On Day One of the 2005 draft, the Green Bay Packers were faced with a difficult decision. Brett Favre, the team's poster boy for the past 13 seasons, had recently turned 35 years old. He had started 204 consecutive games, but his age worried the Packers at the quarterback position.

With the 24th pick, Green Bay took Aaron Rodgers out of Cal. Rodgers spent three years on the bench before Favre announced his first retirement. Three years later, he won a Super Bowl.

Peyton Manning is 35 years old. He has started all 208 games of his career. See a parallel? While Manning is not likely to go through a retirement saga three years from now, his age is a cause for concern. In 2010, Manning's 91.9 QB rating and 17 interceptions were his worst totals since 2002. Although Manning has never missed an NFL start, his ironman stature is sure to diminish as he moves into his upper 30s.

So I ask you, Colts fans, is this the year the Colts should draft a quarterback? The Colts are a team that prides itself on draft picks (since 1999, all 53 Pro Bowlers have been homegrown). The idea of trading for a top tier player, let alone a quarterback, is foreign to Indy. In what is being described as "the year of the quarterback," (as the media say every year) is it time the Colts draft a successor to Manning’s throne?

This isn't crazy talk. I'm talking about maybe a second- or third-round pick: Some sort of cushion for Manning’s age. Someone to learn under his wing to ease into the Post-Manning Era.

Or maybe not. It’s certainly something for Bill Polian to think about, though.

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