The Official Heads Need to Roll Over This Shit Thread

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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

There's likely one possible scenario in the universe in which the Colts part with Manning after 13 seasons... It just so happened that the one scenario actually occurred.

Broke neck Manning with a few years left vs. dream prospect that literally checks every single box there is and that you expect to have for 15 years.

Not the same ballpark as arguably the best OL in the league in his prime being traded for a 50/50 shot at a good player.

On top of that there weren't any guarantees that Peyton would be able to play again post neck surgery. Maybe one day we'll get the whole story, but there was a lot of talk at the time that he could only throw the ball ~10 yards when we released him. If that's true then releasing Peyton and drafting Luck was the safer option.