The comparison between the Aaron Rodgers/Brett Favre situation is not a good one in the slightest. These would be two completely different scenarios. Brett Favre hadn't decided if he was coming back or not. The organization couldn't just wait on him forever like they had been doing every single season. They had to do what was best for the organization and decided to move on.
The Colts wouldn't have to choose between Luck and Manning. The Colts could have them both. If the Colts selected Andrew Luck, Manning could still play if he wanted to with the Colts. He's probably going to play another two or three seasons. He's had three neck surgeries in the last three years I think. Maybe it was two years. Whatever the case, he's not going to last much longer. You have to think about what is best for the team going forward. And Manning probably knows this. It's a business.
As for the fanbase, who gives a ****. Since when do they run the team? As long as the team wins, then they'll shut up. If they're divided about who should play, oh well they have no say in what goes on anyways. And Peyton Manning struggling to the point that fans would want to see Andrew Luck play would be surprising.
Again, I don't see how this is a waste of talent. Andrew Luck's talent wouldn't vanish because he's not playing. You could even say that Luck's talent could really be wasted by going to a terrible team and expecting him to be Superman and save the franchise and turn them into a contender right off the bat. A lot of rookie quarterbacks have done well in the last decade or so, but at the same time a lot of those quarterbacks that have been rookies and done well have also had good talent around them. This fits the bill for Roethlisberger, Flacco, Dalton and Ryan. Miami has virtually nothing. Things could always change in one offseason of course, but in that division he would have a lot on his plate.
