With all of the rumors of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning possibly landing with the Washington Redskins, there’s one former player that isn’t crazy about the idea.
Former Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann gave his honest opinion on the matter.
“It’s not a good idea, it’s not a bad idea — It’s a horrific idea,” he told 106.7 The Fan’s Mike Wise and Holden Kushner last week via the DC Sports Bog. “It would be one of the poorest things that we could do as a franchise. Are we gonna go find another guy for just a couple of years again? Haven’t we done this before? Haven’t we seen this act before? And by the way, if you get Peyton Manning, don’t you have a concern about protecting him? Don’t you have a concern about who he throws the football to?…
Theismann is sick of watching the Redskins pick up older quarterbacks that won’t be around for long. He’s ready to them to build around a young player.
“We’re tired of looking for stop gaps,” Theismann said. “It’s time to draft one of your own, or make a deal for a young one of your own, and nurture him, and then put the players around him. If we’re gonna be 5-11, if we’re gonna be 6-10, let’s do it with somebody who’s [learning as he goes], instead of guys that have been here, making mistakes.”
Theismann is optimistic that the Redskins can find a good young signal caller during the upcoming offseason.
“I believe this is the year they’ll find somebody that you’ll hope will quarterback this football team for the next five to seven years, and put the pieces together around him,” he said. “We need to be able to find somebody who can step up and make plays.”
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Joe Theisman is right, listen. Peyton has one of those injuries that could probably happen again. Like the man said, any team that takes him will have an obligation to protect him. Manning will probably have the say on where he goes, just like when he came into the league. Both he and Eli refused to go to the teams that drafted him. Hey! given the seriousness of the inujury, maybe nobody will want him and I say any team that takes him as a starter is nuts!