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Colts Prepared to Roll Without Manning..........
Irsay: Colts will look at veteran QBs in case Manning not healed
- NFL.com Wire Reports
- Published: Aug. 20, 2011 at 02:15 p.m.
- Updated: Aug. 20, 2011 at 02:52 p.m.
- Liked: 0 | Comments: 17
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It's becoming a possibility that Peyton Manning's mark of consecutive games started among active players could come to an end when the regular seasons gets underway.
Indianapolis Colts Owner Jim Irsay acknowledged as much in a Twitter postSaturday in which he said the team had to be prepared to start the season without its star quarterback.
"We r evaluating the QB sitch, #18 healing but we got 2 b prepared 4 early season possibility without him, defense has 2 pick it up, big time!"
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Nineteen also represents the number of playoff games started by both Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. That’s easily tied for tops among active quarterbacks.
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Manning has been sidelined for all of training camp as he recovers from neck surgery in May. It was the second time since March 2010 that Manning underwent neck surgery.
Manning has started all 227 regular season and playoff games during his 14-year career, most among active players, and the Colts repeatedly have said they expect him to be ready to start in the season-opener against the Houston Texans. He is currently on the physically unable to perform list, preventing him from practicing until he is activated.
Including Manning, the Colts presently have four quarterbacks on their roster -- veterans Dan Orlovsky and Curtis Painter as well as rookie Mike Hartline.
The Colts were one of 14 teams present at Terrelle Pryor's pro day Saturday, but Irsay tweeted that the Colts do not plan to make a play for the former Ohio State quarterback, instead soliciting ideas from his followers on a veteran signal caller.
"Not taking Pryor...what VET QB would u vote 4 to sign that's out there? If sum1 has 2 hold the fort early season, who u going with?"
Manning expressed frustration during the NFL lockout in July that the stalled labor negotiations were impeding his ability to rehab with the team's trainers.
"That's one thing these owners didn't take into account. You've got a guy rehabbing, and you can't use your training room and can't use your trainer," Manning said. "When you find a good trainer and a good rehab guy that you like, it's a pretty special bond. These guys kind of know your body. So the fact that I haven't had access to my guys and I've been somewhat on my own, I've been extra cautious and extra slow and making sure we don't have any setbacks."
Since then, Manning signed a five-year, $90 million deal that, according to Irsay, will pay his quarterback $69 million during the first three years.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. 
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The Colts may be looking for a vet QB since Manning is questionable as far as starting the season is concerned. Elway should be calling Irsay to see if there's any interest in Orton there. Orton played in Lafayette, IN at Purdue so that might be a nice home for him. The problem is that the Colts probably don't want a #2 QB with a $9 mil 2011 price tag after signing Manning to a $90 mil deal.
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. Honey Badger Don't Care. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit.
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If the Colts are without Manning for any period of time they'll have Luck next season.
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Manning will play. He will be ready game one
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Originally Posted by
Evernight 
If the Colts are without Manning for any period of time they'll have Luck next season.
The Colts would really be a far different team without Manning, wouldn't they, but I still don't think they'd do that badly. Even if they did since Manning just signed a record 5 year deal the Colts are not the team for Luck. If they did draft him it might be the second time in history that a Stanford QB whom the Colts drafted got traded to Denver. And the ironic thing about is would be that the first one who got traded would be the one engineering the trade for the second one, LOL.
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. Honey Badger Don't Care. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit.
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Originally Posted by
soulman The Colts would really be a far different team without Manning, wouldn't they, but I still don't think they'd do that badly. Even if they did since Manning just signed a record 5 year deal the Colts are not the team for Luck. If they did draft him it might be the second time in history that a Stanford QB whom the Colts drafted got traded to Denver. And the ironic thing about is would be that the first one who got traded would be the one engineering the trade for the second one, LOL.
Actually I think they would be a better team today without Manning (i.e. had he never existed). They need a few seasons of high draft picks to replenish the talent level on that team badly. Right now Manning is the only thing keeping them afloat, and even he almost isn't enough these days.
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Problem is Manning IS the O, he calls the plays. He makes his OC look good and worthless at the same time. It's why the team struggles when he's not in...not to mention the GINORMOUS drop off in qb talent.
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Originally Posted by
Riczaj01 Problem is Manning IS the O, he calls the plays. He makes his OC look good and worthless at the same time. It's why the team struggles when he's not in...not to mention the GINORMOUS drop off in qb talent.
That and he keeps them perennially in the playoff hunt yet they never go anywhere thus they draft very low each and every year so they never have the chance to really reload. They may end up drafting top 10 this season even with Manning playing every single game.
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Originally Posted by
Evernight Actually I think they would be a better team today without Manning (i.e. had he never existed). They need a few seasons of high draft picks to replenish the talent level on that team badly. Right now Manning is the only thing keeping them afloat, and even he almost isn't enough these days.
Finishing so high for so long seems to have affected them far more than it has NE. They don't seem to do nearly as good a job of regenerating themselves and yeah, I guess they're about due for a bottom half finish sometime soon. One huge problem they have is that as long as Manning stays healthy they'll never develop his replacement. The Jim Sorgi's of the world aren't gonna replace him.
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. Honey Badger Don't Care. Honey Badger Don't Give a Shit.
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