Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning

There are two big headlines in the NFL this week which include the New Orleans Saints defensive coach Greg Williams' bounty system and the release of Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis Colts. Peyton Manning is considered to be among  the best quarterbacks to ever play in the NFL. His entire 14 season career has been spent in Indianapolis where he won Super Bowl XLI and Super Bowl MVP against the Chicago Bears. His younger brother, Eli Manning, has been in recent news after winning his second Super Bowl against the New England Patriots, but with the release of Peyton from Indianapolis the spotlight has returned to him.

Where Should He Go?

The quarterback of a team is a key aspect to achieving offensive success and has become even more important as more teams start to rely on passing instead of rushing. In other words, a good quarterback is necessary on any NFL team. One of the main concerns about Peyton is his age, 35, which limits how much longer he has to play, but Brett Farve played until he was 40 so we can assume Peyton has about 5 more years.

Here is a list of teams that have had concerns about the quarterback position and the quarterback(s) that played in the 2011 season.

• Kansas City Chiefs-Matt Cassel & Tyler Palko & Kyle Orton
• Washington Redskins- Rex Grossman & John Beck
• Seattle Seahawks-Charlie Whitehurst & Tarvaris Jackson
• Arizona Cardinals-Kevin Kolb & John Skelton
• Cleveland Browns- Colt McCoy & Seneca Wallace
•  Houston Texans- Matt Schuab & Matt Leinart & Jake Delhome & T.J. Yates
• Denver Broncos- Tim Tebow & Kyle Orton
• Miami Dolphins- Chad Henne & Matt Moore

Not all teams are listed but all of these teams have expressed an interest in Peyton Manning.

My Opinion

Personally, I really want to see Peyton Manning go to the Miami Dolphins. Miami's main quarteback has been Chad Henne who is a decent quarterback, but rarely finishes seasons due to injury. In 2011, Matt Moore replaced the injured Henne but was not very successful. Dolphin's running back Reggie Bush had a personal best season in rushing yards in 2011 and Pro Bowl receiver Brandon Marshall caught a Pro Bowl record of 4 touchdowns and was the Pro Bowl MVP. Miami also has a sturdy defense led by linebacker Jason Taylor. If Peyton Manning were to go to Miami he would have all the tools needed to go to the Super Bowl. The Miami Dolphins will win the 2013 Super Bowl if they acquire Peyton Manning and the team remains healthy. The Miami Dolphins are also in the same division as the New England Patriots and who wouldn't want to see Tom Brady and Peyton Manning play against each other TWICE in a season?