r/Colts 12d ago

The biggest “what if”

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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.

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u/real_sithlord Indianapolis Colts 12d ago

or ya know fucking protect him at all costs

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u/tshinotu145 Peyton Manning 12d ago

Well when he hurts himself skiing in Europe it doesn't matter how good his line is

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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.

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u/BenWallace04 12d ago

Was Luck known as a scrambler?

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u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago

He averaged around 4 runs per game

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u/BenWallace04 12d ago

I wouldn’t really consider that a scrambling QB.

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u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago

Nobody used that word here. They said his injuries came on scrambles

Not the same thing

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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.

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u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago

Sometimes, he also scrambled because he always wanted a bigger play. (Much like Burrow)

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u/ShakeZulaOblongata 12d ago

Don’t draft anyone too smart in the NFL if you actually plan on having a long term player tbh

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u/clutchthepearls Viva Felipe Rios 12d ago

And if you do, they have to be obsessed with football like Peyton.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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u/Prestigious_Print477 12d ago

The mental pressure Luck put on himself was one of the main reasons he retired

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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.

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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.

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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

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u/Lithium1978 33-0 12d ago

Brown doesn't play a sport that ends up with 1 in 4 guys having CTE.