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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Peyton Manning looked as though nothing had changed after sitting out last season because of a neck injury. Dont be fooled, though, says the Broncos quarterback -- plenty is different. And not just the horse on his helmet. Manning insists hes still searching for a comfort zone in Denver and figures his transition after 14 seasons in Indianapolis will take all season. Same with his rehab from the nerve injury that caused weakness in his throwing arm and forced him to miss last season. Broncos boss John Elway agrees, telling The Associated Press that Mannings arm strength is "probably not where he wants it to be. I dont know if itll ever be where he wants it to be, but to me, its plenty adequate right now." Teammates, opponents, even his former coach, NBC analyst Tony Dungy, who was on hand to chronicle his Denver debut, agreed that Manning hadnt missed a beat. Appearances can be deceiving, though. Just last week, Manning said, "I have some things that I deal with myself, but I kind of keep that between me and the trainer." Mannings game, this new offence, his timing with his targets, even his health, are all works in progress, Elway told the AP in an interview Thursday. "Theres going to be adjustments week in and week out," Elway said. "He knew those guys in Indy, those receivers, he had them forever and so it will be a work in progress, to me, as long as Peytons here, because hes going to change things and theres going to be new things all the time. "And especially with his rehab and continuing to work because I dont know if hes where he wants to be. It doesnt sound like it is. But Im not sure if hell ever get to where he wants to be unless he wins two Super Bowls and hell say, Im where I want to be." Elway is betting Manning gets to hoist that second Vince Lombardi trophy. The quarterbacks work ethic is "what gave us confidence that he was going to be able to come back and be as close to the Peyton he was of old," Elway said. "The question was: How fast? And hes made tremendous strides from the time we saw him in March until now. Hes just kept getting better and better. Plus, he worked his tail off, and we saw it in training camp. He had a good training camp. The arms getting stronger all the time, too." Manning never has been known for throwing frozen ropes like Brett Favre. "No, hes always been the cerebral guy, and its the way he plays the game and takes advantage of everything on the cerebral side," Elway said. "And I think the mind never goes backward, unless it gets hit and knocked out or something like that. But thats why its just a matter of physically if he could get caught back up. "A lot of its like riding a bike for him and plus putting in new, different things that he can do because he loves the mental side and the mental warfare that goes on with the game, as we saw last week when he stood there and stared at Troy Polamalu for 20 seconds down in the red zone. So, he loves the mental warfare that goes on and hell just continue to get better with that." Elway said hes having a ball watching No. 18. "Hes already in the Hall of Fame. Hes one of the best quarterbacks to play the game now and so hes just trying to add to that legacy," Elway said. "Plus, he raises everybody around him because they know that he gives us a chance to compete every time we go into a ballgame. And thats huge for a team, to have that hope. Thats what gets everybody fired up and ready to play week in and week out, to know that you can win that game." Elway said the biggest barrier in Mannings transition is learning a second language at age 36 -- the new terminology he had to absorb as the Broncos blended their old power formations with some of the spread formations he ran in Indianapolis. After a solid preseason, Manning looked as sharp as ever in his Denver debut, completing 73 per cent of his passes and posting an AFC-best 129.2 passer rating in a 31-19 win over Pittsburgh last weekend. "Gosh, like he hadnt missed a beat," was how Atlanta coach Mike Smith described it. "He was very efficient, looked like the Peyton Manning that I watched two years ago when he was playing. "I thought he had a very good command of the offence, threw the ball extremely well, had some throws off to the wide side of the field that looked like the old Peyton," added Smith, whose Falcons (1-0) host the Broncos (1-0) Monday night. "And watching him run the no-huddle was reminiscent of having to play against him when I was in Jacksonville." Thats the Manning that Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey has seen every day in practice: "Hes back," Bailey said. "Hes back and hes ready. Ive never seen a guy work as hard as him. I look forward to good things every week." Three Broncos who played with Manning in Indianapolis are hard-pressed to find any fissures in the game of the four-time MVP whos coming off four neck operations. "Well, nothings different really, I guess the uniform," running back Lance Ball said. "Hes getting better every week, but hes the same guy," said tight end Jacob Tamme. "To me, he looks the same," said slot receiver Brandon Stokley. "But Peyton, hes the type of guy thats always going to say hes got more work to do and he needs to get better. So, thats just the way he is." Thats what makes him great, Ball said. "Any great player will always be critical of themselves and always see that theres room for improvement," Ball said. "You can never be perfect." Dungy said it looks like opponents will have to deal with Manning and his no-huddle offence for years to come. And Elway, who won his two Super Bowl titles at ages 37 and 38, said he believes Manning can be as good in Denver as he ever was in Indianapolis. "Hes not a guy that gets hit a lot and he plays a cerebral game," Elway said. "And so, thats why to me he can play as long as he wants to play and he feels like hes living up to the standards that hes set for himself. And hell be the one that determines that." <a href="http://www.cheapnfljerseysforsale.us.com/">Cheap NFL Jerseys</a>. 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Riley Brace had the lone Mississauga goal -- converting a five-on-three power play in the dying seconds of the first period that gave the Majors a 1-0 lead. Elsewhere in the OHL it was: Owen Sound 6 Saginaw 3; Sault St. Marie 6 Kitchener 2; Oshawa 4 Kingston 3 (OT); and Sarnia 4 Windsor 3 (OT). At Brampton, Ont., Blujus tied it up at 8:37 of the second period with a shot from the point just seconds after a Majors penalty had expired. The Battalion put it away with its third-period scoring spree via Mackie, Machac, Goodrow and Blujus second. The Majors (7-1-0) were without Joseph Cramarossa, Jordan Mayer, Stuart Percy and Ryan Duhaime, all of whom were injured, as well as the suspended Jamie Wise. "Were not going to make any excuses, even though there were a lot of guys out of the lineup," said Majors coach James Boyd. 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Attack 6 Spirit 3@ At Owen Sound, Ont., Artur Gavrus scored his first OHL hat trick and Daniel Catenacci added a goal and an assist to lead the Attack (5-4-0) over slumping Saginaw (1-7-0). --- Greyhounds 6 Rangers 2@ At Kitchener, Ont., Nick Cousins and Brett Findlay scored two goals each as Sault Ste. Marie (5-3-0) defeated the Rangers (3-3-0). --- Generals 4 Frontenacs 3 (OT)@ At Oshawa, Ont., J.P. Labardo banked home a rebound 48 seconds into overtime, lifting the Generals (3-4-1) to a come-from-behind win over Kingston (1-6-2). --- Sting 4 Spitfires 3 (OT)@ At Windsor, Ont., Domenic Alberga scored the winner at 2:29 of overtime as Sarnia (5-1-1) rallied from 3-0 down to defeat the Spitfires (5-3-1). ' ' '
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