The Facts:
Manning has six weeks to feel better. Manning can hear what people are saying about him and read what writers are writing about him. Peyton's back to normal. Look at him throw. Look at his command of the Denver offense. He's back. "I hate it,' Manning said. Because he's not. He's not all the way back. According to SI.com's Peter King, Manning is throwing "efficiently and accurately. ..." But by all accounts, Manning isn't throwing deep that much.
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Which prompted King to offer readers the following scenario: "Suppose this is what Manning is -- his same accurate self, without the penchant for throwing deep very much, but only to keep the defense honest and to keep Demaryius Thomas happy. Will it work?" King suspects it will indeed work and we tend to agree. As King contends, if Manning throws fewer balls downfield, his completion percentage will rise slightly, and his yards per attempt will fall, perhaps significantly. Before sitting last season, he'd had nine straight seasons of completing 65 percent of his throws or better. And only twice has he had seasons below 7.0 yards per attempt; last year, 17 passers were under 7.0, including three who made the playoffs. So if Manning completes 69 percent with seven yards per attempt, would that suit Denver? Sure it would. It would suit Fantasy owners, too.
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