Indianapolis Colts - Lucking in to another Franchise QB

By Kalen Patrick

Just how 'Lucky' (OK that will be the last Luck Pun) are the Indianapolis Colts? I would almost say they were Irish. In 1998 they drafted one of the best QB's of this generation in Peyton Manning. He only goes to countless Pro-Bowls, wins a Superbowl and had the Colts win 10 or more games for how many straight seasons? Yeah, then during the lockout and once training camp opened, rumblings of Peyton needing a neck surgery circulate. Then we all get the news. Peyton Manning out for the year. Of course this sucks for Colts fans.

COLTS FANS ENJOYED MANY YEARS OF PEYTON

Lets however look at the positive side. You'd had 10+ great great years, you have 1 down year (and you knew it was gonna be a down year, sure it's worse than originally thought but still) and then not only are you getting Peyton back, but you are also gonna draft Andrew Luck, who is probably uhmm the next Peyton Manning? So then it's likely the Colts have Peyton for maybe 2 more years (he will then be 38 and with a surgically repaired neck) and then you get 10-15 years of Andrew Luck. Ask any fan this question, would you take Peyton Manning for 12 years, have one awful year, then have Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck for the next 15+ years?

Yeah any fan would take that and run to the bank with it. Think of the who's who at QB that a team like Miami has had since Marino retired? Colts fans, you will get no pity from me this season I'm afraid, as a 49er fan I have put up with bad bad football for 8 straight years. You have to suffer through 1 and you have it gravy for 10+ years before and after that one crappy one.

WILL SOON ENJOY MANY YEARS OF MR. ANDREW LUCK

It's good to see them suck at least once, I can't remember the last time the Colts were this bad, all we need now are the Patriots to suck, Brady to get injured and Belichek to retire (not wishing any ill will towards Brady).

It's a win win once this season is over Colts fans, so don't give up those season tickets. You will have Peyton for 2 more years, then some team which is desperate and thinks it's only a QB away from winning the Superbowl will give you a Kings Ransom for him, while you have one Andrew Luck waiting in the wings. It's just not fair dammit (hey wait the 49ers are 7-1, so I don't care).