Peyton Manning spent six hours Friday with the Denver Broncos. He spent 6 1/2 Sunday with Arizona. But Denver is thought to be the front-runner for the services of the unemployed quarterback.
Denver's courtship featured the Johns -- former quarterback John Elway and head coach John Fox. Elway is Denver's executive vice president of football operations. But he is bigger than his title. He hired Fox. He runs the operation.
Fox is former head coach of the Carolina Panthers. When Fox was in Charlotte, he was conservative. He emphasized defense and the run. He wasn't adverse to the pass; Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith amassed impressive numbers.
But Fox was safe, a development Elway was aware of when he hired him.
Fans ripped Fox's offensive coordinators for calling draw plays and staying within the lines. First they went after Dan Henning. Then Fox replaced him with Jeff Davidson. Hooray. Jeff favors zone blocking. Then fans turned on Davidson.
Both did what Fox told them. Offensive coordinators work within the parameters the head coach sets. I assure you that those third-and-long draw plays were not Henning's idea.
But the best coaches adjust. Fox was always superior at adjusting on the sideline during a game. If he signs Manning, he'll also adjust his philosophy, no matter how awkward it is for him. Those parameters will expand, and those draw plays will contract.
It will be uncomfortable. Changing what we believe usually is. But Denver wouldn't pursue Manning if it didn't plan to open up and let him play.
I just wonder if his neck would have any discomfort due to the colder weather in Denver. I think he'll end up in Arizona. Warmer weather, dome stadium, and he'll have Larry to throw to. Or, he already has a place in Miami..... home sweet home.
Posted by: Stankonya | March 12, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Tom - REALLY?
"Fox was always superior at adjusting on the sideline during a game."
What games were YOU watching?? One of my biggest beefs with Fox was that he NEVER adjusted during a game EVER - He stuck with his stupid philosophy regardless of the outcome...sometimes it worked, most times he picked a bad day to have a bad day -
Wow - You need to go back and look at the tapes - there was never any adjustments in Fox's games!
Posted by: Flips256 | March 12, 2012 at 01:55 PM
Hah. If Manning goes to Denver, John Fox will have about 2% of the decision making on offense.
Posted by: Mike P | March 12, 2012 at 02:12 PM
Fox was good at adjusting at haltime? Since when? That was always one of things that bothered dfans the most was his inability or un-willingness to do so. The only time I ever saw them so anything different was in the Super Bowl vs NE when he had no choice but to put the ball up....or get slaughtered. He was a good coach when they were expected to lose, just pathetic when expected to win.
Posted by: LR | March 12, 2012 at 03:10 PM
It is what it is !!!!!!!!!
Posted by: bigrip | March 12, 2012 at 03:28 PM
ROTFL, OK Tom, I guess that hour less sleep over the weekend got to you... as several have already pointed out, John Fox and "adjust" don't even work together in the same sentence!
Manning certainly doesn't belong in Denver with that weather. Not the place for aging players. To me, Miami makes sense, warm climate for the home games and from his years in the old AFC East, he's already used to playing in the Patriots, Bills and Jets home fields.
Posted by: John | March 12, 2012 at 05:58 PM
are you on crack?
Posted by: denrec | March 12, 2012 at 10:24 PM
omg. Fox making adjustments? Were you making a joke? Or are you that incompetent?
Posted by: PSL Owner | March 12, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Funny thing, John Fox's team made the play off's this past year, where were the Panthers.
Posted by: HarryM | March 13, 2012 at 06:38 AM
The Panthers spent last year climbing out of the deep hole that Fox left them in!
While Fox took a team built by McDaniels to a surprising playoff run...after Elway took over and made him play Tebow ball.
I wonder if he and Payton shared a laugh about the time the Colts came in here and scored 31 unanswered points on Fox's bend and eventually break defense?
Posted by: Sportsdon | March 13, 2012 at 07:10 AM
Hey Harry -
Yes Fox's team made the playoffs - but let's take a quick look at that shall we...
they made the playoffs at 8 - 8 - let me show you that again...
8 and 8 - pure and total mediocrity - Fox's mantra throughout his professional coaching career - he got lucky and was able to get to the playoffs as a mediocre team - not as a powerhouse...he will always be Mr. Medicore - 8-8, 9-7 and the occasional 10-6
Any success that happens from hear on out though would not be considered to be Foxy's coaching - Elway is running that offense - and Fox has NO say - Elway wants total control of that team and that's what he now has - Fox just stands on the sideline and that's it.
All you have to do is watch the calls on 3rd and long to know that Fox isn't making those calls....cause to him, a punt is not a bad play!
Posted by: Flips256 | March 13, 2012 at 12:19 PM
"Newton admitted to pay for play 200,000 cash for one semester"
You must be a 'Bama fan. Newton never admitted to any such thing. Misipi St reported to the NCAA that someone in the Newton camp asked for $200k in order to get Cam to sign with them. That person turned out to be his father - who is nothing more than an Anthony Jinwright/Jim Bakker-type preacher who thinks he should make pro athlete money for being a preacher. There is no evidence Cam had any idea what his father was doing, nor is there any evidence that Cecil Newton made a similar demand of Auburn, nor is there any evidence that any money exchanged hands between Auburn and Cam, Cecil or anyone else.
GET OVER IT!
Posted by: J | March 13, 2012 at 02:57 PM
"Fox was always superior at adjusting on the sideline during a game"
PLEASE tell me you are joking.
John Fox has only made 2 in-game adjustments in his life:
1) Clap harder
2) Chew gum harder
But the Peyton-to-Denver makes sense in this regard: Peyton has been the Colts offensive coordinator for 14 years. He has called all the plays. If he signs in Denver, Fox is free to completely ignore the offense, which is what he wants to do.
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