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Elway puts it on the line again in latest comeback
FILE - Within this March 20, 2012, file photo, Gambling executive vice president of football operations John Elway, right, and new quarterback Peyton Manning smile throughout an NFL football news conference in the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. Elway is turning the Broncos into winners again. could have stayed about the sideline. Instead, John Elway wanted during the game. The king from the comeback is directing his latest rally from the Denver Broncos executive offices. Just 2 yrs ago, the franchise was dissolving into irrelevance or, possibly even worse, a side show. But now, the Hall of Fame quarterback is turning the Broncos into winners again. The centerpiece of the turnaround,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], of course, was the signing of Peyton Manning. A decision that seemed, with a, like a risk when Elway made it is looking better with each game. And while ol' No. 7 will not look too far ahead, he does concede that, yes, things are running smoothly he knows he put his reputation on the line when signing a 36-year-old quarterback with a surgically repaired neck. "By no means was it a slam dunk,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Elway said within an interview with The Associated Press. "But we knew as we did our homework and checked out the situation, it was a good thing for all of us. I was willing to take that risk. There's always risk to it, but we liked our chances." The Broncos have a four-game winning streak into Sunday's game against San Diego. They are 6-3 and a win from going for a three-game lead within the AFC West. Manning is on pace for a 4,800-yard, 37-touchdown season, climax the strength of the supporting cast Elway helped set up that made the quarterback-turned-executive feel better about going after a future Hall of Fame quarterback Advertisement
about the tailgate end of his career. One of Elway's most memorable quotes in the day the Broncos made it official with Manning was that he didn't have a "Plan B" if Manning got hurt or didn't return to his former effectiveness. The problem,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the only issue,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], as Elway sees things, is to win Super Bowls, and the chance of Manning at 100 percent might get the Broncos there quickest. It's a focus that got drowned out in Denver over successive years of turmoil beginning with the end of the Mike Shanahan era, continuing using the hiring of Josh McDaniels and concluding with Tim Tebow's tumultuous stint as Broncos quarterback. "I think true Bronco fans know very well what our goal is," said Elway,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who spoke to AP while promoting the Dove Men+Care "Journey to Comfort" campaign. "They've had a taste of such a Super Bowl is, back in '97 and '98. I believe with where we are at this time, the group of followers is very excited due to what they see with Peyton. There have been always high expectations when Mike was here. Those couple of years when it hit the bottom, it makes it that much more exciting now." When Elway retired following the 1999 Super Bowl, nobody would have held it against him had he left football forever. But he didn't leave his adoration for the overall game behind. Yet as much as signing Manning with the corresponding move of jettisoning Tebow real risk the 52-year-old took was involving himself with the Broncos again whatsoever. In the end, he was the man who could do no wrong in Denver, the man who simply couldn't be replaced by Brian Griese, Jake Plummer, Jay Cutler, Tebow. The man who had become the face of the city, suffered the Super Bowl heartbreaks, then won the titles, all the while directing dozens of dramatic,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], game-winning drives (40, more specifically, a record Manning now holds with 4 was putting his reputation back out on the line. Elway had car dealerships and other business enterprises, the Arena Football League team. "But ultimately, this is what I wanted to do again," he explained. "I like the competitive side of it. The truth that you're graded, week in and week out. Which there is a big carrot at the end from the road if you do things right. This is the Super Bowl. The fact that I possibly could do it in Denver made it much more special." So far, nearly every high-profile move he has made since he arrived and assumed the title of executive v . p . of football operations in January 2011 has improved the team. Von Miller with the second pick in the 2011 draft wasn't an enormous risk, though with 10 sacks this season, Miller is, at the very least, living up to his billing. McGahee, Brandon Stokley, Trindon Holliday have been brought in by Elway,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who has also made significant progress in clearing up Denver's bloated salary cap. John Fox, a coach with a 73-71 career record, was not considered a slam-dunk choice. Elway concedes he couldn't know Fox that well. "But you looked at this building after i got here and everyone am demoralized," Elway said. "One thing that tied to me was John's positive attitude. He was outgoing, friendly, positive. To me, which was the No. 1 characteristic. He was someone who could get this organization rehabilitated, get everyone looking forward to playing football again." By putting aside conventional wisdom, Fox and offensive coordinator Mike McCoy retooled their offense in 2011 and built a team that made the playoffs with Tebow at quarterback. Now, with Manning, the coaching staff has re-created itself again. They're building around Manning, that has repaid the favor by becoming the NFL's top-rated quarterback through nine games. "Everyone wants to look at the strength of his arm,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but one thing they often overlook is the fact that he's tremendously accurate," Elway said. "He throws a very catchable ball. The precision part is not given enough credit." Much has been manufactured of the intrinsic quarterback-to-quarterback connection between Elway, the last quarterback to create a Super Bowl towards the Broncos,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Manning, who was brought to Denver to be the next one. Elway says there were never any questions about Manning's work ethic and, a minimum of in the Broncos perspective,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the health issue was resolved. "But there was, no question, a down side. It wasn't unanimous" around the league, Elway said. "I guess because I was the main one sitting in the chair who had to openly make that decision, it had been going to fall in my lap. I knew that.
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