Matt Barkley To Announce 2012 NFL Draft Decision At 4 P.M. Press Conference

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Originally Posted by Short Leash Hootie

If we could get Manning for reasonable compensation we'd immediately be a super bowl contender...

so why wouldn't we get Manning?

Especially since it seems pretty likely that the Colts can't really trade him due to a poison pill in his deal.

More likely that they'd simply have to cut him. At that point, all he costs is money. Well shit - money's just money and I agree that this team is absolutely SB caliber with a healthy Manning.

The only question is whether or not he's actually healthy. We simply don't know the answer to that question.

If Manning checks out physically, throw a bunch of money at him for 3 years, get him a new RT (sorry, gonna go true-fan there; RT is easily our biggest need position on this team right now) and go after Tannehill, Foles or another toolsy quarterback in the 2nd round that you can develop behind him for 2 or 3 years.

Luck's a pipe dream; he's just not happening. And RGIII, while talented as all hell, is going to cost an entire draft and I just don't think he's worth that. Bringing Manning in to take advantage of the prime years of these guys while developing a young QB behind him to extend the prime of others is really a pretty good route.