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Sadly, the tsunami of interest in Peyton Manning seems to be drowning out Flynnsanity. As the NFL waits for Manning to make a decision on the direction he wants to go, approximately a half-dozen teams have kept Flynn on hold as he approaches free agency. “You can’t do anything until you get a final answer from Manning,” one NFC executive said. “Even if you think it’s a long shot, you have to wait. ... Normally, you’d be lining up the contingency plan, but this is so unique, you can’t even think about it.”
Reported by Yahoo! Sports
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According to Yahoo's Jason Cole, that comment came from an exec on a team that likes Flynn a lot and sees him as a significant upgrade over what the team currently has QB. Of course, the difference between Manning and Flynn is obvious. Manning, assuming he’s healthy, is a proven star. With Flynn, there is still obvious doubt because he simply hasn’t played that much. But even with doubt, Flynn is likely to get paid. “Unless I’m way off, Flynn is going to get a contract that looks a lot like [Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kevin] Kolb’s,” the same exec told Cole, referring to the five-year, $63 million deal that included $22 million guaranteed. “That’s the price of doing business in this league. ..." That said, Flynn is going to have to wait until Manning's situation is resolved to get paid.
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