Peyton Manning barked furiously over rookie QB play
Peyton Manning praised Jayden Daniels. He too threw flowers at Minnesota’s head coach. But Manning got on board on a furious rant over a rookie quarterback in the NFL, according to a post on X by Kevin Clark.
“There’s always arguments about whether you play right away,” Manning said. “Or are you sitting?” How do you argue with Patrick Mahomes sitting a year behind Alex Smith? And then win three Super Bowls after that.
“Look, I played right away. He didn’t play well. But we went 3-13 as a rookie. And then it was 13-3 my sophomore year. There’s no way that’s going to happen if I don’t play every game as a rookie.”
Eli Manning played his first 10 games as a rookie and then played the last six, Manning said.
“He said what he learned in the six games he played was night and day compared to what he learned on the sidelines,” Manning said. “So I still think getting in there and playing is the best way to learn.”
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Manning said sitting the quarterback has to be an organizational plan.
“It bothers me that Bryce Young is already the third player,” Manning said. “And he only played two seasons.” Caleb Williams will be his third player next September. It’s a failure for me.
“If we’re going to pick this guy, who’s going to be the head coach.” If the coordinator leaves, I want guys to replace him, following him, 24-7. I want them there all the time so the quarterback doesn’t have to learn a new system every year.”
Manning singled out Baker Mayfield, who had to learn five systems in four years, and Alex Smith a total of six systems in six years.
“Tom Brady has had the same system his whole career,” Manning said. “I had the same system for my first 14 years in India.
“Don’t make a boy learn Latin, German, and French, all in the first two years.” That’s not fair.”
2025-01-13 22:26:00
