Broncos to Sign Manning

According to reports, Peyton Manning will soon be a member of the Denver Broncos. It is a good day for the franchise and there is a lot of hope for success in the upcoming season. Many of the reports today mention that the team will be looking to trade incumbent starting quarterback Tim Tebow, who was impressive last year. While Manning was making his decision and the Broncos emerged as a suitor, there was an opinion piece purporting to deconstruct the mental status of Tebow, basically stating that he would be somehow emotionally scarred by the Broncos pursuit of Manning and as a result would be a less effective quarterback if Denver did not secure Manning’s services. I always have a problem with this kind of opinion because there is no way to truly understand someone’s thinking, you can only go by the very real actions and statements by the person being analyzed. Based on what is known, Tebow has never been anything but a consummate professional. He very may well end up emotionally tried by this episode but there is no way to know how it will manifest at this point. Tebow may remain in Denver, backing up Manning or he may be traded or cut and then sign with another team. No one knows at this point and he deserves the benefit of the doubt and provided the opportunity to do what he does best, win football games, as a backup in Denver or as a starter somewhere else. On Manning, the signing is a risk because of his recent injury history but again, no one really knows. He has been examined by multiple doctors and cleared for playing. There’s nothing more that can be said that isn’t conjecture and we will know soon, once Manning steps onto the field, whether or not he can return to his hall of fame career. The possibilities are very positive and Broncos fans have something to cheer for. Welcome to the team, Peyton Manning. And, thank you Tim Tebow for what you did for the Broncos.