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What Makes Peyton Manning So Successful? It Wasn’t A Wonderlic Test It’s His Brain Code

Found April 04, 2012 on USA Sports 360: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Peyton Manning,  Morris Claiborne,  Ryan Leaf
TEAMS: Denver Broncos,  LSU Tigers,  Texas State Bobcats
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You ever wonder why Peyton Manning is an Elite quarterback in the NFL? You ever stop and think about why certain players excel to the highest level and others don’t?  The Denver Broncos are willing to sign Peyton Manning to a 96 million dollar contract at 36 years old and for fives years too. Today you may have seen a report which states “Top corner-back prospect Claiborne reportedly bombs Wonderlic test”. Do you really think it matters what score this guy received on a test that makes a NFL prospect answer 50 questions in twelve minutes? It may matter in the case of a Peyton Manning, not so much for other position players in the NFL. People have their own unique Brain Codes. You say “Brain Codes” I never heard of such a thing.  Sit tight and continue reading this article and hopefully it will help you to understand how far athletic training has evolved in the modern era of sports. NFL teams are investing huge sums of money into the players they are drafting these days. The teams, t...
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