Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:50 pm EDT
Not
in those exact words, mind you, but when a team brings
in Mario Manningham and Early Doucet for closer looks, that does send a
certain message, yes?
The NFL Network's Adam
Schefter is reporting that the Colts have some concerns about Harrison's age and
health. His left knee kept him off the field for most of last year, and he
had surgery on his right knee this offseason. For a 36-year-old man who's played
his entire career on artificial turf, that is not a recipe for success.
From the Colts standpoint, I get it. You've got Peyton Manning at quarterback,
and he's got a handful of elite-level years left in him, and as long as he's
around, you want to make sure he's well-equipped with capable targets. Even if
Marvin Harrison was at 100%, I wouldn't blame them for bringing in another
receiver.
That's what you do when you have a great quarterback. You know, a porno company
can hire Ron Jeremy, but if he doesn't have some smokin' hot co-stars with great
receiving ability, he's not going to sell you a lot of videos. It might just be
me, but I don't think there's a huge market out there for a 90-minute Ron Jeremy
solo video. I don't want to see that.
Sometimes, I end up really far off-topic, and I don't know how I got there. I'm
sorry.
I think it's a good move for the Colts to bring in as many good young receivers
as they can, and I don't think it's insensitive to Marvin Harrison in any way. I
love the guy, and always have, but ... he's 36, he has zero healthy knees, and
the Colts need to maximize what they can get out of Peyton Manning while they
can.
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It had to happen sometime andthe Colts should prepare for the day when Marvin can no longer perform at that level.
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