Coltzilla takes on the least popular backup in history
Despite his rookie struggles, he was certainly thrown to the wolves against the Jets, with the task of maintaining a shallow lead over a team that would meet the Colts again for the AFC Championship game, trying to keep the team undefeated in his first regular season NFL action. Bill Polian has indicated that he will be the primary back-up for Manning in 2010, and Painter has suggested that he feels more comfortable after getting some experience under his belt. It will be interesting to see how his performance changes now that he has had a chance to learn the Colts offense and has played against NFL-caliber competition.
One thing is certain, he is a lot different than Sorgi. At 6-foot 4-inches tall he is a closer to a prototypical NFL quarterback size, and he has an arm capable of making some sharp short to mid-range passes, and strong enough to get the ball down the field if he needs to as well. If he can translate his physical abilities into NFL-level talent and can remain consistent with his normally impressive accuracy, he could develop into a back-up Colts fans are happy to have around.
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