"Andrew Luck is viewed as the man who, sooner or later, will replace Peyton Manning as the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts.

The Stanford quarterback and presumptive first overall pick in the April draft -- an influential selection held by the Colts -- begs to differ.

"You don't ever replace someone like Peyton Manning,'' Luck said today in a one-on-one interview during an endorsement session set up by Gatorade at the JW Marriott. "He is the best.

"From what I understand, he means so much to this city. Not just for the football stuff, but what he's done off the field. Obviously he's a great guy from a great family. You don't ever replace guys like that.''"