Everyone knew it was coming, a press conference held today at Lucas Oil Stadium otherwise know by the majority of people as 'the house that Peyton built'. Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay both fought back tears as they told announced in front of national media that Peyton Manning's career as a Colt has now came to a end. To most Texan fans this is a day of celebration as its viewed the thorn to the Texans side has been removed. Since the Texans first season a new division was created called the AFC South, the Texans are the reining 2011 AFC South Division Champions, a franchise first. Since the divisions inception the Colts have won or more appropriately Peyton Manning (Manning-less Colts are the worst team in the NFL) have dominated the AFC South since becoming the first division champions in 2003. Since the first one in 2003 the Manning dynasty have won the division 7 times from 2003-2010. The Colts have released Manning on a mutual agreement that Peyton was not wanted there anymore and that the team has completely fired all the head coaching staff and the front office staff being given the green light to go into rebuilding mode. First step:find a new franchise quarterback.
When Jim Irsay repeatedly announced via twitter all last season that the Colts where going to draft Andrew Luck that drew the flag that the Colts are going in a new direction. How it has been handled since draw many comparisons made in the sports nation by parting ways with a long time girlfriend.
LeBron James announcing live that he was leaving Cleveland being the face of their franchise and leaving to South Beach that same day was much like breaking up with his girlfriend by showing up with a new and hotter girlfriend and telling his ex in person while holding hands with his new girl 'its over im with her now'. Manning and Irsay was more handled like a divorce, parents telling their children 'mommy and daddy still love each other' but daddy is wanting to move down the street to marry the hot new college grad girl. One was handled better than the other but both where made for different reasons, one is of age and the other was tired of carrying his sorry team. Now Peyton still wants to play but he understood it would be best not to play as a Colt. All the staff and fellow teammates that where put around him over the past fourteen seasons are all being let go. Peyton wants to win, and in a Colts uniform would be setting him up for failure. As of today Peyton Manning is on the waiver wire for any team to make a move at him. So far multiple teams have expressed serious interest in Peyton's services. Those teams are the teams that think they are one quarterback and a nice draft away from a Super Bowl.
The teams that really want Manning are teams like the Redskins, Dolphins, Jets, Cardinals and the Browns. Those teams minus the Jets are all trying to make a run to get RG3 or Ryan Tannehill. Peyton has the luxury to chose what team he wants to play for, and the team that gets him has to do things the way the 4 time NFL MVP's way. Simply handing over the offense and let him run it and carry it, let the coach just sit down and enjoy the ride and also Peyton wants a team that has good draft picks to draft some pieces for him. The team that also gets Peyton will only be getting a very temporary Super Bowl run opening (thats to say if he can get there again as he has only been twice and won once) which after he retires that team is in the same deep hole they are in today. The team that take him will need still need to find a long term franchise quarterback, and will be where they are today after Peyton leaves after a season or two if he can hold through without getting injured that is. Peyton is a great player and a hall of famer, but I wouldn't want him on my team as you see what happens to the Colts after he is out of the picture they are nothing, I still think RG3 is going to pan out better than Andrew Luck but now over the next week the news wont be who is going to get RG3 with the second overall but
who is going to land Peyton Manning. You know what this all means Texans fans? The AFC South is now ours for the taking for the next few years.
So whats your take? Would you want Peyton Manning?
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