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Originally Posted by MagicHef
Yeah, I wasn't saying you were wrong about Porter, just clarifying that he was never really an important part of the defense.
I agree that velocity and perfect spirals have never been part of his success, so I'm not really sure why the possibility of losing some of those aspects would mean he couldn't be dominant again. Obviously training camp reports should be taken with a grain of salt, but apparently Manning looks like he's in better shape and is throwing better than he was last year at this point.
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Think of it like baseball. Manning never threw 97, but that doesn't mean that the difference between 90 and 87 is insignificant. His lack of arm strength was evident in that playoff game. That could be an issue with the cold (supposedly it was with Favre as he aged), a loss of velocity due to age, a combination of both, or after-effects of his neck procedure.
A Denver fan is hoping for the latter, and it's not an unreasonable hope.
I just know that, generally, once someone loses throwing velocity it doesn't come back.
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