Peyton Manning mania has hit the interwebs, and he's already burned his first defense. Twitter got too low in his stance and Manning's first throw went right over the top of of the social-networking giant. 

When service was restored, Twitter erupted with Manning tweets:

 

Football experts were watching Manning's snaps like a Tiger Woods tournament-clinching putt:

 

Manning wasn't just blowing up Twitter. Fans came to Dove Valley in record numbers just to watch him throw passes in shorts and a helmet:

 

With anticipation at an all-time high, the coaches toyed with the fans a little bit:

 

It wasn't long before Manning got into the swing of things:

 

It's not all that surprising that Peyton Manning can throw a football against a defense going half speed. It's almost expected that Manning would have a good training camp, even once the Broncos ratchet up the intensity. Manning is still a great quarterback:

 

Peyton looked like Peyton, and that's what Broncos fans want to hear. Next, we'll be hearing that Peyton looked like Peyton in preseason games and, ultimately, Peyton looked like Peyton in the regular-season games. There's a long way to go, but the early signs are positive for the Broncos.

There's little reason to doubt Manning at this point; it's still early and he can clearly still throw the ball. Seeing Manning take a hit, get up and throw a pass in the face of pressure on the next play is something we're not likely going to see until the regular season.

Until then, Manning will work on getting comfortable with his receivers, offensive line and surroundings, hoping that when he does get hit, he'll be thinking about the next play instead of his surgically repaired neck.