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After listening to XM,watching the NFL Network ,ESPN and all the rest of the talking heads pronounce Manning a substandard "playoff QB" I must say,bullshit.
One of the things these putzs consistently avail themselves in retrospect is jettisoning WHY they made their picks the way they did BEFORE the game. ALMOST TO A MAN the "experts" predicted a Bronco win because "now Manning finally had a top flight defense" to go into the playoffs with, he (Manning) throws 3 TD passes, against a defense that was designed to prevent anything long .Then the "defense he finally had " proceeds to cough up twice their season average in points and indeed twice what they'd surrendered TO the same Ravens team three weeks earlier, AND THAT IS MANNINGS FAULT?
Some of you know I went to watch the Broncos in pre -season at their scrimmage,I got to see close comparison of Osweiler,Caleb Hanie and Manning , there is no doubt Mannings arm isn't elite anymore he drove the ball very comparably to his backups. On the other hand the accuracy differential was astounding.
For me the real difference was Flacco his arm strength was something the Denver DB's consistently misjudged especially the added length he got FROM throwing at altitude.Whether it's FG kicking the way HR's carry out of Coors Field how pitchers curve ball won't break in the rarefied air or the 5 extra yards a QB gets out of his throws , things CHANGE at a mile high,JMO THAT was the story of that game,the Denver DB's never really adjusted to the extraordinary speed and distance of Flacco's throws.
One of the things these putzs consistently avail themselves in retrospect is jettisoning WHY they made their picks the way they did BEFORE the game. ALMOST TO A MAN the "experts" predicted a Bronco win because "now Manning finally had a top flight defense" to go into the playoffs with, he (Manning) throws 3 TD passes, against a defense that was designed to prevent anything long .Then the "defense he finally had " proceeds to cough up twice their season average in points and indeed twice what they'd surrendered TO the same Ravens team three weeks earlier, AND THAT IS MANNINGS FAULT?
Some of you know I went to watch the Broncos in pre -season at their scrimmage,I got to see close comparison of Osweiler,Caleb Hanie and Manning , there is no doubt Mannings arm isn't elite anymore he drove the ball very comparably to his backups. On the other hand the accuracy differential was astounding.
For me the real difference was Flacco his arm strength was something the Denver DB's consistently misjudged especially the added length he got FROM throwing at altitude.Whether it's FG kicking the way HR's carry out of Coors Field how pitchers curve ball won't break in the rarefied air or the 5 extra yards a QB gets out of his throws , things CHANGE at a mile high,JMO THAT was the story of that game,the Denver DB's never really adjusted to the extraordinary speed and distance of Flacco's throws.
