We are all waiting for Peyton to get the funk out.  It's well documented....no preseason, he is still not at full speed and strenght, his TD's are down, his int's are up, his yards per attempt are down, and he is just a bit off.  There have been 2 or 3 throws each game that he has missed open receivers that he never used to miss.  A few have REALLY hurt and most likely lead to the Jacksonville loss. 

I am patient.  The flow, rhythm, and timing will come.  Let's just hope that we aren't 3-5 when we start lighting teams up.

Looking at the schedule and then the stats, it's going to get even rougher for Peyton.  The next 3 games are against the 3 best pass defenses in the NFL and 2 of them are on the road.  When you look at the defensive passer rating against them, these next 3 games are going to really test an already shaky offense. 

1) Baltimore:  They are just ridiculous.  QB's have only a  46.2 completion percentage against them for 4.9 yards per attempt.  They have given up only 3 TD's and have picked off 7 passes.  Their defensive passer rating is 44.6.  They are turning every QB into Ryan Leaf.

2) Green Bay:  They are giving up some yards but only a 52.1 completion percentage.  7 TD's and 9 picks.  A 63.5 passer rating against.

3) Tennessee:  An eye popping 1 TD and 10 int's.  A 52.2 passer rating against.

Wow!!  No rest for the weary.  A clicking on all cylinders Peyton Manning would have some struggles against defenses performing this well.  A still trying to find it Peyton Manning faces some tough challenges and might still be looking for it in 4 weeks. 

It's a team game.  The defense and running game had better be on.  We need to get 2 of these 3 games somehow someway.