Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre's records for most career touchdown passes and passing yards in 2014 and 2015 Tony Romo Cowboys Jersey , respectively, but The Sheriff's reign at the top is unlikely to last much longer.Manning retired with 71,940 career passing yards, but he only has 1,495 than Brees. Given the latter easily posts over 4,000 yards a year, it may only take him a few weeks into the 2018 season before Manning's run at the top ends.As for career touchdown passes, Manning sits at 539, while Brees and Tom Brady share a third-place tie at 488. Brees is unlikely to throw 51 this season - which would tie the record - but if he plays two or three more years, the Super Bowl 44 champion should smash the passing touchdowns record as well.So how does Manning feel about the idea that his two legendary records are on the cusp of being broken? At the Manning Passing Academy, the five-time MVP was asked about Brees surpassing him. And as expected, The Sheriff only had a polite response (via NOLA.com)."I don't think it's a matter of if, it's just a matter of when Jimmy Garoppolo Jersey ," Manning said Friday at the annual Manning Passing Academy, per NOLA.com. "He deserves it. He's been a great player for a long time."Brees has been remarkably precise and consistent since joining the Saints in 2006. He's tossed at least 4,000 yards each year and went nine consecutive years with at least 30 touchdowns, from 2008 to 2016.The future Hall of Famer defeated Manning and his Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl 44, and Brees was named MVP of the big game. However, his Saints have only made the playoffs four times since - and they have yet to get back to the NFC Championship Game. Manning warns that Brees cares more about the team's success than being in the individual record books."I know Drew feels the same way, you never play for individual records. Drew has been the ultimate team player," Manning said. "It's all about helping your team win. I know when he breaks any of these records it's not going to mean as much to him if the Saints don't win the game that day."The Saints were on the verge of reaching the NFC Championship, but Marcus Williams botched a tackle on Stefon Diggs in the Divisional Round. Diggs sprinted to the end zone to win the game. But the Saints feature an excellent young core and figure to contend for Super Bowls again in 2018 and '19. Luka Doncic is about to become an NBA player, though he’s unlike the other top prospects who will be drafted.
He’s already a pro. He’s already a champion.
And he might just be the most accomplished and intriguing player in this class.
After capping his brilliant stay in Spain with another title, the Slovenian guard heads the list of international players expected to be selected Thursday, a teenager whose resume is already more complete than even some of the most season veterans.
”He may be the most accomplished European teenager to ever come into the draft,” ESPN draft analyst Jay Bilas said. ”You know Mike McGlinchey Jersey Youth , there’s very little that is unknown about him. He’s not some workout wonder that people are projecting. He’s accomplished things, and he has been seen in 5-on-5 against high-level competition for a number of years. He’s played professional basketball since he was 13.”
Doncic couldn’t join Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley III and the other headliners in New York on Wednesday because he was en route from Spain after finishing off his dream season by helping Real Madrid win its ACB league championship Tuesday. The 6-foot-7 guard made a 3-pointer off one leg with the shot clock running down and Real Madrid clinging to a three-point lead, and his team held on to win the series in four games and allow him to get to Barclays Center in time for Thursday’s festivities, rather than stay behind for a Game 5.
He had already been the MVP of both the Euroleague season and its Final Four, the youngest player ever to win both honors, as Real Madrid won that title as well.
”I’m speechless,” he told the team’s website after Tuesday’s victory. ”It has been the season of my life. It’s incredible.”
The Phoenix Suns have the No. 1 pick and are widely expected to draft Arizona center Deandre Ayton, even though new coach Igor Kokoskov coached Doncic last summer on the Slovenian national team that won the nation’s first EuroBasket gold medal.
Then it’s Sacramento, Atlanta, Memphis and Dallas, and any of them could consider a player who’s only 19 but has been playing against some of the toughest competition outside the NBA for years. And while there may always be some skepticism of European players because Darko Milicic bombed so badly after being taken right behind LeBron James and ahead of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade 15 years ago A.J. Green Jersey , it would be a surprise if Doncic failed after all he’s already done.
”He should easily transition to the league really well,” Miami guard Lonnie Walker IV said. ”I mean, look at what he’s doing in the Euroleague. You’ve got to respect what he’s doing. You can’t say he’s not good and he’s the MVP and everything of that spot. So pay respect where it’s due. He’s a great player. All you can say is tell him to continue to work hard and prove everyone that’s doubting him wrong.”
Even with Ayton, a native of the Bahamas, and Doncic at the top of the list of international candidates, the strength of this draft is at the college level. Power programs such as Duke (Bagley and Wendell Carter Jr.), Michigan State (Jaren Jackson Jr. and Miles Bridges), national champion Villanova (Mikal Bridges and Donte DiVincenzo) and Kentucky (Kevin Knox and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) could have multiple players taken in the top 10-15 selections of the two-round draft, and teams looking for point guards could choose between freshmen Trae Young of Oklahoma and Collin Sexton of Alabama.
They could give the NBA a second straight strong rookie class, after Utah’s Donovan Mitchell, Boston’s Jayson Tatum and 2016 No. 1 pick Ben Simmons of Philadelphia all helped their teams advance to at least the second round of the postseason.
”I think it’s a transformational class,” Missouri’s Michael Porter Jr. said. ”I think we’ve got a lot of different kinds of players: Deandre, Marvin Logan Woodside Jersey , the big dudes who are special, and then me along with a couple other wings who can do a lot of different things, and then point guard, Trae, Collin Sexton, and then I heard that Luka dude – I ain’t seen much on him but I heard he’s special, too. So I think we’re a great draft, one of the best in a while.”
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