https://twitter.com/#!/mortreport/status/179397823035478016 Peyton Manning met between 5 & 6 hours late today with #Dolphins coach Joe Philbin and other staff members in Indianapolis, per sources.
If we met with him and didn't close the deal... we need to move on. WE CANNOT BE LEFT HOLDING THE DOOR looking for a QB.
Very interesting. In indianapolisIndianapolis Wow. They both leave Miami to meet in peytons old stomping ground. I guess they met in the last place anyone would think they would meet
A QB isnt what Im looking for when Im holding.....WOAH WOAH WOAH Anyway I mostly agree. This has become a delicate situation and we need a firm grasp of where we stand. However it is possible we aren't even after Flynn.
Does that mean we met between 5 and 6PM or for 5-6 hours. Nice writing as always, Mort. Def is interesting that they met in Indy of all places.
Good move by the FO. Get the meeting out of the way see if we are in the running,and if not turn your attention to option two and the rest of Free Agency
Over already? What happened to tomorrow? Anyways at least now maybe we know where we stand and either make an offer or continue our qb search elsewhere
This is either good news, meaning: They went over there to get the talking out of the way and sorta come to a preliminary agreement hours before Free Agency. or.... Bad news, meaning: We get the meeting out of the way because we figured you weren't too interested in coming here, and this way we get the cat out of the bag and both parties can move on.
Peyton Manning just showing teams he can still run the QB sneak...clearly a move to drive up the price tag. Dolphins used again!
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...manning-0313-20120312,0,7285532.column?page=1 Makes sense...also since Manning is due to visit Tennessee as well.
Smart move considering the media harassment he'd have likely seen again in Miami. No need to leave him with a bad taste in his mouth if we can avoid it.
the meeting was likely held in a hotel downtown Indy or even maybe at the stadium offices as a courtesy from Irsay, then they ate dinner at St. Elmo's Fire restaurant in downtown Indy, close to Lucas Oil Stadium. I've eaten there, incredible steaks, pretty famous place.
Funny how the article states we were once "front runners", implying Miami dropped the ball, when the Media pulled that prognosis outa their @ss in the first place Where was Ross? I'll speculate, when Peyton first arrived in S. Florida, Ireland mistakenly assumed he'd placed himself on Miami's doorstep, and (in mindless hesitation) decides he'll contact him in short order. Meanwhile, invites are immediately fired off from Denver and AZ. Manning, who openly admitted to not knowing what to do as a free agent, and with nothing else on his agenda but find a new team, immediately takes them up on their proposals, and boards the first plane out. Ross (perhaps in private) goes ballistic. After his meetings in Denver and AZ, and what seemed an eternity, Manning finally arrives back in Florida, but before the Dolphins can contact him, he departs off to Indy, with the Titans having cut in line to be next. Ross, absolutely livid, instructs Ireland, and everyone else in earshot, that if they can't sell Miami, IN Miami, they'll sell it on the road pounding the Indy pavement. They may have dropped the ball, but I doubt it was ever actually in their court to begin with.
Maybe, but we won't be the only team that is 'used'...What does Elway do if he can't land Manning now, after courting him and shattering any perceived confidence that they had in Tebow. Or Arizona, who is so uninspired by Kolb that they court Manning as well ?? You know, the same position we will be in if we wait on Manning and he chooses elsewhere but in doing so, we lose out on Flynn... I can see these boards now if MMoore is battling in August with Orton...
I know this is tongue in cheek, but anyone who believes that Manning "didn't know what to do" is absolutely mistaken. He may have never 'experienced' the turmoil of courting a new team, but I'd be willing to bet a dollar that he had a planned out schedule of at the very least, the teams he wanted to visit. Maybe not the times and places...although that wouldn't surprise me either... I just don't believe that this is not orchestrated by Manning...
I'll take Moore. I think if Philbin can turn Flynn into something, he can turn Moore into something better.
ronnie brown would be a better quarterback than matt moore. lol at thinking moore is better than flynn.
Lol at you for thinking otherwise. Do you even know who Matt Flynn is, or do you just hear a name and run with it? He is a 7th round draft pick with about 2 games worth of NFL experience. Matt Moore proved last year he could win in this league. Matt Flynn does not have a strong arm . What makes you think he's the answer?
I am going to be sick if Mat tMoore is our qb next year . he just doesnt have the wow factor and if you dont have a wow factor at qb then you wont be making progress or else Sage or Henne would still be in a fins jersey. this Peyton thing is becoming to muchof a dog and pony show and is too much like college recruiting.
Flynn will be a $25 million bust. I'd much rather have Matt Moore as our QB. When Flynn lays the proverbial egg here you will be the first to scream he sucks. Wash,rinse repeat with the next guy and the next guy etc.
I dont know if Flynn is a bust but I think your right that I'ld rather go into next season with Moore then give Flynn a big contract. My hunch is that Flynn is a servicable QB but not a star. We already have that in Moore for a much more reasonable cost.
I'm fully expecting it to happen. And probably at least half of this board, if not more will defend the move. Then exactly one year from today after a spectacular 7-9 campaign, we'll be talking about how the 2014 draft class will be better for quarterbacks so we should wait. "There won't be any QBs worth taking by our pick anyway." The never ending cycle of futility.
Agreed I think from most to least likely right now, Flynn Tannehill Manning Wheeden Personally my #1 choice is to take a rookie (either Tannehill or Wheeden) and see how they develop under the new coaching regime.
