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Yeah, that's another thing. Manning may very well come back, but at some level less than he was. That makes it more complicated because it probably won't be clear where he's really going to settle in at by draft day. They may know he can come back, but not how good he'll be.

good, it was premature (why do you people care so much about meaningless [expletive] like this??) we'll be a really good team in time, but Stafford will have to make major strides in throwing under pressure; he's just been terrible for the most part there Wait, what? I was just making a comment in response to a post. Take a chill pill there, Lions fan.

Commentary I heard this morning suggests that some people are beginning to pull back from the unmitigated Lions love.

The next guy who should be brought in is Schwartz. Because it's pretty clear to me this is ultimately coming from him. Absolutely. On the flip side, though, he's wound so tight that I could see him giving a press conference someday that Mora or Green could only be jealous of. Yeah, the potential for entertainment is high. When even Jimmy Harbaugh thinks you're nuts.....that's really something.

The next guy who should be brought in is Schwartz. Because it's pretty clear to me this is ultimately coming from him.

Jerseys are jerseys. They are ugly, but whatever. I don't even think they're ugly. So they're orange. So what? They aren't even close to as ugly as, say, those Jets throwbacks. They're fine. Wear them once a year. No problem with it. this is the second time they've worn them. Ok there, Mr. Semantics.

Oh it'll happen.

I'll go out on a limb: I think Maddux is our guy.

why? manning will be 36 next year and coming off a season that he didn't play because of a serious injury. even he would know that the colts would be foolish to pass up a franchise qb with the first overall pick. best case scenario, manning gets healthy and is able to be effective for another 4 years or whatever, but you can't count on that, not now. and if it does pan out that way, you've probably got two really good players at the most important position in sports, and should get a nice return no matter what direction you choose to go in. Because the situation is in flux, and they don't know. They also don't know if Luck will turn out or not. Manning is the Colts. I don't think I can recall a guy who is more the defining franchise persona than this guy. It's really complicated to just throw him away, IMO. I think this is a huge, very difficult decision. People are acting like the Colts just pick Luck, like it's a slot machine and you're just pulling the arm down. This is the guy who has defined everything for you, for his entire career. There's really not much else the Colts can even hang their hats on. Manning is it. Throwing him away like so much garbage? Wow, that's a big deal IMHO. I don't know. I'd be interested to see how a Colts fan feels about this I mean, if it's the Dolphins at 0-16, it's a no-brainer. There's nothing else to consider. But shuffling off a legend without even a chance to see if he can be the returning hero? Wow, that's big stuff in my eyes.

The Jets offense reminds me of what the Bears looked like when we had Shane Matthews.

Then there's going to be some pretty massive fallout. Especially if Manning can play again.

I don't know if this is sarcastic or not, but Green Bay just did this exact thing six years ago, with a much less injury-riddled QB and a much lower draft pick. And I'm fairly sure it worked out ok. NFL franchises have to do what's best for them, they can't afford to honor history. Not even close. Favre was much closer to being done. And the Packers have always had way more going for them than just a QB. This is most certainly not a sarcastic post. Every bit of excitement Colts fans have experienced over the past decade can be traced to one man. To cut off his balls without even giving him a shot to show he's still viable would be ridiculous. And let's be honest. Luck's not sitting around for years. This isn't Rodgers, a QB drafted much lower and made to sit because of that and learn. This is the single most well regarded QB coming out of college in a long while. He's starting year 2 for sure, or it's a major slap in his face. Sorry, but I think there's huge fallout if the Colts draft Luck. Let's stop acting like this is a simple thing. It's not. Peyton Manning is that city, and in spite of his injury, there's still reason to believe he's got many years left as a QB. This isn't Favre. Not by a long shot.

Jerseys are jerseys. They are ugly, but whatever. I don't even think they're ugly. So they're orange. So what? They aren't even close to as ugly as, say, those Jets throwbacks. They're fine. Wear them once a year. No problem with it.

This could get interesting if the Colts really do go 0-16. How can they actually pick Luck? It means, by definition, they're numbering the days of Peyton Manning - the greatest thing that's ever happened to their franchise. How can they really do that? He's not even had a chance to really show he can come back yet. That would be a slap in the face of a legend, of epic proportions. Something that I dare say has never been seen, ever before.

Well, it's just one more log on the fire that is our OLine. It's a patchwork deal, this just makes it that much more so.

We're Chicago. You know we can't have anything purely positive happen. There always needs to be the shadow lurking beneath. It's who we are.

If he didn't, that's unacceptable. But typical of his team. It's becoming typical of HIM. No class.

Hah, you turds. Only when the Bears are up by 30 do you finally start to provide some positive commentary on the team.

The Lions fans on the blog I'm reading seem to agree, as its all they are talking about. Hooray for mindless regurgitation.

Seems like forever since we've seen the offense.

That was some kind of jam at the LOS by Tillman. Stafford was too busy whining to the refs to help his team out.

Thank the stars above Stafford is way off today. Billick thinks he just needs to take his gloves off. OK, well if that's all it is and he won't take them off, then he's an idiot.

YEAH!

Need a good drive to start the 2nd half in the worst way.

They got robbed even though it should have been a personal foul and a first down for the Bears, and wasn't. The league has already talked to Suh about that kind of behavior. Clearly he doesn't care. At some point someone is going to have to start calling him on the thuggery.