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Ok, Manning has played worse over the last five or six games (especially the last two week) than Brady did in the first month of the season. Yet people were questioning whether Brady was declining due to age while the media has been praising the Broncos for finding balance and Manning for allowing the the running game to develop to make them a championship caliber offense.
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post is now questioning if Father Time is catching up to Manning:
http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_27089588/father-time-bearing-down-broncos-peyton-manning
I still maintain that the Broncos didn't have this new emphasis on the running game because they want balance, but they know they cannot rely on Manning to carry the team game in and game out. I think teams will figure out they can start to load up and stop the run and Manning's short passing and allowing him to throw deep. I think the Broncos could be in trouble if they have to rely on Manning to air it out.
Mark Kiszla of the Denver Post is now questioning if Father Time is catching up to Manning:
What allowed you to envision life after Manning was a wobbly first-half interception on a throw that cut a beautiful arc toward a blue December sky, then began to sputter, flutter and run out of oomph a yard short of intended target Emmanuel Sanders. The pass was dead on arrival in the hands of Buffalo cornerback Corey Graham.
Here's the deal about being 38 years old. Greatness still resides within Manning. No doubt. It's just tougher for him to summon that greatness on a regular basis. For Manning, whose career passer rating is a stellar 97.8, here are his marks during his most recent six games: 80.9, 111.9, 75.3, 135.4, 85.3, 56.9. Genius gone perfectly inconsistent.
http://www.denverpost.com/kiszla/ci_27089588/father-time-bearing-down-broncos-peyton-manning
I still maintain that the Broncos didn't have this new emphasis on the running game because they want balance, but they know they cannot rely on Manning to carry the team game in and game out. I think teams will figure out they can start to load up and stop the run and Manning's short passing and allowing him to throw deep. I think the Broncos could be in trouble if they have to rely on Manning to air it out.