I'm not a Broncos or a Colts fan but I do respect him for his work ethic. He'll want to play but that's the coach's call, not his.
He wasn't sharp at all today, I suspect he was in a lot of pain. When I saw him just standing there while the ball he had just fumbled bobbled around at his feet, I thought something was wrong. As a coach I would have pulled him right then.
Bottom line, I doubt he'll WANT TO retire, but I think he'll have to.
Yeah I noticed that too.
He stood there, detached, while his fumble was recovered by whomever.
I think so too. I’m a Colts fan and we still love Manning here in Indiana, but time and injuries are catching up with him.
From PFT...looks like Peyton is beginning to realize his arm strength is sorely lacking for NFL:
Manning publicly has said that he certainly plans to play, but Jim Nantz of CBS said during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s broadcast that Manning explained during their pregame production meeting that it’s no longer a sure thing.
“He actually told us that ‘I’m gonna wait and see, I can’t really in my heart tell you anything for sure right now,” Nantz said. “My intention is to play, but things have changed since I last said that.’”
One major change looming over the franchise is the potential departure of offensive coordinator Adam Gase, who has been interviewed for multiple head-coaching positions elsewhere. Then there’s the possibility that coach John Fox won’t be back — along with the possibility that Peyton wants to see changes made.
Perhaps Peyton wants Gase to become the head coach of the Broncos.
Apart from whether Peyton chooses to play is the question of whether the Broncos believe based on his current performance and production that he’s worth $19 million in salary for 2015. It would be considerably cheaper to hand the reins to Brock Osweiler, and the gap between Manning and Osweiler may not be as big as it was in September.