Quote:Anyone who actually was paying attention to that draft back in 98 (and not someone who's just using revisionist theory today) would know that there was a major split between Manning/Leaf not only in the media... but even in the Colts war room before they eventually went with the decision to go with Peyton.


But hey, this is the Jaguars message boards. Let's not allow facts to get in the way...

This article was written April 13, 1998 about a week before the draft.


<a class="bbc_url" href='http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012545/1/index.htm'>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1012545/1/index.htm</a>


There was no debate with the people who actually make the decisions.


As for the part in bold:

Quote:Finally, the uncertainty cleared. By the week before the draft, "it was 99 percent for (Manning)," Polian said.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/story/2012-03-07/Peyton-Manning-Colts-Ryan-Leaf/53400044/1'>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/story/2012-03-07/Peyton-Manning-Colts-Ryan-Leaf/53400044/1</a>


Its fun to make stuff up isn't it?

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