For your reading enjoyment:
Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star on May 1, 2011 with the biggest ASSCLOWN column of they year!
Indy.com | Post: Bob Kravitz: There's no need to rush to replace Manning | Indianapolis, Indiana
".......Once again, the Indianapolis Colts properly answered the burning question, "When do they bring in Peyton Manning’s heir apparent?’’
The answer after this week’s draft: not yet.
Let the New England Patriots worry about finding their quarterback of the future. The Colts are worried about preserving their quarterback of the present.
That’s why, instead of drafting a Ryan Mallett, who may never take a snap as a member of the New England Patriots, the Colts surrounded Manning with two more offensive linemen; a defensive lineman; a bowling-ball third-and-short running back, and another defensive back.........."
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Then another snarky observation:
".......Still, it’s hard to fathom what the Patriots were doing when they selected Mallett in the third round.
Not that Mallett can’t play, or that all the pre-draft rumors about his drinking and/or drug use ranks as anything more than teenaged irresponsibility. The issue is the timing: Why, when you have the 33-year-old Brady newly signed to a four-year deal, do you spend a third-rounder on a guy who probably won’t take a snap as a Patriot?
If you have a Brady or a Manning, you do everything — in the draft and in free agency — with an eye on right now.
These are once-in-the-lifetime-of-a-franchise quarterbacks, and unless Mallett has pass-rushing abilities we’re not aware of, he’s not going to help Brady and Bill Belichick win in the near future......."