Crazy how things turn out over time. First off I never thought I'd see Peyton Manning leave Indy. Never. Under any circumstances that weren't retirement.
For 12 years Manning's been a thorn in my side. I'm a Texans fan so just knowing that you know what I mean. For years he's carved up our defense regardless of whom was on the team or coaching. Over and over again. A lot of this is because the lack of a dominant pass rusher in the whole division for a long time. Before we drafted Mario Williams Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis were the best in the division and of course if you're playing with a lead your ears are pinned back and your going straight up field. Williams was in the division 6 years and really he produced, but not against Manning all the time. Manning's that good. Now Mario's gone and so is Peyton. But he left for a better situation. Believe it or not.
The AFC West has no pass crushers either. Except for Von Miller and Elvis Dummervil other than those 2 Tamba Hali is the best statistically. The Raiders do have capable players but they haven't performed to expectations. Seymour's still great but being inside and getting older doesn't help the cause. The Chargers, I can honestly say I don't think they even have a true pass rusher. When the Bronco's play the Chargers its going to be ugly. San Diego's rebuilding there defense and Peyton loves that. The Texans were rebuilding for 12 years. Its hard to rebuild when your expectations are to compete with Manning because only the best can compete with him.
Basically Manning left the AFC South the year competition actually kind of caught up to him to go to a division that's built like the AFC South was when it opened up with the Texans entry into the league. I'd hate to be cliche but he went "Back To The Future."
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