So much talk about the Indianapolis Colts and what they should do. \u00a0Whether it’s lose their last game intentionally to whether or not they should trade Peyton Manning and draft Andrew Luck.<\/p>\n
In my next life, \u00a0I would want to be a NFL general manager. \u00a0Hell, \u00a0if I weren’t running up on 40, \u00a0I would make a run at that career right now. I guess I need someone to encourage me to go after it anyway despite my advancing years. \u00a0However, \u00a0I digress.<\/p>\n
In Peyton Manning, \u00a0the Colts have a proven winner, hard worker, \u00a0team motivator, etc. \u00a0It would be ludicrous to part ways with Manning in favor of an unproven rookie no matter what you feel his potential may be. \u00a0I don’t even believe that the Colts should draft Luck and have him sit behind Manning until Manning retires or proves that he can no longer get it done. \u00a0After all, \u00a0we have no idea when that might be. \u00a0Also, \u00a0if Luck is all that people believe that he will be then he probably needs to be on the field sooner rather than later ala Matthew Stafford.<\/p>\n
So what should the Indianapolis Colts do with their #1 draft pick. \u00a0The Colts should use that pick to either pick the best player in the draft that is not a quarterback or trade that pick away to earn several more picks and put the best possible team around the quarterback position. \u00a0Why should they do this? \u00a0Well, \u00a0one day, \u00a0Peyton Manning will no longer be wearing a Colts uniform. \u00a0 It is in the best interest of the Colts to create a situation where the next quarterback coming in does not have to be Superman or even Andrew Luck at first for the team to be successful. \u00a0Draft a Hall of Fame type running back (Trent Richardson). \u00a0Acquire a dominant left tackle. \u00a0Get a big time wide receiver. \u00a0Have an awesome defense. \u00a0Set all that up now in preparation for “The End of Days.” \u00a0 Why ignore the other needs of your team while trying to replace the best player on the team and in the franchise’s history in it’s modern era? \u00a0That’s like getting up to replace the oven gold Turkey on your plate when you know the potato salad is spoiled, the rice is overcooked and the macaroni tastes like a glass of milk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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