Peyton Manning Chose The Broncos

Score one - a big - for John Elway and the Denver Broncos.

Although not being a favorite at the opening of Peyton Manning Free-agency process, burst into Denver and stole the future Hall of Famer, as news came Monday that Manning decided to play for the Broncos and instructed his agent to begin negotations with the team. That news left the Titans, 49ers and others as spectators disappointed.

Manning moving from Indianapolis to Denver Broncos could make the team to beat in the AFC West, assuming Manning returns to full health before the season. Its current level of conditioning was one of the mysteries going on in this long-term, with conflicting reports on how far along he is in his rehab, how comfortable it is releasing the ball and so on.

Denver, rightly, is ready to take the risk.

A franchise that was looking for an elite quarter since Elway retired Elway himself needed to seal the deal Manning. Elway and Broncos brass met Manning at Durham, NC, on Friday to discuss the future of Manning.

At the time of this meeting, there was widespread belief that the Tennessee Titans had beaten Manning in the main competition, thanks in part to a hefty contract offer.

But the Broncos have adapted Tennessee offers - many of Manning should be worth $ 90 million-plus over five seasons, according to a report by Mike Klis of The Denver Post - giving Elway an opportunity to fill. And just as he did so many times throughout his legendary career, Elway did just that.

Moving in Denver brings with it a host of obstacles to Manning: A weak receiving corps, the weather conditions and a deadly 2012 calendar (including Texans, Saints, Ravens and Patriots), just to name a few.

However, the Broncos have managed to steal the AFC West and exit the Steelers in the playoffs last year, despite their problems.

The largest of these question marks came at quarterback, where Tim Tebow stepped in and helped transform Denver's memorable 2011 season around. Tebow even threw a touchdown in OT triumph over Pittsburgh series and looked about to enter next season as the Broncos No. 1 QB.

The arrival of Manning obviously changes all that. Denver seems ready to try to trade Tebow - if someone has an interest in the imperfect but exciting quarterback.

Elway supported Tebow at the end of the year and early this offseason, but even before the parade Manning, the Broncos were in the market for a veteran quarterback to step in and push Tebow in training camp.

Instead, Manning will probably push the player popular city.

Where and when Tebow will face the problem of Denver for another day. Currently, the Broncos have the right to celebrate the arrival of Manning, given the unlikelihood that this scenario play out.

It may take several months to enter Manning playing shape, and now Denver has to go to work around his new franchise player with more talent, but there is little doubt that the Broncos will consider a threat in the AFC.

"Manning Watch" is over. "Tebow Watch" has just begun. AFC West and would rather just shifted decisively in favor of Denver.

Sourc: NFL

Alex Smith Interview In Miami .... Is Tim Tebow next?

Alex Smith looked like the odd man in San Francisco. The Miami Dolphins and was one of the odd teams in the derby of Peyton Manning.

It sounded like a match made in heaven ... or at least one game on the Island of Misfit Toys.

While free-agent quarterback Smith was considering an offer of three years in San Francisco, the team that led the NFC championship game last season, the 49 members boarded a plane to North Carolina to see Manning work.

Meanwhile, Manning, told the Dolphins last week that they were no longer in the running of their services. Miami then made a run in the first backup Matt Flynn of Green Bay, who ended up signing with the Seattle Seahawks this past weekend.

All of which led to a 5 1/2-hour meeting between Smith and the Dolphins in the team's complex on Sunday.

Therefore, it had reached by both parties. After a great season with the 49ers, Smith is left with a team interview Manning rejected only if the former quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts had their work in San Francisco. And after achieving the best free-agent quarterbacks on the market, the Dolphins were looking at a player who can be bypassed by another team for Manning.

As it turns out, they may have interviewed the wrong guy, seeing that Manning has apparently chosen the Denver Broncos on the 49ers and Tennessee Titans. ESPN, which broke the news about Manning and the Broncos on Monday morning, also reports that the Broncos are likely to exchange their old starter, Tim Tebow.

But would not Tebow be an improvement over the starter in place of Miami, Matt Moore? Tebow had a 7-4 record as starter Denver Broncos and led to a victory in the first round of the playoffs, but his statistics were quite fragile, he completed only 46.5% of his passes for 1,729 yards with 12 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Meanwhile, Moore actually had a very good year for the Dolphins last season, going 6-6 as input and completing 60.5% of his passes for 2,497 yards with 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

But Moore is apparently not considered fourth franchise - and Tebow has a huge legion of fans who believe it is.

Thus, while Peyton Manning saga may be over, things will not get boring in the NFL for now.

Sourc: Latimes