Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is hoping to put together one last hurrah in hopes of leading Denver to a Superbowl. It was apparent that Manning looked like he should hang up his cleats after a poor late season performance, but his college offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe says Manning is set to have a great season in 2015.
Cutcliffe, the head coach at the University of Duke, still trains with Peyton during the offseason. He often times pays a visit to the Manning Passing Academy to help out young quarterbacks. Cutcliffe says that when they worked out together this spring, Manning looked great.
“I thought he looked really healthy,” Cutcliffe told the Denver Post. “We had talked about nutrition, about sleep, about recovery. He’s really so, so smart. So brilliant and so disciplined. But there’s another level, always. I thought he looked really fit. I thought his core was great. I watched him train inside, and he looks good and he’s strong where he needs to be strong, and he didn’t show anything at all from the quad. And we talked a lot about flexibility.”
“I’m amazed at times,” Cutcliffe said. “We’re doing this in an indoor facility with nobody watching and I watch his focus, his intensity, the absolute desire for every rep to be as good as it can be — that hunger is pretty amazing at this stage. But that’s what successful people do.”
After years of being Manning’s offensive coordinator at the University of Tennesse, Cutcliffe has built a respectable Duke program after years of being irrelevant. Guard Laken Tomlinson was selected by the Lions in this year’s NFL Draft. Cutfliffe’s opinion means something as he is one of the most respected collegiate coaches around. Will Peyton Manning put together a pro bowl season in 2015? That remains to be seen.
