You are the Indianapolis Colts, you have the #1 pick, and you are on the clock. What do you do?

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2. I wasn't aware that was a widely held perception

If he's not completely recovered, the Colts clearly MUST go in a different direction. I think everyone would agree on that.

Let's say he's completely recovered for the sake of discussion. He's still in the last five years of his career and he's due a big contract payment this year ($28M if I understand correctly). The Colts would be in the same position the Packers were in when they had aging Brett Favre, and the opportunity to take Aaron Rodgers. In Green Bay's case, Favre wouldn't mentor Rodgers and was ultimately shown the door. Do the Colts want that drama? Even damaged Manning could potentially garner some market value with teams like Washington or Minnesota.