Quick, name one of the best, if not the best, quarterback in the NFL right now? Ever?

I am almost certain a vast majority of you just said Peyton Manning. It could be because you are an Indianapolis Colts fan, or it could be because of this resume:

-Four-time NFL MVP (2003 (shared with Steve McNair), 2004, 2008, 2009)
-Best NFL Player ESPY Award (2004,2005)
-Eleven-time Pro Bowl Selection (1999–2000, 2002–2010)
-Five-time First-team All-Pro (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
-Three-time Second-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2006)
-Two-time Bert Bell Award (2003, 2004)
-Six-time AFC Offensive Player of the Year Awards (1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009)
-1998 NFL All-Rookie First Team
-2004 AFC Offensive Player of the Year
-2004 Fedex Express Player of the Year
-2005 Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award
-2005 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award
-2005 Byron “Whizzer” White Humanitarian Award
-2005 Pro Bowl MVP
-2007 Super Bowl MVP
-2007 Best Championship Performance ESPY Award

Additionally, Manning has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month four times (9/2003, 11/2004, 10/2006, 9/2009) and Offensive Player of the Week on 21 occasions (20 AFC, 1 NFL/playoff).

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Recently, analysts and fans have been mentioning that it is time to find and groom the quarterback of the future for the Colts.

I can understand why people are ready for Indy to find the next guy to lead the team. Peyton is 35 years old right now and is in the final few years of his career. The only question is: who is the man to step into his shadow? The two choices that have been brought up? TCU's Andy Dalton and Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick.

Let take a breif look at the two. We will start with TCU's Andy Dalton.

Dalton is said to be an above-average passer with great accuracy. He rarely throws into double coverage and goes through his progressions very well. He can throw on the run and make plays with his feet. He is able to sell the pump fake well and is also known to be a great leader on the field.

In four years at TCU, Dalton threw for just over 10,300 yards and had a TD/INT ratio of 71-30. He finished with a career completion percentage of 61.7 and what would be equal to a 94.6 career QB rating in the NFL. Not too shabby if you ask me.

Now lets look at the other guy, Nevada's Colin Kaepernick.

He is said to have good arm strength and be extremely productive. Kaepernick ended his career as the only active college football player to accumulate 10,000 passing yards and 4,000 rushing yards. His completion percentage has increased each season he has played at Nevada.

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He makes good decisions and doesn't turn the ball over very often. By all accounts a great person, a leader on the field, and a good teammate off of it. He also has the ability to make plays with is feet.

In four years at Nevada, Kaepernick threw for just over 10,000 yards with a TD/INT ratio of 82-24. He had a career completion percentage of 58.2. His last season, it was just over 64 percent. These stats led him to what would be equal to a 97.3 NFL passer rating.

It is obvious that both of these fine athletes found success in the college ranks. They both were team leaders and decent passers. Both are able to make plays running the ball and did not turn the ball over very much.

Which one is better? I am going to go with Colin Kaepernick. His stats look slightly better and one of his scouting report positives was that he was very coachable, and a person that reacted very well to being coached. This single trait will allow him to be drafted and learn under Peyton Manning and take in everything that he is able to during Manning's final few years.

Being able to learn from one of the best to ever play the game will help this kid tremendously. I think he has what it takes to lead the Colts after Manning leaves. Will he be the next Peyton Manning? Probably not, but he won't do too bad of a job.

I'm not saying Dalton couldn't possibly do the same, but with Kaepernick, it is more of a sure thing.