Originally Posted by PR_Glen

trade a quarterback who has at least 4 or 5 more competitive even elite years left, maybe more, for a chance at an unproven rookie who, even if a star, will take at least 3 years to make any significant impact?

No.... That's just bad math.

You have to remember this isn't 1985, the longevity on quarterbacks are much higher as long as they keep up with their training, and last i checked manning was a work horse... You also have to take in account that it only takes about a year or two to rebuild teams now with the way free agency is set up these days so complete makeovers aren't even necessary with good teams.