Player Downgrades focus on highly drafted players who will underperform in their respective upcoming contests. Mark Morales-Smith breaks down the future's potential underachievers.
QB Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
He could still turn this around, but wow, did Manning look old on Sunday. Week 1 marked only the third time in Manning’s 18-year career that his offense was held without a touchdown. He completed 24 of his 40 pass attempts for 175 yards and an interception. Those are awful numbers, especially for him. If you drafted him as your QB1, you should be extremely concerned. All the red flags were there all offseason but some owners just couldn’t resist his big name appeal.