1. I think it’s too early to hold a candlelight vigil for Peyton Manning.
I threw this theory around last offseason and was routinely shouted down at the office, but what if the Broncos gave Peyton the Matt Harvey treatment and sat him for a few starts midseason? If you’re Denver, your No. 1 priority is having Peyton Manning as healthy as possible for the playoffs. In fact, last January, Greg Bedard argued that Manning was just fine early in the regular season when he was 100%. His problems stemmed from the nagging injuries that piled up over the course of the year, culminating in that hot-garbage outing against the Colts in the playoffs.