Peyton Manning.

We just witnessed the end of an era; Peyton Manning leaving the Indianapolis Colts is one of the craziest events that I have seen in pro sports. In the span of one season Peyton went from being the face of this franchise to someone the Colts seen as expendable. This guy is arguably the greatest quarterback in NFL history; his stats along with his records are undeniable. Peyton also led the Colts to a victory in super bowl XLI, this is the same guy that Colts owner Jim Irsay felt wasn’t worth paying to finish his career in a Colts uniform. I do understand that Peyton was owed a lot of money in the next couple years, and it is hard to pay a aging quarterback who just got had several neck surgeries in the realm of 18-23 million. I also understand that it is a business, and sometimes decisions need to be made with the head instead of the heart. But I also think there is something to be said for loyalty, I understand the Colts have the first overall pick this year and will most likely select stud prospect quarterback Andrew Luck, but I thought that it could have been a good situation to have Luck backup one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, as you could not ask for a better person to learn from. The Colts though have been truly blessed to be able to get the first overall pick and I know there is no guarantee in football, but this kid is as close to one as you can get. And the St. Louis Rams have also caught a great break for their organization as they landed the second overall pick and were able to trade this pick to the Redskins for their 6^th overall pick, second round pick, Washington’s first round pick in 2013 and 2014. This sets up the Rams to build a very strong future, hopefully they can start to get back to the glory days of the greatest show on turf. In conclusion I understand why the Colts made the move that in sports sometimes fans forget that it is truly a business and that business decisions made with the heart often do not work out for the best.