A matter of time before they fell apart? That's where I'll correct you. They were an old team. Lewis was there from the beginning and Ed Reed came a after they won the super bowl. Before you make statements like that you may want to do your research on football. Thomas is by far the best in the league, and more so it's Peyton that makes him look at as good as he does. He was a slightly above average receiver before Petyon got there and if you'd know football you would of knew that, or at least done a little digging. As far as Manning goes, he's always going to be a good QB, just like Brady & Brees simply due to the fact that they know football. Julius Thomas was also supposed to be a stand out but because of injuries he was non-existent and the only reason he got the starting TE job was because they Jacob Tamme didn't impress anybody. Julius Thomas was rated a freaky route runner when he first entered the NFL. Just like Jared Cook is the one of the fastest TE in the NFL with a 40 time of 4.49, though I think Vernon Davis holds the record currently. Denver also has a pretty easy schedule and you can't judge a player by one game. As Mike pointed out with Lewis going out how the Texans blew them out. Lewis was more then a player, he was the mental booster of their D because he constantly encouraged people. That would be equal to Denver losing Manning, as he's their strong point. Don't assume just because of the teams he's playing that he'll dominate, because anything could happen.
So please if you don't want somebody to come here and say something like I did then refrain from saying something lousy like it was only a matter of time before they fell apart.