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I just do not get this move. Of all of his contenders Denver to me has the least bit of talent to work with. They have 2 broke down running backs, one receiver who is always hurt, a pretty decent defense and thats about it. There going to spend most of there cap room on Manning but who the hell is he going to throw too? He has always made other people better but he has also always had a really good WR and TE to throw too as well.

hate that he decided to go somewhere else as i would have loved to have gotten to watch him play locally , wish him good fortune but hate that he chose Denver

Interesting development, the Panthers just signed Mike Tolbert and are probably looking to deal either Dangelo Williams or Jonathan Stewart. I think Fox would take either in Denver.

Agree - this selection just puzzles me. San Francisco and Kansas City offered better opportunities to go to the Super Bowl quicker than Denver. Peyton has no weapons in Denver. It has to be about the money and nothing else.

Ok so after doing some research it seems that Denver is about to try and get pieces of the band back together and maybe this is why Denver fit becuase it had openings at positions that they could sign to make Manning more comfortable. Dallas Clark , Jeff Saturday , and Joseph Addai all are free agents and all positions that Denver could stand to sign. Although I do not really think Joseph Addai is that great he has played with Manning before but I would much rather have Williams or Stewart from Carolina. Also the Dallas Clark move seems almost a perfect situation and so does adding a pro bowl center.

If I am the Broncos I would gladly give up a 1st round pick for the Steelers Mike Wallace

No, Denver did NOT play in the AFC Championship last year. So your point is moot.

His team went 8-8 last year...and if not for 3-4 "I've never seen that before in my life" plays, the Broncos go 5-11.

Stop dreaming.

I follow the AFC West very closely. I can promise you that Elway and the fans are thinking SB or bust with Peyton. Go to any Bronco message board and you will see.

DeMaryius Thomas finished #59 in the NFL among WR's yardage. Not sure how you can call that being a monster. And before you say being #59 is because of Tebow, Thomas finished #97 in 2010. Decker was marginally better than Thomas. Now compare that with Dewayne Bowe who finished #13 in WR yards and Steve Breaston who finished #43 in yards. And this despite injuries to the starting QB and one of the leagues top RB's in Jamaal Charles. Heck, even Dexter McCluster only had about 200 less receiving yards than Thomas and McCluster is not even an every down RB. Add TE Moeaki who, when healthy in 2010 had over 500 yards. The Chiefs also just signed TE Boss.

Hands down - Chiefs have so many more offensive weapons than the Broncos. They just did not offer as much money as Denver did.

You see what Harbaugh did to Alex Smith last year. Luck had Harbaugh for what - 3 or 4 years?

Luck is the real deal. The Colts decision was a no-brainer.

Looks like the Broncos are going to add Stokely, Saturday, Clark and possibly Addai

Jamaal Charles, who finished second in rushing in the NFL in 2010 was lost for the season in 2011 due to injury. Toney Moeaki, a top 15 TE in 2010 and a primary Chiefs offensive weapon was also lost for the 2011 season due to injury. In addition, the Chiefs lost their starting QB half way through the 2011 season. So its easy to see why the Broncos finished better than the Chiefs on offense. The Chiefs also lost Eric Berry for the season. And despite all those injuries, the Chiefs were still just a blocked FG away from winning the AFC West.

And I get that the Broncos have a lot of cap room. But how much of that will be eaten up by Manning. No way there is enough cap space to sign Manning and "whatever weapons they want."