Joe Theismann has never been shy with his opinions about his old team  (or anything else for that matter).  It is therefore not surprising that he has strong feelings about the speculation that Peyton Manning could become a Redskin.  According to Dan Hanzus of NFL.com, Theismann had this to say on 106.7FM in Washington:

“It’s not a good idea, it’s not a bad idea -- it’s a horrific idea.  “It would be one of the poorest things that we could do as a franchise. Are we gonna go find another guy for just a couple of years again? Haven’t we done this before? Haven’t we seen this act before? And by the way, if you get Peyton Manning, don’t you have a concern about protecting him? Don’t you have a concern about who he throws the football to?"

“We’re tired of looking for stop gaps,” he continued. “It’s time to draft one of your own, or make a deal for a young one of your own, and nurture him, and then put the players around him. If we’re gonna be 5-11, if we’re gonna be 6-10, let’s do it with somebody who’s (learning as he goes), instead of guys that have been here, making mistakes.”

Theismann actually makes a lot of sense on this one.  The Redskins are a rebuilding team and bringing in a 36-year-old quarterback coming off of three neck surgeries probably isn't the brightest move they could make.