At this rate, the Indianapolis Colts will have a very good chance of selecting first in next year's NFL Draft, for being one of the worst teams in the league so far.
Problem is, the next pick will definitely be Andrew Luck, the most NFL-ready quarterback coming out of college since Peyton Manning, whose very absence due to neck injury is the exact reason why the Colts are struggling so mightily now.
Not bad to have Luck to succeed Manning in the Colts uniform.
It would have been even better for two great players to play together. Remember in 1996, many suspected the San Antonio Spurs intentionally tanked games at the end of the season to increase the likelihood to pick first in the NBA Draft next year? The ping-pongs bounced their way and the prize was Tim Duncan, who teamed up with the incumbent David Robinson to become the formidable "Twin Towers".
In NBA, teams have been dying for a truly dominant centre, who does not come along very often. The Spurs had two in the same lineup.
In NFL, teams have been dying for a truly great quarterback, who does not come along very often. The Colts will likely have two in succession.
At least the NBA has the lottery to prevent teams from tanking games for higher draft picks. For a sure thing like Luck, Yours Truly would not be surprised to see NFL teams tank games for him, or "Suck for Luck", as they say.
Life is really not fair indeed.
