Twenty-six years ago at this time of year, a major debate was happening in NFL front offices, among fans, in the media.
Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf - who should go No. 1 overall?
Broncos Country was only tangentially aware; we were too busy celebrating John Elway’s triumph in Super Bowl XXXII, blissfully ignorant that other teams were desperate to find a franchise QB.
As a PhD student at Alabama, I was mainly just happy Manning would be leaving Tennessee so the Crimson Tide could have a chance on the Third Saturday in October.