Peyton Manning, Jim Irsay and Bob Kravitz "It is so sad and so hard to write it again, but it's true: Peyton Manning is done in Indianapolis." - Bob Kravitz Peyton Manning and the Colts" owner, Jim Irsay, have not held a heart-to-heart talk about Manning's future in Indianapolis. Instead, in the last week, they have seemingly been communicating through a go-between. That person happens to be a columnist, Bob Kravitz of The Indianapolis Star, who has been writing all season that the Colts need to start over if they're able to draft Andrew Luck. Here's a slice of Kravitz's latest column, or better yet, read it all here. We're talking about one of the best owners in sports and one of the greatest quarterbacks in history, both of them good men, both of them great philanthropists. This should end with parades and statues, not harsh words. This should end with an entire region paying tribute to the greatest Indianapolis Colt of all time, not a blizzard of words. The pair need to talk and they need to talk, honestly and forthrightly, right now. And Irsay needs to tell him exactly what he plans to tell him later: "We're going to cut you. It hurts my heart and soul, but we have no choice. Here are a few quotations that help tell the story: Earlier this week, Manning expressed sadness, via Kravitz, about the many Colts colleagues who had been let go in the recent shake-up: "I just want to pay tribute to all those guys. It's unfortunate because so many of them have been such a big part of so many big wins here, and this is so ... sudden. Irsay responded, through Kravitz: "He's a politician." I don't think it's in the (best) interest to paint the Horseshoe in a negative light, I really don't. . . The horseshoe always comes first. One thing (Manning has) always known, and he's been around it so long, you keep it in the family. If you've got a problem, talk to each other. It's not about campaigning or anything like that. Manning's response, again via Kravitz: "At this point, Mr. Irsay and I owe it to each other and to the fans of the organization to handle this appropriately and professionally, and I think we will. I've already reached out to Mr. Irsay. I wasn't trying to paint the Colts in a bad light, but it's tough when so many people you've known for so long are suddenly leaving. I feel very close to a lot of these guys and we've done great things together. It's hard to watch an old friend clean out his office. That's all I was trying to say. Extra point The cast of characters on the Colts has been together so long that they're almost like a TV family. This episode doesn't figure to reach the operatic levels of drama of Brett Favre's exit from Green Bay, but any divorce is painful.