Ian Rapoport: Manning to play next year to get regular season wins and yards record

Good. I look forward to NE's defense going there next year, assuming both win their division, and beating him again. But I bet he'll throw for around 400 yards!!

Rob0729 said:

From his Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/533994429737365504

The only record Brady is chasing is most Super Bowl wins by a QB. Manning wants to play until he gets all the individual statistic records. That is why he only has one ring and it is looking more and more like he may retire with just one ring.

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Manning plays more years to get more records. Brady plays them for the love of the game, and to get more SBs.

There's a pretty good chance TB12 will set the wins record even if Peyton plays next year. Right now Brady is 156-45 and finishing his 13th season. Manning qb'd Indy for 13 full seasons and went 141-67. He took over a team that went 3-13. Brady took over a team that was 5-13 under Belichick. Manning is an impressive 33-9 in Denver. But, he selected them. No rebuild necessary. So, he's 174-76. Manning is 18 wins ahead of Tom. If TB12 plays 2 seasons after Peyton retires, he will likely break that record.

ausbacker said:

Manning should be celebrated as one of the NFL's all time greats. Manning should not be celebrated as the Greatest of All Time because his post-season record demands so.

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You're absolutely right and I'm a Broncos fan. The 5 MVPs are impressive, but no way he's #1 in my book. I understand the rivalry with him and Brady being the best of the past decade but every week there seems to be some type of Manning controversy here. Ian Rappaport writes an article saying he believes Peyton will come back to break all the records and this means it's true? Did I miss something saying he got this directly from Peyton?

BradyFTW! said:

What's more likely:

1) That Ian Rapoport actually has sources that know exactly how long Manning planning on playing and why (which other, far better writers don't have) or
2) That he's still a hack who makes up clickbait headlines in hopes of remaining relevant.

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Ding ding ding!

Winner!

Haley said:

I think Peyton is going to need to find a new stacked team soon since the rookie contracts of his wide receivers are going to end at some point leaving him to fend for himself. The Raiders look ripe for the picking. Or maybe the Cards or the Rams can fire their QBs for him if he asks nice and gives them lots of pizza.

Those rookie WRs have only one more year iirc. I think that's the end of the line.

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I doubt it. I think this is Manning's last rodeo. He doesn't wanna relocate again and add a third team to his resume.

Tom has both the stats and the wins. W/L is not the end all be all so why do some constantly state that is the only reason Tom is better? W/L can be easily skewed in one way or another depending on the team. Tom is the GOAT because he has the highest winning percentage in NFL History AND has the other stats to back it up.

Manning celebrated his TD record as if he just won the SB.

It seems that Denver peaked that week and has been falling since then

runandgun said:

You're absolutely right and I'm a Broncos fan. The 5 MVPs are impressive, but no way he's #1 in my book. I understand the rivalry with him and Brady being the best of the past decade but every week there seems to be some type of Manning controversy here. Ian Rappaport writes an article saying he believes Peyton will come back to break all the records and this means it's true? Did I miss something saying he got this directly from Peyton?

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There's a lot of pent up annoyance given the free passes Peyton is continually given by the media and NFL as an industry despite a long career of playoff failure. Meanwhile, Brady has to scrap for every compliment.

I think sometimes we probably go a little too far given what we've observed from TB12.

Yup! Not surprised at all. Tony Dungy was quoted and who else whould know better than him coach of Colts with Manning that He'd rather have had Brady's career than Mannings because Brady wins & Manning goes for stats.

Manning needs 12 wins to surpass Farve for career wins BTW he will have a far higher winning % in the rel season (Manning .696 and Farve .624).

However Brady has a .776 winning % far better than either of the other 2. Even Montana lags with a .713 behind Brady. If the Pats beats the Lions this week Brady will have 40 more reg season wins than Montana and 2 fewer losses. Mind boggling, Manning has 31 more losses than Brady If Brady plays 3 more years will will (IMO) surpass 200 wins.

Brady QB'd teams average 1 ppg > Manning's over their careers. I think we can all agree that Brady has had to play in far tougher conditions than MAnning over the course of their careers.

MAnning's are is shot so he will play 1 more year Before the Donks hit salary cap hell and start losing weapons.

Jangles said:

Did I miss the part where Manning actually said that? Or are you guys grasping at straws for a reason to hate on Peyton?

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Dear Moron,

I resent the implication that I need straws to grasp at. If someone posts a link speculating Peyton Manning eats babies, I'll accept it as true. It is called confirmation bias.

Those are not straws, but carbon based filaments derived from grass like plants. Learn the difference and be happier.

(Yes, I sarcastically called him a moron before being stupid intentionally. To those that don't get the joke, I can't help you.)

ctpatsfan77 said:

Sadly, no such rule exists now in the NFL. . . . Although maybe Brady could adopt Garoppolo.

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Off Topic: that is not unprecedented. Roman Emperors without heirs were known to adopt.

Nikolai said:

Not Peyton at all. I'd say, in ten years, he will be somewhere higher than Brett Favre but not mentioned in the same breath as Brady, Montana, Unitas, and Graham. When you talk about the greats of each generation, those are the guys. If Brady wins even one more ring, it'll be a slam dunk.

Peyton is Marino with a ring. Yeah, he's got a ring, but his playoff performance over his career is pretty abysmal. He's a stats guy (a cumulative stats guy at that) and those guys never get the love over the course of history that the champions get.

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shmessy said:

Anyone remember Dan Fouts?

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It depends on age. People still recall Marino, but it has only been, what, 20 years since he retired. He'll be Marino for twenty years, then Fouts, then a less manly Y.A. Tittle (without the black and white picture of him bleeding from the head).

Brady will be Montana, then Bradshaw with Staubach-like stats, then Bart Starr. Before fading into history like Otto Graham and Sammy Baugh.

BradyFTW! said:

What's more likely:

1) That Ian Rapoport actually has sources that know exactly how long Manning planning on playing and why (which other, far better writers don't have) or
2) That he's still a hack who makes up clickbait headlines in hopes of remaining relevant.

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This!
Exactly how many hack and/or BS articles have to be written before a 'grain of salt' becomes ingrained in the minds of readers?

As much as Manning is a pariah he may, just may, be playing because he likes to play the game of football and wants to win super bowls. I'd bet the mortgage payment he would take two so-so, middling statistical regular season performances if it meant two solid post season performances that lead to SB victories.

I don't know. The notion of piling up stats is wishful thinking. I think we will see Manning's stats slowing to a crawl (like last week against St. Louis.)

The remainder of this season should be a struggle as his receiving corps grows less and less imposing. Welker will have a bigger role with Sanders and Thomas slowed by injuries, so he's at risk of another concussion. Demarius Thomas or Jacob Tamme will probably get croaked reaching for one of Manning's fluttering ducks.

The guy can't throw the ball. We might be watching a fast decline for both Manning brothers.

To the people who say this is ******** media speculation, have you not been paying attention to Peyton Manning his whole career? He is all about ego and individual stats.

Perfect example was the Oakland game where their backup QB was supposed to get in, in the third but Manning just goes in regardless. It's all about the stats.

That's why he isn't a winner.

BradyFTW! said:

What's more likely:

1) That Ian Rapoport actually has sources that know exactly how long Manning planning on playing and why (which other, far better writers don't have) or
2) That he's still a hack who makes up clickbait headlines in hopes of remaining relevant.

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I'll take Door Number 2!

patsfan06 said:

To the people who say this is ******** media speculation, have you not been paying attention to Peyton Manning his whole career? He is all about ego and individual stats.

Perfect example was the Oakland game where their backup QB was supposed to get in, in the third but Manning just goes in regardless. It's all about the stats.

That's why he isn't a winner.

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I think it's possible to agree with what you write (and I do) and also think that it's possible that Manning will retire after this season without going for those records.

If Rapoport is reflecting what people in the Broncos' front office are actually saying off the record (i.e., isn't just making it up, which is not out of the question), I think its more likely that he's reflecting their wishful thinking and not anything they know.

I think the only ones who know how Peyton is thinking about next season are himself and his family. Personally, I'm going to watch his performance and stats over the rest of the season. I think that Quarterbacks decline "very slowly and then all at once." It's possible that he's finally on the last slope of his career.

One other thought. Setting all the individual records while still having only one SB win and two SB appearances on his resume actually draws more attention to his failure to win big games.

That keepaway celebration struck me the wrong way too.

If his receivers planned it without his knowing, that'd be totally fine.

But to plan it yourself? It reminds me of people on Facebook who like their own posts.

patsfan06 said:

To the people who say this is ******** media speculation, have you not been paying attention to Peyton Manning his whole career? He is all about ego and individual stats.

Perfect example was the Oakland game where their backup QB was supposed to get in, in the third but Manning just goes in regardless. It's all about the stats.

That's why he isn't a winner.

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Uh... not true at all. You can't just base things off of funny clips or highlights. Peyton was told to go back in the game, so he did. The only problem was someone told the backup he was going in as well. There were 40 seconds left in the 3rd quarter and Peyton handed the ball off, so I'm not sure your correct in saying he wanted to pad his stats. He was told to go in and hand the ball off, so he did.