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Osweiler let Green keep the football, reasoning, "he waited longer for it."
Reminded that Gase said he was giving him grief for considering calling another hand-off on third down, Manning responded: "Well, I called it. Yeah, I gave it to him. I don't know about killing him, I was telling him what he should call. He did it. So, it worked out well."
Lions coach Jim Caldwell was Manning's position coach the year Indy won the Super Bowl.
"It's an exciting opportunity for him, certainly opportunities that he deserves," Manning said. "But I know he's focused on helping us get ready for this playoff game no matter who we're playing."
Notes: Manning and WR Demaryius Thomas sat out practice for the second straight day. ... K Connor Barth,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, who was tanning in Tampa six weeks ago when the Broncos came calling,Cheap NFL Jerseys, was named AFC special teams player of the month.
Manning had been trying to get the fourth-year tight end his first score all season, and Osweiler has spent his first three years in the NFL going in for an occasional hand-off or kneel-down.
On third-and-goal from the 1 just after the 2-minute warning Sunday, Osweiler rolled right and threw a dart to tight end Virgil Green, capping a 47-14 rout of the Raiders.
"So, it was good both of those guys got their first touchdowns at the same time," Manning said Wednesday. "I don't know what they did with the ball. There was a big argument, a big discussion over that."
Manning is a huge fan of Gase, 36, who was courted by Cleveland last year before withdrawing his name from the Browns' list in part to focus on the Broncos' Super Bowl quest.
Truth be told — and his play call Sunday notwithstanding — Manning has long acquiesced to his coaches.
"Yeah, that's true," Manning said. "That's probably a good point."
That Manning helped engineer the touchdown comes as no surprise.
"And our starting quarterback was killing me that we weren't going to throw it there on third-and-1," Gase added. "He talked Fox into it and he knew what Virg could do. So, it was a good call by Peyton."
"I know Brock's been waiting forever," offensive coordinator Adam Gase said. "Every time he goes in, he's like, 'We're throwing it, right?' I'm like, 'No.' I mean, you try to give him a little bit of hope. But it was good that Coach (John) Fox gave us the green light.
Countering the popular notion that Manning needs no coaching is this fact: three of his former tutors are in the playoffs along with Gase, who's taken No. 18 to another level post-spinal fusion surgery.
Now,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, Gase has a good chance of getting his own head coaching gig. He'll interview in Denver this week with the Bears, 49ers and Falcons about their vacancies now that the players have been given a three-day furlough beginning Thursday.
"Last year I talked to a couple of teams on behalf of him that reached out to me and that may happen again,Cheap Jerseys From China, so I'm certainly glad to share my thoughts,Jerseys Wholesale," Manning said. "I think it's pretty well-documented my thoughts on him. I don't think he needs me to stand up here and campaign for him. But I'm excited he's going to have the opportunity that he's going to have this weekend. He deserves it and I think the teams that he talks to will be impressed."
The Broncos (12-4) will learn this weekend whether they'll face Pittsburgh, Cincinnati or Indianapolis in the divisional round Jan. 11 at Sports Authority Field.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Peyton Manning can orchestrate the offense from the sideline, too.
He's long been called his own offensive coordinator because of his recall abilities,Cheap NFL jerseys China, preparation and famous gyrations and audibles at the line of scrimmage.
Arizona coach Bruce Arians was his first QB coach when Manning arrived in the NFL in 1998. And Arians' right-hand man, Tom Moore, who has guided the Cardinals through three quarterbacks this season, was Manning's offensive coordinator during his 13 seasons in Indianapolis.
The five-time MVP who has 139 TD throws since coming to Denver in 2012 lobbied for a pass and even suggested the particular play when backup Brock Osweiler got his first career touchdown toss. |
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