LOL Gase COACHED him in Denver. Don't know why we'd need Manning's opinion.
This was Coach Christensen asking his former player Peyton about the guy Christensen did not coach. While I'm sure Christensen also spoke with Gase extensively, and I'm sure also that Gase spoke with Peyton ... this article is about Christensen asking Peyton for input. Leave no stone unturned ... seems like a prudent approach to me.