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[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

He would have been killed by our lack of OL.

Probably one of the factors that kept him away, along with the father/son debacle. He's too smart to get involved in something like this IMO.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Probably one of the factors that kept him away, along with the father/son debacle. He's too smart to get involved in something like this IMO.

He was very VERY VERY VERY interested in playing for Mike and Kyle.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

He was very VERY VERY VERY interested in playing for Mike and Kyle.

Goat seems to want to re write history a lot.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Goat seems to want to re write history a lot.

Re-write, ignore, modify or otherwise mutilate to fit his biases. Yes. He has been known to do so on a regular basis. He is very Orwellian in his thought process - never let the facts get in the way of an opinion.

[NC_Skins]

Denver is so disappointing.

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

He was very VERY VERY VERY interested in playing for Mike and Kyle.

Pffft...What do you know man? He's got the oil man giving him the scoop.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

He was very VERY VERY VERY interested in playing for Mike and Kyle.

That's weird it seemed like manning skins rumors barely got going before he ruled them out. So was something else a huge concern? I just remember a lot of ppl saying he was never coming to DC start to finish.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by The Goat

That's weird it seemed like manning skins rumors barely got going before he ruled them out. So was something else a huge concern? I just remember a lot of ppl saying he was never coming to DC start to finish.

It was a long shot because A) he had some doubts about playing in the same division as Eli and B) Mike wasn't sure how hard he wanted to go after him. Kyle loved the idea, he's the perfect Kyle QB. Peyton was excited about the possibility of working with Kyle and Peyton has tremendous respect for Mike.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by The Goat

That's weird it seemed like manning skins rumors barely got going before he ruled them out. So was something else a huge concern? I just remember a lot of ppl saying he was never coming to DC start to finish.

Manning didnt rule us out. There was a meeting with Mike and Peyton scheduled when the trade for RG3 happened (They went ahead and met even though it was no longer going to happen). The RG3 trade ended our pursuit of Peyton. Not saying Manning would have chosen us if no trade goes down, I have a feeling he still chooses Denver, but we were in the running up until the trade.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

Manning didnt rule us out. There was a meeting with Mike and Peyton scheduled when the trade for RG3 happened (They went ahead and met even though it was no longer going to happen). The RG3 trade ended our pursuit of Peyton. Not saying Manning would have chosen us if no trade goes down, I have a feeling he still chooses Denver, but we were in the running up until the trade.

Now that's weird I swear hearing manning wouldn't come to DC before the trade. Whatevs. Not sure anything can overcome Mike's defense and special teams.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Now that's weird I swear hearing manning wouldn't come to DC before the trade. Whatevs. Not sure anything can overcome Mike's defense and special teams.

There was definitely people saying he wouldnt come here due to Eli being in the division. But Peyton or his agents never ruled us out. Its possible we were considered an option for the purpose of driving up the price. I still believe with the cap penalty, that Peyton would have chose Denver. He wanted to win now and $18 mil per year is no small amount. Throw in Eli in the division and I believe there was very little, if any, chance.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by The Goat

That's weird it seemed like manning skins rumors barely got going before he ruled them out. So was something else a huge concern? I just remember a lot of ppl saying he was never coming to DC start to finish.

"Midway through the evening Elway received a text telling him the Redskins had just pulled off a huge trade with St. Louis for the second pick in the draft, presumably to take prized Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III. Elway told Manning, "Whoa—Washington just traded for the second pick. Looks like they'll get RG3."

"What!?" Manning said, stunned.

From that reaction, Elway knew that the Redskins had been on Manning's list.

Manning slept at Stokley's house in suburban Castle Rock that night, and the next morning, Saturday, March 10, the two headed to a nearby field to get a throwing session in. When they found it in use by a lacrosse team, they switched to Plan B, a community park with a 40-yard-square field. As passers-by approached during the workout, Stokley would yell, "Jogger!" or "Cyclist!" and he and Manning would hide the football until the person passed.

That afternoon Manning had another appointment scheduled—with Redskins coach Mike Shanahan and his son Kyle, Washington's offensive coordinator. Though it made little sense after the Rams deal, the Shanahans wanted to keep the date, and Manning did. They discussed football for three hours at Shanahan's expansive house in Denver. Talk about strange connections. Shanahan had been Elway's coach for those two Super Bowls and was fired by the Broncos after the 2008 season. Now Elway ran the Broncos. As Shanahan talked with Manning, a text message popped up on the coach's phone. It was from Elway. "Hey, Mike, put in a good word for us with Peyton." All Shanahan could do was laugh."

The behind-the-scenes story of how the most prized free - 04.02.12 - SI Vault

Peyton had us on his radar the whole time. Not just a rumor.