The 2012 Peyton Manning Sweepstakes 

It’s funny how the Colts went from Manning to Luck with only 1 bad season in between

A Manning - Fitzgerald ran offense would have been SCARY

I was actually too young to fully comprehend sports in it’s entirety, let alone free agency sweepstakes, so I thank you for making this video

7:09 “they stuck with Mark Sanchez” I’m sure that was a great decision!

The Lebron Sweepstakes or how Drew Brees almost became a Dolphin

David Cutcliffe's wife: Can I get you anything to eat while you're here? Every normal person, politely: Oh, no thank you, that's so kind of you! Jim Harbaugh: *_let me get one of those PB&J's pls_*

You should do a video on the Kirk Cousins sweepstakes

Peyton on that 49ers team would've been deadly.

The Broncos organization did more for Peyton in 4 years, than the Colts did in 14.

It's like Elway being drafted by the colts but playing for the Broncos The joke is that colts grow up to be broncos

Imagine that Cards team had Manning instead of Palmer. They would won the SB

I remember growing up in a chiefs house hold I was upset when he signed with Denver. That was worst case scenario and it happened

If the Seahawks signed Manning, they wouldn’t have gotten Russell Wilson in the draft. So that was a win for the Hawks

The Kevin Durant free agency in 2016

Peyton Manning nearly became a Tennessee Titan. Think about that

Peyton manning and eli manning the manning brother A.K.A The masters of defeating tom brady

As a 49ers fan, you know that Manning as a 49er would have been an amazing fit as well. They were literally a QB shy of winning multiple super bowls. Instead, they won zero. Captain Check Down and Colin Sackorpick were NOT the answer. There is a very good chance that SF wins the 2012 Super Bowl with Manning and who knows what happens against Seattle in 2013? Maybe the beat down we saw in the Super Bowl, or maybe after having met 4 times in two regular seasons, instead of zero times with Denver, he would have their number and smashed them. No idea. He was better than Colin, so I would like to think that he would have won that game.

Great video! I remember I was in college and constantly checking Twitter to see where he would go

Such a cool throwback topic! Great work, Cole. :)

Dude this was great, thanks for making it

I really like this style of video. Great work as always, can't wait for the next one!

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Your videos are the best

I both liked and subscribed, awesome vid man!

Hey Cole, I definitely love these kids of videos, I would love if you could do a series on this topics, along with your “downfalls” and rises. This was definitely interesting and I loved it!

Great video and congrats on 50k! Thanks for the shoutout too hahaha

This is probably my favorite video you have done.

as a colts “fan” that was 10 years old, thanks for making this video. i love seeing videos like this to see my teams big moments

This is so well made! Keep up the good work!

This is one of my absolute favorite videos. Not sure why. I come back and watch it every few months while I eat dinner

People like you are the reason I make football videos now. Thanks for the inspiration and great videos bro

Awesome topic!

Nice video! Keep going !

This was awesome! Keep up the great work my guy

Loved it! Gimme more

I was the 1000 like!! I also love to hear one about Coaching sweepstakes over the years !! Or a few videos Great video ! Thanks for your hard work

Great Video man!

Definitely do more like this i love anything u do tbh but this was top notch

This video really made me resubscribe to your channel

this is the most underrated sports channel. i got you on notifications! keep it up!!

Thanks for doing a video on my favorite player of all time and the goat.

Loved the vid! Can you do one on Jim Kelly?

You have a great channel👍 love the video aswell

The House music in the background is amazing!

9:04-9:08 That describes me. Interest in the NFL began in 2012 (Manning's first year as a Bronco)

Good video cole! Can you do downfall of the Chicago Cubs for your next video

Reminds of being 13 again as a Miami fan. Thanks you.

I was still surprised Manning didn’t go to the 49ers with that defense they had

The climb back to national champions for LSU from 2007-08 (super cool cfb year to cover) all the way to 2019-2020. Les miles, Patrick Peterson, tryann Mathieu, Dwayne bowye, Odell, Jarvis, 2011 defense, fourtnette, etc. there’s so much content in there

The Rise of Chandler Tingle The Downfall of VCU Basketball The Downfall of Hawaii Warriors Football The Downfall of Arkansas Razorbacks Football The Downfall of NC State Basketball The Downfall of UNC Basketball The Downfall of Charlotte Bobcats The Downfall of New York Cosmos The Downfall of Chivas Guadalajara US The Rise of Colin Morwika The Downfall of Jordan Speith The Rise of Bryson Dechambeau The Downfall of Dale Earnhardt Inc The Downfall of Stanford Cardinals Football The Downfall of Missouri Football The Downfall of Seattle SuperSonics The Rise of Iowa State Football

I honestly didn’t remember to know anything about these sweepstakes. I remember the Colts releasing him and his tear jerking speech. I really thought Peyton was gonna retire coming off an injury and playing with one team, the Colts for about 13 years. The next thing I knew I heard that Manning was signed by the Broncos, and a lot of people doubted him and the Broncos, but I didn’t. I knew Peyton would still have great success in Denver. I feel the same will be true with Tom Brady. Great job on this video 👍🏻

As a Broncos fan Peyton was always my favorite non Broncos player. I was so excited when we signed him and we had an awesome 4 years with him.

Somebody get this man on espn

As a Broncos fan I was 9 at the time. We had just come off the greatest game of my life wild card vs Steelers, and all I can remember is my father telling me, "Peyton Manning is in Denver right now"

Great video

the amount of bad tv on this

That’s not the 1st time the Dolphins missed out on a franchise QB

As a Broncos fan a younger me was very stressed out during this time period. 😂 Very happy about how it all played out. Edit: also would have been a nice addition to throw in all the vets and great talent that came to play for Denver just because of Peyton's presence. Great video though

I honestly think a huge selling point for the Broncos was the thinner air. Imagine if you had sub-par arm strength, but you had the opportunity to play 8 games where the altitude is much higher, and the air is much thinner. It absolutely makes a difference.

As a Chargers fan, you should either talk about the 1998 draft, where people were questioning whether Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf were the better QB, or about the 2004 draft, where Eli demanding a trade caused Phil to go to the Chargers rather than the Steelers, and Big Ben to go to Steelers rather than the Giants

Out of left field... but the Deion Sanders Sweepstakes

Quality content

I remember this well. I was interning with a congressman in DC at the time and wanted him to sign with my Dolphins. One of the staffers was a huge Denver sports fan and talked so much trash when he signed with Denver. I was happy for Peyton when he won another Super Bowl a few years later though

I still don’t understand why they didn’t just draft Luck and kept Peyton.

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I remember when I first heard this (as a Broncos fan) I was so hyped. And the hype was deserved.

Note how at 7:02 the 3 mini-helmets directly behind Adam Schefter's head are those of the 3 teams that Schefter was at that point reporting to be the finalists in the Peyton Manning sweepstakes.

As a Colts. I’m glad he won another super bowl before we did!!! The memories we had with Peyton. Luck came and gone and gave us some UNFORGETTABLE games but man, time to start this next chapter in our Franchise! Go Colts!!

"Some people think of Manning as a Bronco and not a Colt." Made me gag lol

I remember being a 12 year old cardinals fan during this and watching ESPN every day and hoping they’d nab him and being so excited when they hosted him for a visit, then being so depressed when the broncos got him.

I need the names of the background music. You got a good taste.

Ngl this background music hits hard

I live in Nashville and when Peyton Manning had narrowed down his final teams and the Titans were one of those teams, the local pop radio station changed their name from 107.5 The River, to 107.5 The Manning. They said if he signs in Nashville they were going to keep that name until he retired lol

Cole, could you do a video about the 2015 Arizona Cardinals?

I remember being in middle school during this and being a huge Dolphins fan and wanting Manning to go there so bad and hoping Reggie Wayne went there too because he was also a free agent at the time and then Manning signed with Denver and Wayne re-signed with Indy

I started watching football when Peyton was a Bronco and that’s the team I associate him with more, I’m one of those people who sees him as a Bronco rather than a Colt because that’s what I was used to for so many years

I loved watching Peyton in the orange and blue. It’s now (hopefully) drew locks time to shine

Another interesting video would be a timeline of the rodgers and Favre relationship

could you do the john tavares sweepstakes, also maybe a video on the nhl draft lottery from this year

As a titans and vols fan, i was very disappointed that he didn’t go to tennessee, i understand why because we were very bad in 2012 lmao but i think if we had a decent team and only needed a qb he wouldve signed with us.

I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited as a broncos fan when manning signed

Great video, I think Peyton Manning’s best performance was when he was on SNL

Other guys to check out could be -Jimmy Garoppolo to San Fran -Kirk Cousins to Minnesota -Tom Brady to Tampa -Drew Brees to New Orleans

You don't remember what all the sources said happened with the 49'ers? Peyton wanted to sign there over Denver, the defense, O-line, Frank Gore, etc. But Jim Harbaugh started playing pass with Peyton and tried telling him competitively that he could throw it harder than Peyton, which rubbed him the wrong way, just like all the players said Jim Harbaugh would show up in pads playing QB to demonstrate the offense. I remember this clear as day. Alex Smith went off after this.

Do one on the rise and fall of ndamakoung suh

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good video, but next time, actually atleast briefly talk about each team and why they were after the QB and the teams current situation at the time

As someone who lives right by Seattle who is still a diehard Peyton Manning fan I wouldve loved if he came to Seattle

I am a huge broncos fan but at the time I wasn't so sure about the signing for 2 reasons 1. Drafted Tebow and subsequently traded him to the jets which I thought was an odd move after only playing in a handful of games and 2. Manning's neck. But man, did it pan out!!!

As a Seahawks fan, 2012 is the year Russel Wilson descended from heaven as his wings turned to beautiful arms and legs, fallen into the arms of Pete Carrol to deliver Seattle from hell to superbowl glory, in 2013 and nothing ever happened after that

Could you make a video about Joe Montana and his decision?

The Tebow era then manning it was a time be alive as a broncos fan

Could you make a video called “ The rollercoaster ride that is Notre dame football “.

I remember Manning saying he signed because Elway promised to work with throwing the ball with him or something like that. I really wanted a Cardinals Broncos Super Bowl for a possible shoot out with Palmer but we got a defense heavy SB 50. Still happy for Peyton though.

You should do a video on the John Tavares Sweepstakes

Would you do one on favre being signed by the vikings

I would love to have seen Peyton in his prime on that Bronco team,cause even with a weakened arm he still light it up.

You should do a video on Brett Favre leaving the packers to the jets then the Vikings. There only reason he was a jet for one season was because the packers had a clause in his release that he could go directly to Minnesota.

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Hey could you potentially do one of these for Drew Brees in 2006?