The Peyton Manning Release Watch

[zinfamous]

Thanks for the link -- I started a thread a little earlier about this:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2232088

OhGoddamnit!

There goes the slightest shred of optimism I had (though quite briefly) for this retarded draft maneuver.

Skins are now in 70s/80s Buccaneers realm of futility.

 

[AMDZen]

Come on MANNING!!

Just get on the plain man

 

[NuclearNed]

If Manning decides to come back to Tennessee, I think the governor is going to make him our patron saint.

It will be weird... I don't think I know anybody here who actually likes the Titans. Overnight, we'll all become huge fans.

 

[OutHouse]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7...broncos-watch-peyton-manning-work-sources-say



A contingent of Denver Broncos officials will watch Peyton Manning work out Friday in Durham, N.C., sources have told ESPN.

The private plane of Broncos owner Pat Bowlen left Denver en route to Raleigh-Durham on Friday morning.

Among Broncos officials on board to watch Manning, according to the sources, were John Elway, executive VP for football operations; head coach John Fox; offensive coordinator Mike McCoy; quarterback coach Adam Gase; general manager Brian Xanders; and a medical team.

“

Cutcliffe I'm not an NFL coach, of course, but I think I know what it takes to complete passes in the NFL, and it's clear that Peyton can make all those throws.
” -- David Cutcliffe, who has watched Peyton Manning work out several times over the past few months in Durham, N.C.

Manning will work out for them at the indoor facility at Duke.

 

[CPA]

I love Tebow, but I would be stoked to get Manning.

 

[AMDZen]

Broncos know the Titans are the favorite and are making a last ditch effort to get him. I still think he ends up in Tennessee but still hoping we get him.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

...said Cutcliffe, who was Manning's offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee from 1994 to 1997 and remains one of his friends.

Could be some bias there

 

[AMDZen]

Well .... there goes the plan that this ends today.

He will work out for the Titans as well and no date is planned for that, I bet we have several more days of waiting on this decision.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

If Manning decides to come back to Tennessee, I think the governor is going to make him our patron saint.

It will be weird... I don't think I know anybody here who actually likes the Titans. Overnight, we'll all become huge fans.

Are they (or I guess, WERE they) Colts fans?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Well .... there goes the plan that this ends today.

He will work out for the Titans as well and no date is planned for that, I bet we have several more days of waiting on this decision.

I figured we wouldn't hear anything until Monday but damn, this is getting frustrating. I want to get my new Manning jersey on order!!!

 

[zzuupp]

Are they (or I guess, WERE they) Colts fans?

Remember where he played in college.

 

[tmc]

come on titans - do something and get manning!

IndyColtsFan: if he comes to TN, then i will see you in one of the matches in the stadium (planning to come with my son - we will see how that goes)

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Tennessee lawmakers pass resolution requesting that Manning come to the Titans:

http://www.indystar.com/article/201...ers-say?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com

The state House of Representatives unanimously approved a resolution calling on Peyton Manning to join the Tennessee Titans a day after the free agent NFL quarterback visited team officials.
House lawmakers called on Manning “to remember his roots” as he chooses which team to play for after being cut by the Indianapolis Colts earlier this month.

The two-page resolution, filed by Rep. Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, notes Manning’s successes as a quarterback for the University of Tennessee before joining the NFL in 1998.

“The whereases and wherefores are legal terms to say that Peyton Manning was a great UT football player, a great pro football player, a great Tennessean, and we want him,” House Clerk Joe McCord jokingly said when asked to summarize the resolution.

The resolution predicts that signing Manning, who missed all of last season while recovering from neck surgery, will bring several NFL championships to the Titans.

“The same loyal fans who cheered his superior play as a Vol in Knoxville will once again erupt with joy as he throws touchdown after touchdown for the Boys in Blue in Nashville and leads the Titans to a Super Bowl victory,” the resolution reads in part. “There has never been a more logical pairing of player and team in football history, and this General Assembly wishes to offer all necessary assistance to make this dream a reality.”

 

[IndyColtsFan]

come on titans - do something and get manning!

IndyColtsFan: if he comes to TN, then i will see you in one of the matches in the stadium (planning to come with my son - we will see how that goes)

If he goes to the Titans, I am seriously considering getting tickets to a game and driving down. I prefer watching games on TV (I've only actually been to like 4 Colts games in the Manning era), but I might make an exception.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

We might have to have an official ATOT meetup at a Titans game.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

 

[TheBlackRabbit]

Wow...imagine the energy if Manning went to the Titans. They would be accidentally playing Rocky Top and sending out the dog the first time he threw a touchdown. It would be like going back in time almost...except for the uniforms, stadium and all.

 

[AMDZen]

Thats a terrible photo shop job on the numbers man

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Thats a terrible photo shop job on the numbers man

It is (I didn't do it), but I think he looks better in a Titans uniform.

 

[AMDZen]

It is (I didn't do it), but I think he looks better in a Titans uniform.

I thought you were rooting for the Broncos because you want to see him actually win.

He has a better shot of doing that here

 

[MotionMan]

If he goes to the Titans, I am seriously considering getting tickets to a game and driving down. I prefer watching games on TV (I've only actually been to like 4 Colts games in the Manning era), but I might make an exception.

I saw Manning live his senior year when they played @ UCLA (My father-in-law has alumni tickets).

He looked like a man among boys back then.

MotionMan

 

[IndyColtsFan]

I thought you were rooting for the Broncos because you want to see him actually win.

He has a better shot of doing that here

That was before the Titans officially entered the race. :awe:

Seriously though, I think the Broncos do give him the best chance at another ring. The thought of him kicking Irsay's ass for the next few years is pretty good and he'd do it twice a year as a member of the Titans.

 

[AMDZen]

That was before the Titans officially entered the race. :awe:

Seriously though, I think the Broncos do give him the best chance at another ring. The thought of him kicking Irsay's ass for the next few years is pretty good and he'd do it twice a year as a member of the Titans.

Frankly I can't understand for a second why you would want that as a Colts fan.

Favre went to Minnesota and many in Green Bay will never forgive him for it. Manning isn't that kind of person, I realize. I think if he goes to Tennessee it will be mostly because his wife and all the talk about how she wants to be back home, along with his familiarity with the area and College and all that. Not because he wants to get revenge on the Colts, but irregardless, Colts fans should hate that idea.

I like the Broncos chances better next year with Tebow than the Titans with Manning

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Frankly I can't understand for a second why you would want that as a Colts fan.

Favre went to Minnesota and many in Green Bay will never forgive him for it. Manning isn't that kind of person, I realize. I think if he goes to Tennessee it will be mostly because his wife and all the talk about how she wants to be back home, along with his familiarity with the area and College and all that. Not because he wants to get revenge on the Colts, but irregardless, Colts fans should hate that idea.

I still love the Colts, but I am absolutely FURIOUS at Irsay for how he handled this situation and I want to see that Tweeting asshole squirm after a few beatdowns at the hands of Manning. Make no mistake -- if he goes to the Titans, their game here every year would probably feel more like a Titans home game or at the least, a 50/50 crowd split. People are pissed at the Colts.

I like the Broncos chances better next year with Tebow than the Titans with Manning

I'd say the Titans with Manning are better than the Broncos with Tebow. However, I'd say that the Broncos with Manning would be better than the Titans with Manning.

 

[AMDZen]

Sources say that, if Denver lands Peyton Manning, they will part ways with their first-round pick for Mike Wallace.

Thats a ticket to the SB right there IMO