I'm Not Over It

I know I said I was over the whole Brady vs. Manning thing but clearly I’m not.

 

I’m rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs to win the AFC East in 2013. This isn’t so much about Hatin’ on Peyton (yes, yes it is) as it is a reaction to all the Pigskin Pundits and Bobbleheads punching the Broncos’ ticket to the Super Bowl before OTA’s were done. Then there was this post on Bleacher Report making the case that 2013 might be Manning’s greatest season ever.

The “Alex Smith is the best QB in the NFL” chatter is crazy talk but what should we expect his offensive coordinator to say? Smith certainly provides the Chiefs with an upgrade at the most important position in football. Before he got hurt last year, he was certainly the most efficient QB in the league. Though he’s clearly not the best QB in the NFL, Smith may be the perfect QB for Andy Reid’s version of the West Coast Offense. Jamaal Charles should move up fantasy draft boards thanks to both the scheme and the QB. Dwayne Bowe should have his best season. Overall, the Chiefs have the talent on both sides of the line of scrimmage to compete for the AFC West. It’s a long shot, okay, but it isn’t totally crazy to think this could happen.

Is the KC Comeback a better story than Peyton Manning having the best regular season of his storied career only to throw junk-punch interception in the playoffs? Tough call. On the re-write I’d probably have Manning throw what looked like an almost certain game-winning TD pass only to watch it slip through Wes Welker’s hands as the Broncos lose the AFC Championship in Foxborough.

Having Devin McCourty intercept that deflected pass and take it 108 yards the other way is probably asking too much, isn’t it?