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So it appears RGIII was plan A and PM was plan B, unless RGIII and PM together were Plan A and the trade was announced too soon.As to some of the details, Manning’s reaction to the news that the Redskins had traded up in the draft, presumably to get Robert Griffin III, confirmed our report that a report that Manning had told the Redskins they were out of the running wasn’t accurate. Also, and as Adam Schefter reported at the time to the disbelief of Dolphins fans, Manning was (as King put it) “annoyed to be chased by local news crews and a helicopter as if he were O.J. riding up the 405″ when Manning returned to his house in Miami after being released by the Colts.