Peyton Manning is going to be cut by The Colts tomorrow

[ColtsFanForever]

What does everybody think about that? I think it's a huge stupid move. Andrew Luck is going to replace him but it might be a couple years until they win another Super Bowl. You never know he might be as good as Manning maybe better, we will wait and see.

[ihatework]

i knew you'd post about this lol. it's not surprising really considering the amount of money owed to him between the roster bonus and next year's salary, it's a huge number that the owner obviously didn't want to put into a 35/36 year old qb who missed an entire year and is still a little bit of an uncertainty in terms of his future. that said I believe he'll play at a high level for someone and even get them to the playoffs but I'm not too sold on him reaching another super bowl, but if he gets with the right team you never know. it'll be weird seeing him in another uniform but some of the greatest qb's ever have played for other teams than the one they're known for (joe montana, johnny unitas, brett favre). the colts had a great run with him for over a decade however, I guess it's time for their fans to embrace andrew luck and the future now.

[ColtsFanForever]

you know Luck might be just as good as Manning maybe better

[ihatework]

the key word is might. manning is one of the greats and will not be easy to replace. no matter what talent level he had around him on those colts teams he was going to get them at least 10 wins or more and a shot at a super bowl appearance. I wonder where manning will end up more than I wonder if luck will do anything big with the colts over the next 2-3 years.

[ColtsFanForever]

The Colts are going to suck for a couple years until Luck gets used to being in the pros

[ihatework]

they went 13-3 in manning's second year, let's see how long it is before luck can do that. do you think peyton will get to another super bowl before he retires? that's what I wonder about.

[ColtsFanForever]

you watch, next season he will win the Super Bowl right after he gets cut. Then Irsay will be kicking himself

[ihatework]

lol, that would be ironic as hell. irsay wouldn't even have the stadium he got if it wasn't for manning, lucas oil might be kicking themselves now. in fact who knows if they'd still be in indi if they didn't draft manning to begin with. that team was a graveyard before he was drafted. just think if they went with ryan leaf (biggest bust ever) instead.

[ColtsFanForever]

Manning made the team it was. Now they have players leaving because Manning got cut

[ihatework]

no doubt, it's going to be rough for a couple of years at least, maybe more if luck isn't as good as speculated. it opens the door for houston to dominate that division for a while. if matt schaub hadn't got injured they might have been better in the playoffs, they have excellent balance on both sides of the ball.

[ColtsFanForever]

Luck better be as good as they say he is

[ihatework]

he's going to have a lot of pressure put on him from all directions, manning's shoes won't be easy to fill. I hope he's mentally strong and can get past it.

[ColtsFanForever]

you know there are a lot of Irsay haters right now

[ihatework]

people are being emotional about an icon, it's not surprising. the way this was handled looks bad on irsay's part but the cold reality to this is money. very few (if any) owners would have paid that roster bonus (28 mil) and his salary for next year (23 mil I believe). 50 million on one player at one position is something no owner wants to deal with, irsay had a tough decision but he should have kept the discussions in house instead of having tweets about it go public.

[ColtsFanForever]

if it wasn't talked about everywhere then maybe it wouldn't be as bad. If he kept it private and released him without people knowing then it would of been as bad

[ihatework]

you can't release someone like manning without people knowing, irsay had no way to dodge the bullet on this. he could have only helped himself some by keeping things private, but this is an unwinnable battle for him (unless luck is awesome). historically when a sports icon and team owner feud publicly the owner will almost always lose badly in the court of public opinion.

[ColtsFanForever]

yea Luck better be better then Manning or the team won't be the same ever again

[ihatework]

ever again is a little too long imo. it's a quarterbacks league right now, get a good one and you can go all the way even if the team isn't the most talented out there. if luck is a bust then the colts will be drafting high again where they'll have another chance to get a qb.

[Lj236]

There's no chance andrew luck will be as good as peyton. I don't think its that dumb of a move. I mean they have no chance at winning the super bowl with that team so they might as well try building up there team now. but I would of kept peyton because he's peyton lol

[VisionofthePast]

OMG really?

[ColtsFanForever]

yes really.