Conley
10-24-2011, 11:45 AM
Before Sunday's over, the Peyton Manning(notes)-less Indianapolis Colts are likely to be 0-7, as they face the Saints in the Sunday night national game. Being 0-7 is not good, but as it turns out, 2011 is a pretty good year to be terrible. Being that bad makes the Colts one of the leading contenders to draft Andrew Luck, the can't-miss quarterback prospect out of Stanford, first overall in next year's draft.
If things did go down that way, the Colts would have something of a dilemma at the quarterback position. In Luck, they'd have one of the best quarterback prospects in a decade or two. But Peyton Manning plans on returning, too, and he just happens to be a Colts icon and arguably, the best quarterback of all-time.
What should the Colts do in that case? According to Tony Dungy, former Colts head coach and current NBC analyst, they should trade Peyton Manning.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Tony-Dungy-Colts-should-consider-trading-Peyton?urn=nfl-wp10158
Ouch. Looks like a bunch of teams are trying to suck for Luck. Gotta hurt to be thrown under the bus like that. A lot of QB prospects are supposed to be can't miss, but everyone would agree Manning is a HOF QB. No respect.
If things did go down that way, the Colts would have something of a dilemma at the quarterback position. In Luck, they'd have one of the best quarterback prospects in a decade or two. But Peyton Manning plans on returning, too, and he just happens to be a Colts icon and arguably, the best quarterback of all-time.
What should the Colts do in that case? According to Tony Dungy, former Colts head coach and current NBC analyst, they should trade Peyton Manning.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Tony-Dungy-Colts-should-consider-trading-Peyton?urn=nfl-wp10158
Ouch. Looks like a bunch of teams are trying to suck for Luck. Gotta hurt to be thrown under the bus like that. A lot of QB prospects are supposed to be can't miss, but everyone would agree Manning is a HOF QB. No respect.