Colts Officially Release Peyton Manning (QB Thread #11)

[los panda]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

IF and that a big 'I don't want peyton but what does it matter he could still sign here' if, we get him, expect us to draft either Johnathan Martin or Blackmon, should he fall to us...

i wouldn't mind blackmon at 6, or claiborne

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by los panda

i wouldn't mind blackmon at 6, or claiborne

Claiborne's a possibility if we don't get a corner in FA, which could now happen should Cortland or Carr go to dallas..which would really suck.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Claiborne's a possibility if we don't get a corner in FA, which could now happen should Cortland or Carr go to dallas..which would really suck.

are they going to cut newman?

[SBXVII]

I don't know where or how the 49ers were thrown into the mix for PM but I'm hoping to put it to rest unless someone else has something different.

49ers say they’re not even thinking about Peyton, but open to Moss | ProFootballTalk

Although there appears to be nothing imminent between the 49ers and soon-to-be free agent quarterback Alex Smith, the 49ers’ front office says that bringing back Smith is the focus of the franchise — and that signing Peyton Manning hasn’t even been discussed.

“We haven’t had Peyton in here nor are we even talking about those things internally right now,” 49ers G.M. Trent Baalke said on KNBR, via the Sacramento Bee. “Is he going to play? I don’t know. That’s for the doctors to make the decision on and for him himself.”

But all indications are that, despite what Jerry Rice may think, the 49ers are ready to rule out Manning.

Report: 49ers make an offer to Alex Smith | Yardbarker.com

[skinsfaninok]

Yeah it looks like sf is out now, I'd still say

Miami
Arz
Wash
Houston

Are the only true options

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Yeah it looks like sf is out now, I'd still say

Miami
Arz
Wash
Houston

Are the only true options

And Seattle. They have already contacted his agent right after it was announced. Then there is the Bronco's who have already contacted his agent, yes and the big question ......what do they do with Tebow? Keep him behind PM or trade him? Apparently they are not fans of Tebow mania. As the rumor goes.

[Meks]

with schaub in houston i dont think they are legit as an option

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

So you guarantee RG3 will suck here? Thanks for clearing that up.

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

So you guarantee RG3 will suck here? Thanks for clearing that up.

With a starting offensive line that would be bench warmers on the contenders, yes he would. Cam Newton did marvelous things with the Panthers, but it didn't translate into many wins now did it. Why? Simply because he couldn't do it all, and his defense sucked. I am not saying RG III is going to suck with his performance, but he isn't going to win, with this sorry ass team we have overall. How many Pro Bowlers do we have on our squad? Or I should say Pro Bowl potential? Not too many dude. If the Giants stay relatively intact next season they will repeat as NFC East champs. We might end up being bottom feeders again, unless we really strike gold with FA and the draft.

[GusFrerotte]

We are totally talent deficient and will stay that way if we keep giving up picks for overhyped players. Jordan couldn't win a title til they brought in Pippen, Kucoch, and the rest of the gang. Shoot towards the end of the six title run, they had half the Detroit Bad Boys on the bench!!!!!! My point being is RG III isn't going to automatically make a bunch of scrubs title contender, much less divisional champs. I like the one rumor that had BA and MS trade down to 20 and get Tannehill or Weeden. We could garner maybe another second rounder and get a decent G or C, or both with 2 second round picks. We need to upgrade everything my friend, and not just QB.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

We are totally talent deficient and will stay that way if we keep giving up picks for overhyped players. Jordan couldn't win a title til they brought in Pippen, Kucoch, and the rest of the gang. Shoot towards the end of the six title run, they had half the Detroit Bad Boys on the bench!!!!!! My point being is RG III isn't going to automatically make a bunch of scrubs title contender, much less divisional champs. I like the one rumor that had BA and MS trade down to 20 and get Tannehill or Weeden. We could garner maybe another second rounder and get a decent G or C, or both with 2 second round picks. We need to upgrade everything my friend, and not just QB.

yeah, cause it's not like the clts went from the playoffs to the #1 pick because of a single play... oh, right.

and it's not like cam newton did all that m.... oh, sorry, i forgot.

if you want a great QB or LT, a top 5 pick is the safest way to get there.

how many great teams won without a QB? ravens in 2000, the bucs once...

how great were the teams in the SB this year? one lost to us twice and both had horrid defenses, but they had QBs that saw them through and made up for those issues. if you switch eli or brady for rex grossman, we'd be in the playoffs and they'd be picking in the top 10.

This isn't basketball, you can't keep players for 10 years reliably. sometimes 40% of the roster turns over in a single year... how many player do we have from 2005? or 2008? how much longer should we "build"? whats the point of circular building if it can't lead anywhere without a QB?

[CultBrennan59]

So, GusFrerotte..who do you want as the skins QB? Peyton? Rex? Tannehill? Yourself?

[CultBrennan59]

Five thoughts: Peyton Manning and the Redskins | Washington Examiner

[Swarley]

As if every team has to build their team slowly an methodically. Our talent is not as bad as some people tend to think. Our defense is better than the Panthers D was last year.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Like I said people talk as if we are sending a pop warner team out there. It's already been established that we are signing a WR in FA. Be it Colston, Garcon, or Jackson. Also, outside of Jeff Saturday can anyone tell me the other 4 OL for the Colts in the SB years? We have two good TEs, our WR problem is settled with one of the FAs and probably our 2nd pick in the draft. OL Smith looked good but a draft pick/FA wouldn't hurt. That leaves our lineup as follows:

RB Helu/Royster
FB Young
WR VJax (in this scenario)/Hank/Moss/Gaffney/Armstrong/Paul
TE Davis/Cooley
LT Williams
LG Lichtensteiger
C Montgomery
RG Chester
RT Smith/Brown/FA/Draft Pick

Yep worst talent in NFL history.

Like Dirtbag said, trading back and getting 32 draft picks means nothing if we go 6-10 again, fire Shanny and the roster gets turned over and we're back to square one. Quality over quantity. We can have more depth than the ocean but if we have no QB to steer the boat you might as well sink the ship.