They wouldn't take our 3 QBs and WRs for Manning.

I don't want Manning. The Colts will be absolutely horrible in the near future. Hello cap hell. 96M to one player? Stupid.

well we're paying brunell about half that aren't we (probably not after bonuses and stuff)? but i think manning is 100x better than brunell and not just the 2x more that they're paying him... nfl these days u got 3, 4 seasons

I've heard, and maybe El Loco Canuck can corroborate this, that Manning's new deal actually counts less against the cap on a yearly basis than his old deal

[QUOTE=smootsmack]I've heard, and maybe El Loco Canuck can corroborate this, that Manning's new deal actually counts less against the cap on a yearly basis than his old deal[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure what Manning's old deal was but I calculate these are the cap hits of the new deal (000s):

2004 $6,285
2005 $6,415
2006 $15,750
2007 $16,750
2008 $17,250
2009 $19,750
2010 $15,800

Total = 7 yrs/$98M

I think Peyton is the best player in the NFL, but is he worth those cap hits? I'm not sure.

I think it's safe to say the Colts are cheering HARD for a LARGE increase in the cap in the coming years.

They'll obviously have to keep restructuring his deal.

What else are they supposed to do? He's one of the best in the game, they can't let him go.

He's a stud. I would take him over both BO and Moss, only cause of his unselfish attitude.

Manning, James and Harrison have been counting for over half their cap for years. Their defense gets better every year and then they lose their top players on D becuase they cant resign them. Hopefully their Coach will do like Gibbs and instill what it means to be a Colt and get people to play for less money to stay