Thread: Can Peyton Manning really succeed in Denver?

Has Peyton Manning doomed himself to mediocracy in Denver?
Hailing from the Bay Area I am default a biased 49ers fan so I'll admidt that right out.
But it is widely concieved that Peyton has 3 MAYBE 4 good years left in him. I tend to agree with this.
Can Denver really build a legitimate team around him in this time frame, considering the cap hit Peytons contract will have?
Or is Peyton destined to follow the likes of Joe Montana and many others and slowly slip from greatness till retirement is the only option?
Post your opinion here!

Originally Posted by SierraTango4

Denver will be good, but win it all? Count me as skeptical.

Their Division is relatively weak so I dont see them having trouble making the playoffs. However like you said that O-line needs work and running a system that peyton is used to leaves little margin for error. The AFC is VERY competitive post season, and although Denver pulled of a miracle last season, We all witnessed they're destruction when they played a legitimate AFC post season contender. Tebow could run, he took ALOT of pressure off that o-line. Peyton won't bring that to the table, not by a long shot. He is a definitive pocket passer, and I'm interested to see if they can protect him. Although I'm obviously biased, I really do think if he wanted to get another ring, he should have joined the 49ers. With that defense all you have to do is score 10-14 pts a game and you will go 13-3 almost certainly. Peyton could do this all day, even with a broken neck, LOL. All I can say is Elway must have gotten his tongue up Peyton's cinnamon ring alot deeper than any of us had thought.

they're a definite playoff off team and their altitude gives them an advantage if they get home field. Good defense and special teams. They are a legit team with him.