PEYTON’S PLACE AND A LITTLE LUCK

Not since the days of John Elway have the Denver Broncos been this excited at the start of a season. Oh they had excitement last season with Tebow and Tebowmania, but it came on slowly as they got into the pre-season.

PEYTON MANNING

It has been since the mid-nineties that Denver has been exciting from the get go. I guess you can owe all that excitement to one Peyton Manning. It was the decision to cut the ties with the legendary quarterback and rebuild the Indianapolis Colts and a poor showing in 2011 to qualify for a #1 pick.

Now comes the interesting part, the comparison between the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts and the strategies they have put in motion for this upcoming season. Will Peyton coming off of neck surgery and a layoff of 1 year be as good as he’s been known to be, or will he wear out after 4 neck surgeries as it is and the layout coupled with age.

ANDREW LUCK

Then there is the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have gambled by letting Manning go, and revamping their team over a #1 draft pick. How well will it work for the Colts? Coach Pagano has penciled in Andrew Luck as #1 on the depth chart. Along with Fleener and Allen in the offensive positions working with a rookie QB like Luck should bring some excitement to the game in Indy. Can the team bring it to the post-season? The rest of the offense is fairly solid with veteran WR Reggie Wayne’s experience.

The Broncos with Manning have a club that if they had a better QB last season may have gone a lot further than Tim Tebow took them. The team is loaded with solid starters with a minimum 2 years experience. The trick will be the offensive line protecting 15-year veteran Manning. He is old by most standards and will need a few games just to get acclimated to the pros once more.

That’s all I wrote, folks!