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Yeah, they should; I remember debating Indy colleagues before that draft

I wasn't a Colts fan, but everyone around me was. And they were 50-50. It's hard to imagine now, but Leaf was looked at as the more aggressive, gun-slinging up-and-comer. Manning was the son of Archie Manning, who didn't play well in a few big games. In the end, they went with the safer pick.

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Posted: 04/25/2017 at 09:44AM

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