Rock The Vote: Where Will Peyton Manning Play Next Season?

then narrow it down to Miami and the highest bidder.

then I’d take Miami.

If my arm strength doesn’t come back, my family is already on vacation, and retirement is just a drive home away.

If I had laughed any harder, I’d probably have run into the concrete barrier!

Despite the fact that he and Eli could bust out the bunk beds they had as kids by playing in the same city I see Peyton as having too much respect for himself to go there.. If all he wants is another shot at a title Baltimore and San Fran are right there and he could put them over the top. If all he wants is money then Miami and Washington will pay up. I don’t see him jiving well with the Shannonhans though. My best guess would be Miami, halfway decent enough to win plus the money plus a chance to faceoff against Brady twice a year and prove who is the best QB of this era.

Also look for places like Seattle and Arizona to get their names mentioned. Maybe Dallas too, Jerrah is just crazy enough to pull something like that.

Indianapolis – No. That ship has sailed.

Washington – No. Flaky ownership and a head coach with a history of humiliating QBs. Peyton is a loyal fraternity member.

San Francisco – No. Harbaugh’s and Peyton’s personalities are too large for one locker room.

New York (Jets) – No. Rex Ryan. EOS.

Miami – No. Flaky ownership and a new head coach.

Baltimore – No. Big, dramatic deals are out of character for the Ravens. They stay with the plan.

Some Other Team – My dark horse: the KC Chiefs. Good weapons and a HC Peyton could work with just fine.

Miami doesn’t seem like a “must win now” team so I don’t think they will be interested in signing Peyton.

in all honesty, as much as peyton wants to play, i dont think hes dumb enough to risk further injury to his neck to give it one more go. but, if is is as healthy as hes supposed to be come training camp, my guess is he goes somewhere with decent receivers, decent running game, and a decent defense. that way he has a legit shot at another ring before hes done. my guess is somewhere in the AFC, probably the east- so the jets or dolphins. jets could be it though- but i doubt he wants to steal the thunder away from eli- if he goes to the jets, its just try and stick it to brady one last time.

even though i dont want him here, nor do i think hell even consider here… wouldnt it be funny (and/or craz) if he came here and won the super bowl next year just to stick it to irsay? poetic justice… but itll never happen, nor should it happen.

My other answer is Cleveland. Depends on if they are ready to give up on Colt (former Colt taking Colt’s place?) and if so, are they ready to go all-in on RGIII, assuming he makes it to them.

I’m not entirely sure how serious I am with the answer either.

Please pretty please let us bust Andrew luck NFL cherry first.

Arizona—Kevin Kolb is not the answer..He could step in like Kurt Warner and push towards playoffs

Dallas—Tony Romo sucks and Stephen McGee needs some refining…plus Satan Jerry Jones is greedy enough that this could happen.

Houston—Schaub can’t throw further than 35 yards downfield, but this option is not there for Manning. TJ Yates did well to lead the good guys to a playoff win. Not coming here.

Detroit—Stafford is becoming a good quarterback in the league…not here.

New Orleans—Unless the GM doesn’t get it done with Brees, I do not see this as an option. If it did happen, how scary could NO be??

Atlanta—Matt Ryan is one of the better quarterbacks in the league, Manning isn’t going to Georgia.

Indy—If he takes a HUGE pay cut, it’s possible, but I think that the bridge is burned w/ Irsay and this is a foregone thought.

Minnesota—Ponder didn’t look like a top 15 pick last year and Minnesota is fading fast in the NFC North. This could work out well for Manning w/ an above average runner and decent reciever…need more help on the WR though.

St Louis—Sam Bradford is starting to look like a skinny David Carr at this point in his career. This could be the best situation for Manning due to a good running back and picking up decent WR’s in the draft and FA.

Mike Shanahan needs a system QB that doesn’t deviate from “the system” (whatever they end up putting in place for Manning, obviously) – the last time he was successful, he had a a) field general running his system perfectly (Elway – he didn’t like Plummer because he freelanced too much), b) a good/great running game (Washington can improve a little here, but it’s better than what Peyton had in Indy since Edge left town), c) a great defense (again, improvement – but they’re not bad…too lazy to look up stats – sorry). Shanahan hasn’t had all three of these since taking the job. Let’s not forget Snyder’s love of winning free agency…AND, if they release all of their expected cap “casualties” (possibly including Cooley) – they have enough money to bring in Peyton, Wayne, Clark, and anyone else that’s hitting free agency from the Colts. Then they drop they’re fourth round pick on a LT and hope Peyton can get his arm strength back when/if the nerve heals.

he’ll go to the Seahawks, Cardinals, or Chiefs. They’re the teams that are closest to being good without “franchise” quarterbacks.

They are a serious Superbowl contender, and could use an upgrade at QB. I could see Manning playing there.

Also, what about the Ravens? Flacco isn’t “elite” enough, he’s just serviceable and that could give that team a huge edge in the AFC.

The other thought is Tampa. They have the money too. I just don’t know if they are SB ready and Peyton is going to want another ring in a 3-4 year stretch.

much like with Scrabble last year, I think you will hear of 2-3 teams battling it out for him publicly, then all of a sudden he will sign with a team that was seemly showing no interest.

Do you really think that if Irsay doesn’t pay him that he’ll even play in 2012? Anyways, I think we can all agree he won’t EVER be 100% again. Truthfully I feel like best case scenario he comes back at 80-90% effectiveness. Which still puts him above almost all the rest, but one more bad hit and… I wouldn’t want to put up big bucks and rest my entire team’s season solely on him. Look how well doing so turned out for the Colts in 2011.

Anyway, I think he retires, but if not, I’ll say Washington. If Snyder wants him, it’s pretty much a blank check.

Anyone but the Jests.

Not that I think Peyton will ever play again, but ooking at the marketing dynamics of course it does. ELI vs Peyton 2x a year, plus Jerry puts marketing above football anyway.

Then again , maybe not.

Only thing anyone can do is guess – we can all justify our reasons, but Peyton himself has not even given an inkling of what he may do (besides saying he wants to play)

He could make them legitimate title contenders immediately.

Don’t believe what anyone else tells you about his divine intentions. Sure, he wants to win. Sure, he has had a great relationship with the Colts. But, when you peel away all the layers, deep down Peyton wants that $28 million. For you Texans fans, think Tony Boselli. He took all the money. He was a great guy. He was a great player. Someone was stupid enough to sign a contract with him not knowing if he could ever play again and he said, “Thank you very much” and he took the money. Why would anyone think that Peyton is any different. This is $28 million, folks. $28 million will buy a lot of aspirin.

That being said, will Polian give it to him? I say it is 50-50. Polian knows that if Peyton does come back, the team vaults back up into being a winner. He might and he might not do it. If he can afford to do it and stay within the confines of the salary cap, I like the odds of Peyton being a Colt next season.

But, that situation still comes back to “will Peyton play.”

Fun, fun topic.

word is he’s still got noodle arm and nobody knows how fast the nerves will regenerate if at all.

Hear me out

Schaub is a great QB but he ain’t Peyton Manning
Schaub is under contract and is very trade-able
Schaub could fetch a 1st and 3rd probably (SEA, WAS, MIA, CLE, IND, DEN, ARI all need QBs)
Peyton would be play for 2-3 more years
Peyton wants 1-2 more Superbowls, with the Texans he’s got a great chance
Schaub has no reason to mentor Yates, Peyton does.
Yates showed great promise

Vegas has 15:1 odds that Houston will win the Superbowl next year, those odds would shoot straight up if they made a move for Peyton Manning

Peyton want to win, he doesn’t care about the money, his contract would be reasonable.

So Houston gets Manning + an extra 1st and 3rd and an exellent mentor for the young QB that showed lots of promisse

How is this not an excellent destination for Peyton Manning?
Yates showed enormous potential and 3years from now

you have to at least listen. you have to