Heads Up Quads #15 - Colts!

As part of my Christmas goodies, I got a few Heads Up Quads cards.  One was this Colts quad, a quad of players who were all pretty good, although rarely good enough to beat my hometown Pats!

Let's see who I consider the best player on the card, starting with the front:

"Edge" is up for Hall of Fame honors currently, and I get it to a point.  He's 13th all time in rushing, has most Colts RB records, and is in the 10,000 yard club.  But that's where I'm like...hmmm.  In 11 years, he only crossed 1,000 yards seven times.  His career highs were almost entirely in his first two years of play, including two of his four Pro Bowl trips.  He also had a pretty quiet final four years with the Cardinals and Seahawks, which technically included two 1,000 yard seasons, but a pretty low yards per carry.  So personally...I don't get it.  Lesean McCoy has a decent chance of catching Edge in yards before he retires and I don't see McCoy as a Hall of Famer, so...go figure.

Marvin Harrison probably shot a guy.  He's also a Hall of Famer though, and is definitely one of the best receivers of all time.  He ended his career 5th in receptions and 9th in yards, and Michael Thomas just beat his record for receptions in a season.  Unlike Edge, I can see Harrison as a Hall of Famer - eight pro bowls, three first team all pros, 1,000 yard seasons in eight straight seasons.  And he won a Super Bowl with Peyton.  I forgot that Edge left the year before they won for Arizona...man that's a bummer.

The back of the card:

Who puts Peyton on the back of a card?  I get that Edge and Harrison were similarly good at this point, but Peyton was the QB.  Weird.  14 Pro Bowls all told as well as seven first team all pro selections and two Super Bowl wins.  There are only four seasons where he DIDN'T make a Pro Bowl, which include the season he entirely missed, his rookie season, and his final season.  So...not too shabby.  And you know, the guy finished pretty high on most quarterback leaderboards...

Guy number four is Marcus Pollard, who I loved to follow as a kid.  I've mentioned in the past that I loved watching returners/special teamers as a kid, but a close second was FB/TE types.  I mean guys like Rob Konrad, Ben Coates, Kevin Turner, they were great.  So I remember following Pollard a bit.  Looking at the stats, he did...okay.  13 years, 4,280 yards, 40 touchdowns.  Not too bad really I guess, but obviously not all time great type stuff.  He had career highs of 739 yards and 8 touchdowns the year this card was made, so I guess I get why he's on here.  Who would've thought this card could have three potential Hall of Famers on it in the first place though?

So who wins the card?  I mean it's Peyton obviously.  I'd put Edge second, and Pollard third because, as far as I know, he was never involved in any murder schemes.  Harrison was really good...but also a really bad dude.  So he's 4th for me.