There's an old saying that implies there is a little bit of truth in every joke. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsey recently tweeted that he was in Brett Favre country looking to sign him. He later stated it was a joke, but he wasn't playin y'all. Indy just signed 38 year old retired veteran qb Kerry Collins to presumably start while Peyton Manning recovers from neck surgery. Why? Why would you bring in a beaten down qb that does not know your system with two weeks left until the regular season? You do that when you have serious doubts about your starter's long term availability.
Pro Bowl receiver Reggie Wayne has already vocalized his displeasure with the move stating "We don't even know him, we ain't vanilla man, we ain't no simple offense. "So for him (Collins) to come in here and be the starter, I don't see it. I think that's a step back." A step back, really?Current pre season starter Curtis Painter has been horrible, and has a career qb rating of 9.8. So what gives? Collins retired because he did not want to baby sit rookie qb Jake Locker in Tennessee. I can not see him untiring just to hold another clip board. Manning may be looking at missing much more than week 1. I applaud the Colts for being proactive because Collins is a serviceable backup, but if Manning misses any significant time the Colts are done.
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