effzee said:
And if Luck doesn't turn out to be who we think he is?
Manning is 35 but the way he plays, the amount of sacks he doesn't take, the amount of hits he doesn't take....if he comes back 100% healthy why not bank on him?
Let's look at the risk reward scenarios.
Drafting Luck:
risk
1) Might piss off Peyton
2) Small chance that he's a bust.
reward
1) He could be the face of your franchise for the next 15 years.
2) Potential trade value of Peyton Manning.
3) Potential for Luck to be mentored by Manning for 2-3 years.
Not drafting Luck:
risk
1) Peyton may never play again, or never be the same, and you could become the 1980s era Colts again.
2) You WILL need to draft a QB in the next 2 years anyways.
reward
1) Peyton doesn't get his feelings hurt.