No Peyton? Good News!

Peyton Manning has decided to become a Denver Bronco. Tennesseeans are angry, Miami is down on their luck, and San Fransisco looks confused. The only difference between the Titans and the others is that Tennessee didn't really need the services of Peyton to begin with. Okay, okay before you start to think I'm crazy let me explain.

We have Jake Locker, a 1st round pick who last year threw 6 touchdowns and no interceptions. In another year he will be the starter for the team. He is moblie and can avoid contact with his above average speed. And lastly we know what to expect out of him.

Matt Hasselbeck completed 61 percent of his passes and threw 4 more touchdowns that interceptions. True they are not the best numbers but with a return of Kenny Britt, those numbers should improve. And again we know what to expect out of him.

Peyton Manning has had 4 neck surgeries all in the last year. He received about 92 million from Denver so it's safe to say he was shooting a little higher. Now, Bud Adams never pays anyone and its safe to safe he is not a good gambling man. Steve McNair, Eddie George, Jevon Kearse(in his prime), and Frank Wychek all wanted to re-sign with the Titans and they never did. Peyton comes on the market and he wants to throw the whole bank at him. I guess poor Bud became so infatuated with the numbers he put on his team that he wanted to buy success like the Yankees.

It is true that IF Peyton returns to good health he is going to be a great player. He will take the Broncos to the playoffs every year in the weak AFC West and have a real chance at the Super Bowl every year. This all only happens if he is healthy and can take a hit because everyone that plays defense will have their eyes on #18 every where he goes. The AFC South would have been a little too much competition with a guy who is uncertain with himself. Miami didn't have a chance either. He'd have to play Tom Brady and that Jets defense twice a year.

He would have hindered the growth of Jake Locker. Honestly if Peyton does return healthy the man is old and only has about 3-4 good seasons left anyway. So, in turn you keep a first round selection on the bench to learn absolutely nothing? The reason I say to learn nothing is because had Peyton been teaching, when he was out all of last year, his back-up would have known what to do. They would have been more competitive. It's not that Peyton was the team, because he's that good because if that was so there would be no need for the other ten guys on offense. It looked that way because he kept his information to himself and did not help the team.

My last reason is because if Peyton was healthy and he was coming back to play at the same form he was at before the injury, don't you think the Colts would have kept him? (He was already under contract) Just how other teams where taking a chance on what they didn't know that's what the Colts are doing so as well. Andrew Luck in their minds gives them a better chance to win than Peyton? The only way they can come to that idea is because they know he is not what he used to be.

At the end of the day the best thing that could have happened for the Titans did. They didn't get Peyton Manning. They didn't get a "What If?", they didn't get a 92 million dollar injured reserve player, and they didn't get something they didn't know.