 11 carries for 53 yards (4.8 YPC)...They ended up kicking a field goal, but I think we'd all agree that the entire offense looked their best on that drive. It's only a 1 drive sample, but it gives me hope that a version of Kubes offense might actual work, even with Old Man Manning![/quote]
I think it reinforces my belief That Peyton isn't good in the west coast. 62.3% of the plays were in the old offense 3 and 4 WR's. If brock was in there it would be *0 % or more Kub's Offense.[/quote][/quote]
I would say he was pretty good in the WC offense, if only for the single drive...It could just be that Kubes was overly cautious in trying to transition the game-day play calling from the old system to his WC offense. Trying to straddle both systems may have put the line (who are built for the WC) in a poor position, which in turn put Manning in a tough spot (no run game, too much pass-rush pressure). I'm not saying the smoke coming from the kitchen isn't cause for alarm, but maybe a bigger sample of plays in the WC offense is needed before we evacuate the building.