Luke Links: 'Dan The Man?' Edition

• Bob Kravitz asks, "If you're No. 18, do you want to come back to this dysfunctional mess?"
• Dan Orlovsky led the Colts to a season-best 10-for-15 third down conversation rate (66.7%). On paper it looks impressive. That is until you remember he was playing against a secondary that has turned to their wide receivers for defensive help.
• The Texans can clinch a playoff spot (Texans? Playoffs?) with a win over the Bengals and a Titans' loss this weekend. Kill me now. Please.
• The Colts offense gets a spark of improvement, while the defense continues to regress.

• James Brown of NFL Today asked all of the right questions of Peyton Manning, prior to the match-up with the Patriots. Manning didn't reveal much, sticking to his usual evasive ways. However, Manning did mention that he will ramp up his throwing beginning this week.
• Paul Kuharsky writes the stock of the Colts offensive line is falling, accounting for four of the Colts' five penalties on Sunday.

APPLE PIE (SB Nation goodies)

• Andrew Luck will learn his Heisman fate this Saturday. Robert Griffin III is presumably the clear favorite to take home the award and justifiably so. If the candidates weren't so overly impressive this year, Montee Ball could have made a strong case for the honor.
• The playoff race only gets more intense this week, with several teams on the brink of securing a post-season spot. In case you didn't know, the Colts are not one of these teams.

As for the Heisman, I'm going with RG3. What he's done at Baylor, to bring such a school out of obscurity (yes, I know Luck has done great things for Stanford's program) and into the limelight, while conjuring jaw-dropping stats across the board is enough for me. The guy's athleticism is unreal.

That said, Luck is a very strong candidate in his own regard, especially when considering consistency.

Who's your Heisman favorite?