And with the 1st pick in the 2012 NFL Draft the Indianapolis Colts select ANDREW LUCK.
No surprises here, folks. Andrew Luck is about as sure of a thing as it gets in the NFL (there is no such thing a sure thing). Luck goes to the Colts where the cupboard is bare. They got Reggie Wayne back but who are the other play makers on offense? And what is Chuck Pagano’s new 3-4 defense going to look like?
The Colts keep their once in generation QB draft streak alive. They took John Elway (refused to play for them), Peyton Manning and now Luck. Wow.
“The Indianapolis Colts have told Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck that they will take him with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, according to a league source.
The Washington Redskins will take Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III with the No. 2 pick in the draft, according to league sources.”
- ESPN [Also, everyone else in the world.]
Remember how we kept hearing that Reggie Wayne would likely follow Manning to wherever he made his next home? Well, guess who’s bizack. Reggie Wayne has signed a contract to stick with the Colts for another three years. Great news for Andrew Luck. Reggie Wayne might be one of only a few returning faces to the Indianapolis passing game.
The Break Up
Things will never quite be the same.
Per Chris Mortensen, it looks like tomorrow the Indianapolis Colts will announce the release of QB Peyton Manning marking the end of an era in Indy.
Did Owner Jim Irsay make the right decision?
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Spotted in South Florida. Here we go.
“Peyton Manning, Jim Irsay and the entire Colts family remain close and unified as we continue to work through all the options that relate to his future with the Colts. The present focus is on the Super Bowl and the great game that awaits.”
- Indianapolis Colts
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The New York Jets medical staff surprisingly have a different opinion on Peyton Manning’s condition.
By the way, has there ever been a Super Bowl week distraction that’s not about either team that’s actually playing?
@steven_lebron
Chuck is unorthodox. He’s like the Joker. You never really expect what he’s going to do, and everything has a motive.
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Terrell Suggs, on new Colts coach Chuck Pagano. Pagano plans to begin his tenure in Indianapolis by making a pencil disappear into Joseph Addai’s forehead, burning half of Tony Dungy’s face to make him turn to evil, and by picking up Peyton Manning’s contract option - in other words, lighting a giant pile of money on fire.
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Peyton Manning speaks out about his future in Indianapolis:
“I’m not in a very good place for healing, let’s say that. It’s not a real good environment down there right now, to say the least. Everybody’s walking around on eggshells. I don’t recognize our building right now. There’s such complete and total change. I don’t want to get into some kind of fan campaign with the owner, but I think it’s well documented that I want to play in the same place my whole career. It’s been a privilege to play here. I love the fans, the city, the transformation of the fans, how our place has become the toughest stadium to play in, the fact our fans wear more jerseys to games than anybody else. It’s been fun to be a part of that.”
@steven_lebron
What now?
LI-TER-ALLY, the craziest rumor that I can’t verify on Wikipedia today.
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BREAKING: “The Indianapolis Colts have released Jim Caldwell of his duties as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.”
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![“The Indianapolis Colts have told Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck that they will take him with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, according to a league source.
The Washington Redskins will take Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III with the No. 2 pick in the draft, according to league sources.”
- ESPN [Also, everyone else in the world.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qhlj3hhA1qd6kw4o1_500.jpg)
