The debate is on, and it’s being talked about across every news outlet in the country. With the Colts struggling to even get a win, what happens if they get the number one overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft? Assuming he doesn’t return to Stanford again, Andrew Luck is the consensus number one pick. Heck, he was the number one last year if he hadn’t stayed at Stanford, and he only seems to be getting better. There hasn’t been a quarterback prospect this good since….you guessed it, Peyton Manning who happens to be the Colts current quarterback. Even Manning wasn’t a consensus number one overall pick as many “experts” thought Ryan Leaf was the better choice, who the hell is Ryan Leaf!?
Anyway, back to the choice at hand if the Colts do obtain the number one pick. Does it make sense to draft Luck with Manning having just signed a new deal which keeps him signed for four more years after this season? With Manning due to make 80 million over those four years, obviously Luck would be a more attractive economic option. With the new rookie caps on first round picks it’s unlikely Luck could sign for any more than 4 years and around 25 or 30 million. There’s Manning’s health to consider as well, will he be back at a 100 percent next year? He’s getting older and the body takes longer to recover. There is no doubt Manning is still the better quarterback and a proven hall of famer who until this year has shown no sign of slowing down. Luck, no matter how sure a thing the experts say he is, could possibly be a bust, but I doubt it.
My vote is for the best of both worlds. I’d love to keep Manning for 2-3 more years and have Luck sit behind him and learn. It’s practically like creating Frankenstein’s monster giving a talent like Luck the access to Manning’s seemingly limitless football knowledge. If Manning starts to slow down we pull the swithcharoo and in comes Luck, to continue a Colts dynasty for another 15 years. Sounds like a plan to me, at least in my own little world.
-Kyle Hughes
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Got to take Luck. Even if he never steps on the field as a Colt, he will be possibly the greatest trade-able asset in the history of the NFL (far greater than Carson Palmer). They could possibly get 2 first rd and 2 second rd picks. It's worth the $35m contract
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