Indianapolis Colts and their prospects for top draft prize – NFL Feature
Indianapolis Colts are eligible to sign top draft prize this year (2012). The draft season begins in April.
The rule is that the team who finished the regular season at the bottom of the National Football League (NFL), the American’s football premier league, qualify for the top draft pick.
The Colts ended the 2011 NFL season at the lowest of 2-14 on the league table. They now stand eligible for recruitment of the draft.
He until very recently was Stanford College’s quarterback, Andrew Luck. He has topped the list of a majority of analysts and commentators in the mock draft phase.
The mock draft campaign begins in November every year, with the regular season almost halfway through.
A media campaign runs through the mock exercise of the promoting and projecting the ratings of college league players.
The NFL professional teams then sign the players as per their ratings and stature.
This is one of the major processes of recruitment of football players into the professional league. Taking undrafted players is another way of hiring of football players on the professional franchises.
It is not as notable as the drafting process given the fact that a media hype and campaign is built around the season before it actually begins.
So, this year, Andrew Luck, was the likelihood for the Colts. Most recently, he is joined in by another quarterback, Robert Lee Griffin III, who is also known as RG3.
He was formerly with the Baylor Bears College football team.
The player has reportedly decided to skip the last season of his college league to go pro from this season.
This leaves the Colts with not one but two draft choices. Their owner, Jim Irsay, has to decide in favour of them.
Irsay is already reported to have compared it with their choice between their current regular quarterback, Peyton Manning, and Ryan Leaf in 1998.
They were two top draft prize of the time. They went for Manning over Leaf. The decision paid them off in next 13 years.
The owner is faced with the same matter of choice between the two: Andrew Luck of Robert Griffin III, once again.
Irsay has not spoken beyond citing a similar scenario from the past. It was the only time he as a matter of fact has hinted at signing of the new draft pick.
The problem is that both new draft players are equally impressive in their game stature. Both of them have confirmed to go pro straight after the draft season begins.
The only edge that Andrew Luck could have is from his past; that Andrew Luck and Colts star QB, Peyton Manning fathers have played together as quarterbacks in the NFL history.
Manning’s father, Archie Manning, has earlier hinted at the possibility of both players playing together.
With uncertainty around the Peyton Manning’s future at the Colts, this may not serve into the Luck’s interests at the end. He will certainly have a positive recommendation from the player.
This could only be a possibility if Peyton decides to move elsewhere than returning to the Colts next season.
With nothing decided on the Manning issue, both, Luck and Griffin III stand equally well qualified for the Colts. It is for Irsay now to decide about the one.
The situation is expected to be clearer once the Colts are able to sort out the future of Manning at the Colts.
With third surgery for his neck surgery in 19 months in September 2011, the player has not played a single game or practice for the Colts.
The team is expected to speak with the player in the near future after which their respective future courses are to be decided.
With Peyton Manning gone, singing any of the two top draft prizes will be an ultimate goal for the Colts owner to fulfil.
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