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"We were both kind of proud of the fact that we were able to stay together that long because we both did our jobs well and worked hard at our jobs," Manning said.
FULL STRENGTH: Broncos nose tackle Terrance Knighton said getting weakside linebacker Danny Trevathan back this weekend from a broken leg is like getting several players to return to action,NFL Jerseys From China.
Manning will see two of his greatest influences on the opposite sideline Sunday when Denver (2-1) hosts Arizona (3-0).
Not just the likes of Marvin Harrison and Dallas Clark, Julius Thomas and Wes Welker.
"I think with Danny you get everything from him, as far as a blitzer, a cover guy, a guy that can take on blocks, a guy that can play in space. He's the all-around package,Paul Kariya Ducks Throwback Jersey," Knighton said. "It allows your defense to be more exotic and do more things, and it's just another guy that quarterbacks have to worry about besides T.J. (Ward) blitzing or DeMarcus (Ware) coming off the edge. You've got to worry about Danny now,Wholesale Jerseys Cheap, so he brings a lot more versatility to our defense."
Palmer saw another specialist during the week about the damaged nerve after his injured throwing shoulder regressed,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys.
Arians would leave Indy after Manning's third season, but Moore stayed with him until Manning was cut loose in 2012 following four neck surgeries.
"Definitely cool," Welker said. "To be in the same sentence as Rod Smith is a cool deal. I'll take those types of deals any time I can get them."
"But I learned a lot going through that," Manning said. "Bruce was always real, just kept coaching me, was positive with me and he and I had a lot of tough Mondays."
"It's still about the players on the field that you're real concerned with and Arizona has plenty of those to think about," Manning said. "There are always measures that you take when you're playing against an ex-coach or ex-player that you try to protect yourself with.
"No, I haven't heard that. It's such a big game coming off the bye week and it's a tough stretch for us,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping," Manning said. "Whatever we have to do to win this football game, if Montee (Ball) wants to run for five touchdowns and we don't throw any and we win the game I can assure you I'm fine with that."
Manning and the Colts turned things around by 1999 and they reached the playoffs in 11 of the next 12 seasons. "So, I'll be forever indebted to Bruce," Manning said. "He taught me a lot of fundamentals in those first three years that I still use today."
Other things to keep an eye on when the Cardinals, who are 1-7-1 against the Broncos, make their first visit to Denver since 2002:
"It's still about football and kind of block-and-tackle and play pitch-and-catch. So you certainly take it into account, but if you're so worried about a play they might know and you don't throw a good pass verses Patrick Peterson then I think you're hurting yourself."
"I am always willing to talk about it," Manning said.
"They don't change their offense,NFL Jerseys China," Denver coach John Fox said. "They're going to run the same plays."
Palmer might do well to reach out to Manning, who's thrown 100 TD passes in Denver after missing all of 2011 with a nerve problem in his neck that required a series of surgeries.
DENVER (AP) — One touchdown throw shy of 500 and nine short of Brett Favre's NFL record, Peyton Manning has taken stock of all the men who helped him get this far.
Manning isn't worried that Arians and Moore know him better than any other coaching duo he's faced in his career. He's more concerned with the likes of Larry Foote, Patrick Peterson and Antonio Cromartie.
Manning went 3-13 his rookie year, when he set a league record with 28 interceptions.
MANNING'S MILESTONE: There hasn't been much clamoring among Manning's targets to catch TD No. 500.
WELKER MILESTONE: Welker is about to make history himself. He's two receptions shy of tying former Broncos great Rod Smith (849) for most catches by an undrafted player.
Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was his first QB coach when Manning arrived in the NFL in 1998. And Arians' right-hand man, Tom Moore, was Manning's offensive coordinator during his 13 seasons in Indy.
But also the linemen such as Jeff Saturday and Ryan Clady and all the coaches he's worked with in his 17 NFL seasons.
CARDS QB: Drew Stanton or Carson Palmer? It doesn't matter to the Broncos, who said the uncertainty surrounding the Cardinals' QB situation was Arizona's problem, not theirs.
Chances are the touchstone touchdown will come Sunday, however. The last time Manning didn't throw a TD pass was on Nov. 13, 2010, against Cincinnati. |
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