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.

Peyton Could Return to the Volunteer State

We all know this too well: The Titans can not win the division because the guy who once saved this state, was determined to destroy it. But now it seems that Bud Adams wants to go after this guy(what?) and said he would be disappointed if Peyton did not become a Titan.

Now, I only have one good memory of Peyton since he has been a Colt, and that came when Rob Bironas kicked a historic 60-yard-feild-goal to win the game in regulation at home. In that moment it felt good as a fan to have finally beat the unbeatable Colts in such a storybook ending.

Now with all that has happened in the last month there is a realistic chance that Peyton could return to the state of Tennessee. I always felt that with a player like Peyton it is better to beat them, than to join them. In this situation, however I would be happy to have him on our team for many reasons. (I don't want to hear it because we all know if Lebron went back to Cleveland they would do the same)

Jake Locker is still the future of the TennesseeTitans, but who would be a better person to play behind and learn from than Peyton Manning. Aaron Rogers was a first round draft pick and played behind Favre for a good while and now he is a Super Bowl winning QB. Steve Young did the same with Joe Montanna, so why not bring a situation like that to LP Field?

Kenny Britt may have to give up his #18 jersey but I think he won't mind. Kenny Britt is one of the more dynamic receivers in the NFL. However, injuries have hurt his performance. If you don't think what I'm saying is true go back the last two seasons and look at his stats up to when he was injured. There are no concerns of it lingering because he has come back from both of them and put up great numbers. Nate Washington is the speedy receiver and a great way to strech the feild. He also put up good numbers last year. Jared Cook is one of the great young TE's in the leauge that had a breakout year. Finally, Chris Johnson almost has to have a GREAT season to justify that contract he signed last season. Last year he will get a pass because he missed all of training camp and pre-season, but this year 1500 yards will be expected of CJ2K.

The O-line has been one of the best in the last years and assuming Peyton returns to what he was; he will have more than enough time. Also, with the run game expected to get better it should all fair well.

I do expect the former Vol to become a Titans. Now the only issue is how Peyton will play outdoors?