but has anyone ever heard Peyton say something negative about any other player or coach for that matter? I mean, even after that idiot Lane Kiffin up and left Tennessee, Peyton didn’t really say anything.

I think he likes Tebow, who wouldn’t? He seems like a great kid. BUT, enough to draft? I don’t know. I tend to doubt it. Regardless, it looks like we’re gonna carry 3 QBs on the roster again this year…I just don’t see Painter completely taking over for Sorgi next season. So Tebow could be a real possibility.

There’s a difference between saying Manning WANTS the Colts to draft Tebow and that Manning will WELCOME him or could USE him if they did.

Full quote from the article:

Word around the scouting circles is that Carolina, New England and Indianapolis have the hots for Tebow. Bill Belichick and Urban Meyers are buds, and he loves Tebow’s IT FACTOR. Hell, Peyton Manning has even come out and made a pitch for Tebow.

"I think he’s going to have a good NFL career. I certainly would be careful putting odds against him," said Manning, who is in the market for a new backup. "The guy is competitive. A guy with his kind of strength and character, any NFL team would be lucky to have Tebow as a quarterback. Not any other position but quarterback.

The Colts could use a young, promising quarterback to groom as Manning’s possible successor, and most talent evaluators are convinced Tebow needs a season or two to adjust to the NFL game.

When speaking about Tebow during Super Bowl week, Manning hinted the Colts could use him immediately.

"With all the problems we’ve had on third-and-1, fourth-and-1, short yardage, I’d take him in a heartbeat. He’s probably 100 percent in his career on converting those," Manning said. "I’ve seen him make a lot of [NFL] throws. He’s done a lot of damage to Tennessee over the years. I’m not disappointed to see him graduate from the University of Florida."

That, to me, reads like “If we get him, we’ll use him”, not “If we don’t get him I’m demanding a trade.”

that video is not really of his new throwing motion. it’s from a spring 2009 practice.

I’d Love to see what the Colts could do with him. Plus, I think Peyton was endorsing him, not just talking out his ass.

It’s not like I’m excited or disappointed about it, but they could very well pick him in the 3rd or even 2nd round if he’s still available. Too much of a talent to pass up IMO.

Assuming we take Pouncey first round, Tebow second…
Holy Crap, Jim Caldwell is Urban Meyer in disguise.

What the heck has gotten into you P? The only way ill except Tebow is if he is taken as a 4th or 5th round pick, and even then i would be skeptical.

but most importantly, LOVE to see Peyton play for the COLTS until he is 40? or 41?? He can do more damage to opposing defense than anybody else even at that age. But I know he will NEVER be a backup so what leaves Tebow if he is drafted now….

Hey looky there, Peyton and I completely agree about something.

Someone else is going to take Tebow long before the Colts get a shot at him, I’m pretty certain. If nothing else, the Florida teams – yes, the Jags, but I also imagine the Bucs and ’Phins to a lesser extent – will feel pressure from their fanbases. Plus, teams seriously considering Wildcat formations, as well as teams that just have lousy QB stocks will be all over him.

I don’t know if he deserves to be taken in the first two rounds – I haven’t seen him play, so I honestly don’t know how to judge him; he may well be worth the high pick – but I predict that he will be.

I don’t want him, but I’ll be really upset if the Pats take him

Let him work on his throwing motion. Put him in the wildcat and then he can play. As far as taking snaps under center, has he learned to do this?

Chris leak, Rex Grossman, Jesse Palmer, Danny Wuerffel, Kerwin Bell,Wayne Peace, John Reaves, and Steve Spurrier. Go Gators! Tebow!!!!!!

Something VERY important to consider is Tebow’s Wunderlink score, which was atrocious. While it wasn’t as bad as Vince Young’s was, it was bad. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR AN NFL QB IS THE ABILITY TO READ A DEFENSE! Tebow had to do none of that at Flordia. There are more important holes that need to be filled, and Polian knows that. There is maybe a 2% chance Tebow comes to the Colts.

PUKE!

how about we get an offensive lineman and have addai or brown get that yard and then instead of wasting a pick for a couple of one yard gains…the pick actually means something.

I would have to mute every game I watched and have a pillow by face when that media wh@re gets on tv

PLEASE GOD NO TEBOW

Good thing Polian makes decisions. Tebow will fail in the pros.