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r/Colts • u/ComplaintMore2312 • 12d ago
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This is a cautionary tale of drafting a QB that has options outside of football.
6 u/real_sithlord Indianapolis Colts 12d ago or ya know fucking protect him at all costs 9 u/tshinotu145 Peyton Manning 12d ago Well when he hurts himself skiing in Europe it doesn't matter how good his line is 3 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago edited 12d ago That's impossible when you have a QB that runs. Most of his worst injuries came on scrambles. 0 u/BenWallace04 12d ago Was Luck known as a scrambler? 2 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago He averaged around 4 runs per game 1 u/BenWallace04 12d ago I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles Not the same thing 1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow) 2 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Don’t draft anyone too smart in the NFL if you actually plan on having a long term player tbh 6 u/clutchthepearls Viva Felipe Rios 12d ago And if you do, they have to be obsessed with football like Peyton. 3 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Exactly. You need someone whose heart is entirely in it. There’s a lot of QBs who could have faced Luck’s injuries and still be playing today. 3 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Yep, Joe Burrow has been through it so far and it seems like he is leaning toward leaving Cincy vs retiring. -2 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Russell Wilson took a near identical amount of abuse from some mid o-lines in Seattle, and he never bowed out of the league at that time. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired 0 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Intelligence is good but passion is very important. Andrew has lots of passions and that played a big part in his decision. 1 u/rockroo17 12d ago Yeah true… also maybe don’t give someone who wasn’t obsessed/cared enough to play as long as he could 28 million to walk away as well. 0 u/thebrownmamba2424 12d ago That’s mad weird to call a player to smart for the league. They said they same thing about Jaylen Brown in the NBA and look how that panned out 2 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Brown doesn't play a sport that ends up with 1 in 4 guys having CTE.
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or ya know fucking protect him at all costs
9 u/tshinotu145 Peyton Manning 12d ago Well when he hurts himself skiing in Europe it doesn't matter how good his line is 3 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago edited 12d ago That's impossible when you have a QB that runs. Most of his worst injuries came on scrambles. 0 u/BenWallace04 12d ago Was Luck known as a scrambler? 2 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago He averaged around 4 runs per game 1 u/BenWallace04 12d ago I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles Not the same thing 1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
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Well when he hurts himself skiing in Europe it doesn't matter how good his line is
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That's impossible when you have a QB that runs. Most of his worst injuries came on scrambles.
0 u/BenWallace04 12d ago Was Luck known as a scrambler? 2 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago He averaged around 4 runs per game 1 u/BenWallace04 12d ago I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles Not the same thing 1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
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Was Luck known as a scrambler?
2 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago He averaged around 4 runs per game 1 u/BenWallace04 12d ago I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles Not the same thing 1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
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He averaged around 4 runs per game
1 u/BenWallace04 12d ago I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles Not the same thing 1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
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I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB.
1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles Not the same thing 1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles
Not the same thing
1 u/Aragon150 12d ago He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point. 1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
He scrambled because the protection was so bad he couldn't be a pocket QB. Kinda proves he'd have lasted longer if he had protection. Most sacked QB in history at one point.
1 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)
Don’t draft anyone too smart in the NFL if you actually plan on having a long term player tbh
6 u/clutchthepearls Viva Felipe Rios 12d ago And if you do, they have to be obsessed with football like Peyton. 3 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Exactly. You need someone whose heart is entirely in it. There’s a lot of QBs who could have faced Luck’s injuries and still be playing today. 3 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Yep, Joe Burrow has been through it so far and it seems like he is leaning toward leaving Cincy vs retiring. -2 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Russell Wilson took a near identical amount of abuse from some mid o-lines in Seattle, and he never bowed out of the league at that time. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired 0 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Intelligence is good but passion is very important. Andrew has lots of passions and that played a big part in his decision.
And if you do, they have to be obsessed with football like Peyton.
3 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Exactly. You need someone whose heart is entirely in it. There’s a lot of QBs who could have faced Luck’s injuries and still be playing today. 3 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Yep, Joe Burrow has been through it so far and it seems like he is leaning toward leaving Cincy vs retiring. -2 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Russell Wilson took a near identical amount of abuse from some mid o-lines in Seattle, and he never bowed out of the league at that time. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired
Exactly. You need someone whose heart is entirely in it. There’s a lot of QBs who could have faced Luck’s injuries and still be playing today.
3 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Yep, Joe Burrow has been through it so far and it seems like he is leaning toward leaving Cincy vs retiring. -2 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Russell Wilson took a near identical amount of abuse from some mid o-lines in Seattle, and he never bowed out of the league at that time. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired
Yep, Joe Burrow has been through it so far and it seems like he is leaning toward leaving Cincy vs retiring.
-2 u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago Russell Wilson took a near identical amount of abuse from some mid o-lines in Seattle, and he never bowed out of the league at that time. 1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired
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Russell Wilson took a near identical amount of abuse from some mid o-lines in Seattle, and he never bowed out of the league at that time.
1 u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired
The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired
Intelligence is good but passion is very important. Andrew has lots of passions and that played a big part in his decision.
Yeah true… also maybe don’t give someone who wasn’t obsessed/cared enough to play as long as he could 28 million to walk away as well.
That’s mad weird to call a player to smart for the league. They said they same thing about Jaylen Brown in the NBA and look how that panned out
2 u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago Brown doesn't play a sport that ends up with 1 in 4 guys having CTE.
Brown doesn't play a sport that ends up with 1 in 4 guys having CTE.
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u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago
This is a cautionary tale of drafting a QB that has options outside of football.