“I’ve never met a player who agreed to that”, Kubiak said about Manning’s reaction. “That decision has been made”.
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And Manning stands behind Osweiler.
“I’m disappointed that I’m injured”, a somber Manning said at his locker.
Manning has been dealing with the sore foot for a while. Maybe looking back that was the wrong – I had the wrong indication by me.
Before we go on, let’s be clear about something: We’re not saying that Manning’s injury is a good thing or something that we are happy about.
Kubiak announced that Manning will not dress for the game next Sunday and that puts Trevor Siemian in as the backup for Osweiler. And truth be told, with the way the Denver offensive line is playing, they would struggle to score points with Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers taking the snaps.
If I have to pick three names off this list, I’d probably go Brees, then Brady, then Rivers.
“To be honest with you, I was protecting him. And I think he understands the position I’m in and I sure as hell understand the type of person he is and the player he is”. Many athletes opt to fight through the pain – like Eli did in 2009, not missing any games – letting the injury heal itself in the offseason. Kubiak said as much after the loss to the Chiefs Sunday. And they’re finally doing it – they’re just not going to admit that Peyton was benched for not being good anymore.
They are, however, three full games ahead of the Chiefs and Oakland Raiders in the AFC West. If they are able to lock up a division title by Week 14 or 15, the Broncos will have the luxury of more rest time for Manning heading into the postseason. Matters are not going to be helped by quarterback Peyton Manning ailing and already ruled out for the game with the Bears, it’s going to be on the shoulders of Brock Osweiler. But I tried to express to him my concern for getting him back to himself and feeling better. “Peyton knows that and I know it kills Peyton. Hopefully I can use it my advantage”, Manning said. Manning nodded and raised the football several times, appreciating the acknowledgment.
Meantime, I’ll cling to the life raft that was floated by National Football League reporters Monday about his foot injury. Kansas City and Oakland still must play each other twice, while the Broncos have two left against the two-win Chargers. Could that be the reason? “If you watched him yesterday he went out there and didn’t miss a beat”. The Denver Broncos’ matchup against the Chicago Bears presents a unique situation for the team.
“He’s still a great quarterback; just not what he used to be”, Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said.
Peyton Manning does that, and he does more, and we don’t hear about most of it. That’s the best part about the guy.
“Peyton’s still our guy, he’s one of the best to ever do it”, Osweiler said.
“I don’t know what a partial tear feels like”. I’m starter this week at Chicago, but that’s all it is, then we’ll re-evaluate everything again. Although the Jaguars were not set before hurriedly snapping the ball with one second on the lock, the officials allowed the play to be run.
“This is different: It’s all (Brock’s team) starting today”, Kubiak said. “That’s a little abnormal”.
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He was 5-of-20 for 35 yards and four interceptions, equating to a 0.0 passing efficiency rating. Of course, a bigger body often also means a lack of quickness, and Osweiler is indeed a pocket quarterback with a slower-than-average release. I hate to see him playing this way too, even as a Tom Brady fanboy.
