The Indianapolis Colts are having the season from hell as NFL betting lines enthusiast have made more money on the team in the first 12 weeks of this season, then they did in the 14 years prior. With only five games left, the Colts could become the second team in the last three years to lose all 16 games of the bookie software season. Still, that would not be as bad as the news we’ll be discussing during this column.

After a disheartening loss to the Carolina Panthers to move the Indianapolis Colts to 11 losses on the season, news broke out late last night, that Peyton Manning has a better then 50 percent chance of retiring due to complications with his neck injury. The aforementioned neck injury has literally kept Manning out for the entire season, and has translated to some of the most embarrassing football Colts fans have ever seen.

Indianapolis is currently on their third quarterback of the season, as management never elected to pickup a possible starter. To be blunt, it is hard to believe that with Peyton Manning out, the Colts would not have taken a flyer on Vince Young this offseason. The oft-criticized quarterback is a career 30 – 17 as a starter. Meaning to say, with the well-documented struggles of the Colts this season and the possibility of an NFL lottery pick, the Colts should have prepared better.

Then again, having Andrew Luck from Stanford takeover for Peyton Manning wouldn’t be such as bad thing would it? While reports surface that Manning may retire, the truth is that as a competitor and former iron man in terms of games played, Manning will most likely be back next season. As a result, fans and media alike can chalk this season up to being an anomaly.