Zeitgeister wrote:Hmm, lets look at the plethora of first round picks that the Indianapolis Colts drafted as receivers since Peyton Manning came into the league.
2001 - Reggie Wayne, 30th pick in the draft
2007 - Anthony Gonzalez, 32nd pick in the draft
There you have it! Wow, I can't believe that the Colts have been using all of their first round picks on receivers! Keep in mind, these are late in the first round too. Neither of those guys were freaks in college. They have used high picks on defense in the past few years, but some of those players have had injury issues.
Yet they were both first round picks.
Harrison came into the league a first round pick, the year before..followed by Wayne, Gonzo who even the great Peyton Manning cant even make look good, and they also have another Reciever at tight end who was a first round pick. He came into the league for his first year with Marshal Faulk then he had Edge another first round pick now addai. So basically he has been blanketed by first round talent at his core positions on offense his entire career. It gets even more intresting if you look at rounds 1-3.
Now my question is, since no Colts fan/Manning pudits can seem to answer, why waste these picks on talent if he can just make anyone look good? Its a legit question.. What I find funny is all these people say these players are only good because of Manning even though most of the offensive stars if not all have been high round picks. But now they are making excuses on why his play has been so bad recently. Its because all the injurys.
But the question then is.. If these guys are only good because of Manning why would it make a difference if they are injured or not, dosent he have the power to make anyone good? You cant have it both ways. Now I wont argu that Mannings team has been decimated, but I will argu you have seen a clear drop off in his play, especially the last two weeks against decent defenses. Which is a direct contraidiction of what people have been saying about him his entire career.