So much talk about the Indianapolis Colts and what they should do.  Whether it’s lose their last game intentionally to whether or not they should trade Peyton Manning and draft Andrew Luck.

In my next life,  I would want to be a NFL general manager.  Hell,  if I weren’t running up on 40,  I would make a run at that career right now. I guess I need someone to encourage me to go after it anyway despite my advancing years.  However,  I digress.

In Peyton Manning,  the Colts have a proven winner, hard worker,  team motivator, etc.  It would be ludicrous to part ways with Manning in favor of an unproven rookie no matter what you feel his potential may be.  I don’t even believe that the Colts should draft Luck and have him sit behind Manning until Manning retires or proves that he can no longer get it done.  After all,  we have no idea when that might be.  Also,  if Luck is all that people believe that he will be then he probably needs to be on the field sooner rather than later ala Matthew Stafford.

So what should the Indianapolis Colts do with their #1 draft pick.  The Colts should use that pick to either pick the best player in the draft that is not a quarterback or trade that pick away to earn several more picks and put the best possible team around the quarterback position.  Why should they do this?  Well,  one day,  Peyton Manning will no longer be wearing a Colts uniform.   It is in the best interest of the Colts to create a situation where the next quarterback coming in does not have to be Superman or even Andrew Luck at first for the team to be successful.  Draft a Hall of Fame type running back (Trent Richardson).  Acquire a dominant left tackle.  Get a big time wide receiver.  Have an awesome defense.  Set all that up now in preparation for “The End of Days.”   Why ignore the other needs of your team while trying to replace the best player on the team and in the franchise’s history in it’s modern era?  That’s like getting up to replace the oven gold Turkey on your plate when you know the potato salad is spoiled, the rice is overcooked and the macaroni tastes like a glass of milk.

Chad Wilson

Chad Wilson is a college football recruiting expert and creator of the GridironStudsApp which allows high school football players to gain exposure to college football coaches and fans. Wilson is a former college football player for the University of Miami (92-94) and Long Beach St. (’90-’91) and played briefly for the Seattle Seahawks (’95). He is also a former youth and high school football coach for over 15 years most recently for 5-A State of Florida Champs American Heritage. He runs All Eyes DB Camp a defensive back training company located in South Florida IG: @alleyesdbcamp. Wilson’s oldest son Quincy plays in the NFL for the New York Giants and his younger son plays cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.