The Colts dodged two bullets with the first pick in the NFL draft. They took Peyton Manning instead of Ryan Leaf, and Andrew Luck instead of Robert Griffin III. Can you imagine how screwed that franchise would have been without Manning or Luck?

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Posted by Feral

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Posted on 12/1/14 at 4:26 pm to Poodlebrain

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The Colts dodged two bullets with the first pick in the NFL draft. They took Peyton Manning instead of Ryan Leaf, and Andrew Luck instead of Robert Griffin III. Can you imagine how screwed that franchise would have been without Manning or Luck?

No kidding.

Ryan Leaf - biggest bust in NFL history at the time
RG3 - shaping up to be a bust

as opposed to:

Peyton Manning - arguably the greatest QB ever
Andrew Luck - best young QB in the league

This post was edited on 12/1/14 at 4:27 pm

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Posted by MountainTiger

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Posted on 12/1/14 at 4:49 pm to Poodlebrain

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The Colts dodged two bullets with the first pick in the NFL draft. They took Peyton Manning instead of Ryan Leaf, and Andrew Luck instead of Robert Griffin III. Can you imagine how screwed that franchise would have been without Manning or Luck?

And drafting a QB first overall is harder than you think. There's a lot of pressure on that pick and you're strapping your franchise on the back of an unproven 22 year old for the next 4 years. frick that pick up and it almost doesn't matter what else you do. A bunch of people are losing their jobs.

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