ESPN "Colts say if Peyton Manning plays next year he will be a Colt AND...

[DeadExField]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/73...012-with-colts

...they will draft his successor if they have the opportunity"
With the recent news in QBs maybe not coming out, I don't know what to think.

[Hitman21ST]

Tanking the season? Nope. Colts are my second favorite team now. They pretty much just gave the finger to everyone who was talking about tanking the season for a player.

[chipwhich]

How about reading the rules and including a link.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/73...012-with-colts

[Hitman21ST]

I don't know. If the beat Jacksonville, then I'll buy the fact that they weren't tanking. I think they are still in position to draft #1 overall. If they win next week, I will take that as the middle finger. Until then, I'll wait and see.

They could have VERY easily packed it in and let Foster get that first down, or any number of things on their last drive. They're not tanking.

[War Paint]

Tanking the season? Nope. Colts are my second favorite team now. They pretty much just gave the finger to everyone who was talking about tanking the season for a player.

I don't know. If they beat Jacksonville, then I'll buy the fact that they weren't tanking. I think they are still in position to draft #1 overall. If they win next week, I will take that as the middle finger. Until then, I'll wait and see.

[War Paint]

They could have VERY easily packed it in and let Foster get that first down, or any number of things on their last drive. They're not tanking.

I hope you're right. We'll see how they do in Jacksonville.

[Skins4SB]

Don't the Rams hold the tiebreaker for the 1st overall pick now?

[Hitman21ST]

Don't the Rams hold the tiebreaker for the 1st overall pick now?

Colts still do. I don't have the numbers right now, but the Colts have played a worse schedule.

[DeadExField]

How about reading the rules and including a link.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/73...012-with-colts

Hey thanks pal. Do I need a link if I saw it on t.v.?

[HailGreen28]

Hey thanks pal. Do I need a link if I saw it on t.v.?

Are you TRYING to get an NNT?

[bikie]

while I admire the colts players for getting paid ridiculous amounts of money to give an honest effort when playing a game for a living, I'd be furious if I was a fan and had to sit though this season, with the only silver lining being a potential stud QB in the draft, only to see it dashed in the final 3 games...

[TheLongshot]

while I admire the colts players for getting paid ridiculous amounts of money to give an honest effort when playing a game for a living, I'd be furious if I was a fan and had to sit though this season, with the only silver lining being a potential stud QB in the draft, only to see it dashed in the final 3 games...

Given that the teams around the Colts don't need a QB, I wouldn't exactly call it "dashed". Fact is, there haven't been too many takers for the #1 pick in a long time. The last time it happened, it was because Eli Manning forced the issue.

[bikie]

Given that the teams around the Colts don't need a QB, I wouldn't exactly call it "dashed". Fact is, there haven't been too many takers for the #1 pick in a long time. The last time it happened, it was because Eli Manning forced the issue.

if the colts win the final game, rather than getting luck for a draft pick, they will have to contend with a litany of teams trying to trade up for him... that would be horrible for the organization and their ability to address other needs on their roster... and teams will trade up now that there is a rookie pay scale... there are no more 50 million guaranteed contracts waiting for draftees...

[2006Skins]

That doesn't mean it will be Luck. I've believed for a while that they'll practice Manning under the radar and see if he can play. If he can, they'll draft his replacement but trade the #1 pick

[TheLongshot]

That doesn't mean it will be Luck. I've believed for a while that they'll practice Manning under the radar and see if he can play. If he can, they'll draft his replacement but trade the #1 pick

Yeah, I'm not thinking that missing out on Luck would be the end of the world for Indy, particularly when they need to replace a lot of talent.