Peyton Manning hasn’t been involved at all in helping Brock Osweiler prepare for Sunday’s start, focusing instead on getting healthy.
Manning hasn’t been at any practices or meetings during the week, according to NFL Media’s James Palmer on Thursday. He also hasn’t had any conversations with Brock Osweiler about planning for Sunday.
It should be noted that, according to Palmer, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak is behind this plan, preferring that Manning focus fully on getting healthy.
“I’m not a coach for one thing. And as I shared with him, he’s probably going to have a lot of coaches this week, some that aren’t coaches either, that are going to be offering him tips or advice,” Manning said, as quoted by CBS Boston’s Michael Hurley. “So I told him that I am here for him as a resource if he needs me, but I’m not going to be one of those extra voices in his ear.”
In fairness to Manning, it doesn’t look like he’s intentionally avoiding Osweiler here or anything. His coach supports this course of action, and he’s made himself available if Osweiler wants to reach out. Still, Manning may be watching his successor’s audition in Denver. Surely that breeds mixed emotions.
