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Re: The Future....
For the umpteenth time, the Colts cannot trade Manning...
Beyond his health, Manning controls his own future. If he is not healthy he won't be playing for anyone. If he is healthy he will be playing for Indy if they exercise his option by March 8th. If they don't he will become a UFA IMMEDIATELY. If they exercise the option and later decide to trade him they will have $38M in dead cap to deal with and no team can deal with that.
If Peyton Manning becomes a UFA on March 8th and he is healthy and believes he can play for another 3-4 seasons, he isn't going to NY because the JETS are too dysfunctional and he's not playing in a market where he's pitted against his brother with whom he'd share an outdoor venue in a cold weather location let alone a division that pits him against TFB and BB twice a season... The JETS are also already up against the cap for 2012 which means more cuts coming on a team that already needs a serious infusion of talent and leadership not to mention a culture change and likely a thorough locker room disinfection following their recent penchant for pissing on each other and their QB...
If the Colts cut Manning, any team that wants to talk to him can do so. If the Colts are interested in trading Manning, they can allow potential suitors to talk to him. And even if a trade is agreed upon, like all trades it would be subject to Manning passing a physical. Yes, it would be a risk. But there's probably 25 teams who would be better off with Manning than whomever they already have.
You do what the Colts did: You backload it and/or give all sorts of roster bonuses.
For the umpteenth time, the Colts cannot trade Manning...
Beyond his health, Manning controls his own future. If he is not healthy he won't be playing for anyone. If he is healthy he will be playing for Indy if they exercise his option by March 8th. If they don't he will become a UFA IMMEDIATELY. If they exercise the option and later decide to trade him they will have $38M in dead cap to deal with and no team can deal with that.
If Peyton Manning becomes a UFA on March 8th and he is healthy and believes he can play for another 3-4 seasons, he isn't going to NY because the JETS are too dysfunctional and he's not playing in a market where he's pitted against his brother with whom he'd share an outdoor venue in a cold weather location let alone a division that pits him against TFB and BB twice a season... The JETS are also already up against the cap for 2012 which means more cuts coming on a team that already needs a serious infusion of talent and leadership not to mention a culture change and likely a thorough locker room disinfection following their recent penchant for pissing on each other and their QB...