Well, it’s all over now. Manning goes to Denver. At this point, I think it’s safe to conclude that Manning is not at 100% because if he were, we would be seeing videos of his throwing. That said, it has to be close enough, like 95%-ish, that the Broncos are willing to pay him a lot of money to throw the rock for them. Of course, Manning’s QB prowess will be the story of the NFL for the first few weeks of the new season.
While on the topic, I’ll throw my hat in the ring with people who disagree with Manning “accepting” getting the number ’18’ jersey unretired by the Broncos so he could wear it. In particular, when Manning says he has a lot of respect for what it means to have a number retired for a team, then he should know that, quite frankly, the number is off limits. Frankly, it’s a classless move on his part, even if the other guy said he’d be ‘honored’ to have Manning wear the jersey. As others have noted, what else is the guy going to say? I’ll add only that the honor should be Manning’s, not Tripucka’s- I don’t care how assured of a spot in Canton Manning has.