The Big Rumor: If The Colts Take Luck, Then Manning Could Be...

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by artmonkforhallofamein07

Don't know if any of you heard Mike and Mike this morning, but I will fill you in on what John Clayton reported during the show.

The Colts as of this moment are willing to keep Manning and draft Luck. As well as pay Manning's contract. Irsay, the new GM, and Caldwell are all on board with keeping PM. So there is our answer folks Manning will either retire or be a Colt. The three I mentioned above do not want to release Manning and be the ones to run Manning out of town.

As far as the coaching option, I do not see Manning coaching anywhere but with Indy. #1 He has a good relationship with Luck #2 He does not wnat out of Indy #3 He really likes his roots there.

So as cool as this sounded just a short while ago, this is not going to happen.

Good news for Manning and the Redskins in my opinion. This has always been what made the most sense for the Colts.

Whats interesting to me is that you say Manning and Luck have a good relationship with each other? I wonder how that came about or how/if that will change once Luck becomes Manning's backup/replacement.


Also im almost certain that ive heard before that Manning isnt really a guy that spends time teaching and coaching up his back ups, much like weve heard about Farve. Has anyone heard the same thing or know if thats true?

I would think the only way Indy pays him the 28 million in March is if Manning agrees to work with Luck and and has a transition plan. Either that or Indy is planning on taking Luck and auctioning him to the highest bidder. If Manning is really healthly or gets completely healthy he could be a QB for 4 more years.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Good news for Manning and the Redskins in my opinion. This has always been what made the most sense for the Colts.

Whats interesting to me is that you say Manning and Luck have a good relationship with each other? I wonder how that came about or how/if that will change once Luck becomes Manning's backup/replacement.


Also im almost certain that ive heard before that Manning isnt really a guy that spends time teaching and coaching up his back ups, much like weve heard about Farve. Has anyone heard the same thing or know if thats true?

I would think the only way Indy pays him the 28 million in March is if Manning agrees to work with Luck and and has a transition plan. Either that or Indy is planning on taking Luck and auctioning him to the highest bidder. If Manning is really healthly or gets completely healthy he could be a QB for 4 more years.

#1 Question. Luck and Manning met and became friends at a Manning Qb School, I do not know if this was prior to college or during college and if it was more than once. Something that is slipping my mind is that I believe that Luck actually has come out to the camp o help out in coaching kids up recently. Could be wrong but that may be another connection in their relationship. Apprently they have a good relationship and talk to each other from time to time.

#2 Question. From what I have read and heard I think we can see some proof in the pudding in that Manning takes all of the practice snaps and does not allow others to get in work during practice. In this I would see where Manning would be a bad QB to learn under because he is more focused on his own preperation than others. This was talked about a long time ago in this thread.

Your last paragraph would be the whole crux of the situation IF Manning was able to come back healthy. From what we are hearing and reading now though this seems to be a long shot and may not ever come about.