Hello, I'm Peter King. Welcome to the MMQB podcast with Peter King, where I take you

inside the minds of the biggest influencers in the NFL.

This week, a different show with one guest, retired NFL general manager Ernie Acorsi.

On the eve of the NFL's 83rd draft, which is full of perplexing quarterbacks by the way.

I'm going to show you how two drafts rich in quarterbacks changed the course of pro football

history with a man who was in a box seat for both.

He was in charge of a key team in each of the 1983 and 2004 drafts, two of the most famous quarterback drafts of all time.

And we'll discuss how this draft, with four quarterbacks likely to go near the very top could be as impactful

as either of those drafts.

And now my conversation with Ernie Acorsi.

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In 83, a course he was a rookie general manager with the Baltimore Colts and in 2004 he was a veteran GM with the New York

Giants and in both drafts he was a centerpiece and events that forever altered the shape of the NFL.

Let's start in 1983.

Would the Baltimore Colts have moved to Indianapolis a year after the 83 draft?

If a course he wasn't overruled, a year after the 83 draft.

If a Corsi wasn't overruled by a bombastic owner,

Robert Erse, who traded John Elway to Denver

without a Corsi's knowledge or approval? Would there even be a franchise in Indianapolis today?

If Elway had stayed in Baltimore, which team exactly would have drafted Peyton Manning 15 years later?

And would the Baltimore Ravens ever have been invented?

In 2004 on a veritable dare, a course he drafted Philip Rivers, even though that was the third quarterback on his draft board.

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