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As you may have heard, the Indianapolis Colts look like they will be drafting Andrew Luck for sure now with the number one overall pick in April’s draft, according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. I’m not surprised with the decision, as you just can’t pass up on a player like Luck.

But with this decision, I have been reading many articles now that Indy will give up on Peyton Manning and basically just cut or trade him. Honestly, when I hear things like this, it really isn’t music to my ears.

Why?

First of all, I just can’t see Jim Irsay giving up on their franchise-quarterback. Listen I heard all the reasons:

He’s a soon-to-be 36-year-old quarterback with three neck surgeries
He can’t play anymore with a bad neck like that.
It’s time for a new fresh start for Indianapolis.
Manning won’t return to his old form.
You can’t have so much of your salary committed to two quarterbacks in Manning and Luck.

Alright, first of all, yes the neck injury is very serious. But consider this:

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