Perhaps nobody in the complex understands the potential consequences of failure better than Castonzo. When Indy took the Boston College alum in the first round of the 2011 draft, Castonzo thought he was walking into the most thankless job in football: protecting Peyton Manning's blind side. But Manning never played a down that season after having neck surgery, Kerry Collins sustained a concussion in Week 3 and never played again, and Indy wound up 2-14. The result: the No. 1 draft pick, a released Manning and a rebuilt roster with Luck as the centerpiece.
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