Marvin Harrison

When Moss is on he's arguably the most dangerous player in the game regardless of position.

Harrison is great because he's so consistent and dependable. He really has a special connection with Manning.

His game is very similar to Monk's. He's an excellent route runner with superior hands. He should make the Hall someday, but since he isn't "the best" of his generation, he may be consigned to "Monk purgatory" for a while first.


Also, him and Monk both went to Syracuse. At least I think they did...

Also, him and Monk both went to Syracuse. At least I think they did...
yes, they did

At this point in time, I give Moss the edge as the better player. However, Marvin is on a team with 2 other very solid recievers and Marvin's past perfermance has opened doors for Stokely and Wayne. Opponents were so focused on Marvin all year and a great QB like Manning is finding the other two receivers, not to mention TEs. Not one word out of Harrison's mouth about not getting the ball more often. His stats are still no slouch by any means. Just a great team player and you can just see the chemisty between him and Manning. Their work ethic is outstanding and Peyton can throw any pass to Marvin almost without any communication.

I'd trade Ramsey and Brunell to get Manning, if only it were possible. Manning's passing would make LC and Jacobs look like Marvin Harrisons. That footage they showed in slo-mo in yesterday's game was unbelievable - where Manning throws the ball over the middle with Harrison not even facing the ball, and Harrison knows where the ball is going to be.

They wouldn't take our 3 QBs and WRs for Manning.

I don't want Manning. The Colts will be absolutely horrible in the near future. Hello cap hell. 96M to one player? Stupid.

well we're paying brunell about half that aren't we (probably not after bonuses and stuff)? but i think manning is 100x better than brunell and not just the 2x more that they're paying him... nfl these days u got 3, 4 seasons

I've heard, and maybe El Loco Canuck can corroborate this, that Manning's new deal actually counts less against the cap on a yearly basis than his old deal

I've heard, and maybe El Loco Canuck can corroborate this, that Manning's new deal actually counts less against the cap on a yearly basis than his old deal

I'm not sure what Manning's old deal was but I calculate these are the cap hits of the new deal (000s):

2004 $6,285
2005 $6,415
2006 $15,750
2007 $16,750
2008 $17,250
2009 $19,750
2010 $15,800

Total = 7 yrs/$98M

I think Peyton is the best player in the NFL, but is he worth those cap hits? I'm not sure.

I think it's safe to say the Colts are cheering HARD for a LARGE increase in the cap in the coming years.