JetsFanInDenver Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 John Elway admits signing Peyton was a risk, getting rid of Tebow was a must November 13, 2012 by Paul Jackiewicz Denver Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway told USA TODAY Sports that when they signed Peyton Manning they felt like it was a risk worth taking despite all the neck procedures he underwent. “The risk was no one really knew about Peyton. There were so many unanswered questions. We went through the process, got all the information we can, talked to the doctors, and decided it was a risk worth taking. And it’s worked out,” Elway said. Elway says it was a tough decision to get rid of Tim Tebow. “It was a tough situation,” Elway said, “There are Tebow fans and there are Broncos fans. My responsibility is to the Broncos fans, and my responsibility is to (owner) Pat Bowlen and what he wants to do, and that’s win championships. I base all my decisions on that. “It’s difficult not to get personal, because every kid that comes in, it’s his dream to play. But the bottom line is, my responsibility that Pat’s given me, is to give him the best opportunity to hoist that trophy.” Elway acknowledges they couldn’t have kept Tebow have run two separate offenses. “With Peyton being here, we couldn’t have two different offenses,” he said. “We couldn’t have a backup quarterback with a totally different offense. We wanted to get back to where everyone was learning the same offense.” It’s certainly makes plenty of sense to bring in a potential Hall of Famer over keeping a player like Tebow. Link: http://profootballzone.com/nfl/john-elways-admits-signing-peyton-was-a-risk-getting-rid-of-tebow-was-a-must/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Smart man that Elway. Wish the Jets had someone who felt his responsibility was to the Jets fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Accountability to fans? That's gobbledygook talk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Well no sh*t it's ****ing Peyton manning he doesn't need another QB to get first downs for him like Sanchez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Someone has to explain the point of this article to me. In words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Someone has to explain the point of this article to me. In words. Sanchez sucks, woody only cares about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Sanchez sucks, woody only cares about money. Do they mention anything about water and the relative wetness of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Um, no sh*t. They were going to go after Peyton Manning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsouth Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Someone has to explain the point of this article to me. In words. Denver's record is identical to what it was last year at this time, except they have one less loss..and Elway was chompin at the bit to claim victory with his getting rid of Tebow. This is the same Elway that said Orton gave the Broncos the best chance to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Someone has to explain the point of this article to me. In words. Its meant for all those geniuses who still think Tebow is the NEXT big thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Someone has to explain the point of this article to me. In words. MVP QB with surgically repaired neck > running back who thinks he's a QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Of course we don't know if his getting rid of Tebow was a good move because Manning has remained healthy. If Peyton is injured and they go to a disaster of a back up situation, he is going to look like a fool when he traded away a guy that won a playoff game for him the previous season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Um, no sh*t. They were going to go after Peyton Manning. It was the smartest move by John Elway for himself personally and the team. Elway has been treated like a Saint till Tebow came along. Then he had to retract his words, was on the defensive when it was even misconstrued int he slightest possible way that he said something against Tebow. Its like suddenly he had no credibility with a HUGE section of the Broncos fan base. So to protect his own creditliy in Bronco nation and also to have a team in place that had a legit shot at a championship he got rid of Tebow. It couldn't have been a more desperate situation for him to get rid of Tebow. And for that the JETS sent him a 4th and a 6th and picked up 2.5 mill in salary. Genius move by Elway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 John Elway was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Yeah but they suck at fake punts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastineau Lives Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Its meant for all those geniuses who still think Tebow is the NEXT big thing. Can't they just think he's the next non-miniature thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 Can't they just think he's the next non-miniature thing? They can think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 John Elway admits signing Peyton was a risk, getting rid of Tebow was a must November 13, 2012 by Paul Jackiewicz Denver Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway told USA TODAY Sports that when they signed Peyton Manning they felt like it was a risk worth taking despite all the neck procedures he underwent. “The risk was no one really knew about Peyton. There were so many unanswered questions. We went through the process, got all the information we can, talked to the doctors, and decided it was a risk worth taking. And it’s worked out,” Elway said. Elway says it was a tough decision to get rid of Tim Tebow. “It was a tough situation,” Elway said, “There are Tebow fans and there are Broncos fans. My responsibility is to the Broncos fans, and my responsibility is to (owner) Pat Bowlen and what he wants to do, and that’s win championships. I base all my decisions on that. “It’s difficult not to get personal, because every kid that comes in, it’s his dream to play. But the bottom line is, my responsibility that Pat’s given me, is to give him the best opportunity to hoist that trophy.” Elway acknowledges they couldn’t have kept Tebow have run two separate offenses. “With Peyton being here, we couldn’t have two different offenses,” he said. “We couldn’t have a backup quarterback with a totally different offense. We wanted to get back to where everyone was learning the same offense.” It’s certainly makes plenty of sense to bring in a potential Hall of Famer over keeping a player like Tebow. Link: http://profootballzo...bow-was-a-must/ We needed someone to tell us this ? You could tell by Elways expressions on the field he was not thrilled with Tebow in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Denver's record is identical to what it was last year at this time, except they have one less loss.. They also played the toughest schedule in the NFL in the 1st half of the season. Now that it's about to get easy, and the defense has come around, they're gonna go on a roll. Expect 11-12 wins for that team and a 1st round bye. Last year they were a nice story, going from 1-4 to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. This year they're a legit Super Bowl contender. I think I like them even better than Houston at this point. Think Peyton is more scared of J.J. Watt than Schaub is of Von Miller? I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDynamite Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Accountability to the stockholders! BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsouth Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 They also played the toughest schedule in the NFL in the 1st half of the season. Now that it's about to get easy, and the defense has come around, they're gonna go on a roll. Expect 11-12 wins for that team and a 1st round bye. Last year they were a nice story, going from 1-4 to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. This year they're a legit Super Bowl contender. I think I like them even better than Houston at this point. Think Peyton is more scared of J.J. Watt than Schaub is of Von Miller? I don't. He probably should be.. but you're probably right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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