The Broncos couldn’t pass up one more chance to unwrap an embarrassing performance in front of a national television audience, writes NickKosmider. So what now? Get Peyton Manning.
would be competitive and exciting, but Denver wasn’t those things in September and isn’t those things now. It hasn’t been those things in seven long years.
“That was an embarrassing game,” first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett told reporters afterward. “We’re all frustrated.” The Pro Football Hall of Famer, whose championship swan song with the Broncos in 2015 also marked the last time Denver was in the postseason, has frequently said since retiring that he is making decisions about his football future on a year-to-year basis. His media company, Omaha Productions, continues to grow in scope and influence, and No. 18 will have no shortage of opportunities to make a meaningful impact within the game in any way he sees fit.
He could start by making the Broncos stronger. The reasons to believe he can are in no short supply. Few possess Manning’s mind for the game and all it encompasses. He knows the franchise. Knows the quarterback position and all it demands. He is as well-connected and well-respected as anyone in football.George Penner, left, speaks with Peyton Manning before the Broncos’ Week 5 game against the Colts.
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