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Manning set records during the 2013 season, but he still isn't back to his pre-surgery form. On Monday, the Denver Broncos quarterback said on the "Late Show with David Letterman" that he still isn't all the way back to where he was before his 2011 neck surgery. "I'm not 100 percent compared to what I was before my surgery, but I have made strides each season and this year felt a lot better than the year before," he said.
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Manning said it took time and repetition to get back to where he could control his passes. "It was weak and I lost awareness of my arm in space, a proprioception issue," he said. "So I just use to sit in front of a mirror and go through my throwing motions, trying to get the feel back the way I always thrown before. I was trying to throw to some receivers, so I would throw to you and the ball would go (points finger) there. That was very scary." Manning compared himself to a pitcher who doesn't have a 100 mile-per-hour fastball anymore, but still can be effective nipping the corners of the plate. ..." Fantasy football owners who invested in Manning heading into last season will attest to that. Normal -- and expected -- regression aside, Manning will head into 2014 as the top QB on most draft lists. You'll need to draft accordingly to secure his services.
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