I’ll tweak your response to say do what’s in your best interest.
NFL: Andrew Luck RETIRING
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I’ll tweak your response to say do what’s in your best interest.
'Exhausted' can mean tired of all the run around and ready for something else.
Best part about the Gottlieb take is how many were quick to point out his credit card schemin'.
Best part about the Gottlieb take is how many were quick to point out his credit card schemin'.
What I like is members of the national media are even clowning Gottlieb for his hot take. But yeah, the credit card replies are great.
With all the stuff about what football does to people long term it's pretty amazing that there's not more support for someone choosing to walk away while they literally can.
Many of us would love to retire at age 29.
I'm a fringe Colts fan. I'm going to give the booing fans the benefit of the doubt and assume most were booing the moment, not Andrew himself. To find out mid preseason game, 2 weeks before the regular season that your all-pro franchise QB is quitting is quite the nutcup moment.
So what do the Colts do?
They have a contender level roster.
Roll with JB?
Trade for somebody?
Maybe Bridgewater from the Saints or give Eli one last chance at greatness?
They have a contender level roster.
Roll with JB?
Trade for somebody?
Maybe Bridgewater from the Saints or give Eli one last chance at greatness?
Roll with JB. He wasn't terrible a couple years ago and the team overall, especially the offensive line, is better now.
Luck made 97 million during his career and walked away from another 23 million, at age 29. He could not stay healthy, has a great college degree, great time to retire. Wish him luck .
https://thebiglead.com/2019/08/24/andrew-luck-contract-details-are-straightforward/
https://thebiglead.com/2019/08/24/andrew-luck-contract-details-are-straightforward/
I never fault an athlete (any sex) in any sport at any level for two things...
-- getting themselves paid
-- deciding they have had enough
Good for Andrew. I am sure he has lots of cool stuff on the horizon.
-- getting themselves paid
-- deciding they have had enough
Good for Andrew. I am sure he has lots of cool stuff on the horizon.
Retiring, for any reason, might go down as just about the *least* millennial thing ever.
I’m a colts fan and my initial reaction was that he was quitting on the team. After a few hours to think about it, I now feel bad for Luck. He took a lot of beatings early in his career. Now it appears that his body doesn’t heal in a timely manner. Colts had a top 5 team with him in my opinion, without him we will be lucky to be .500. Elite QBs don’t grow on trees.
In the short term Brissett is the starter. He's on the last year of his rookie deal and he's playing with a pretty good supporting cast, so it's a huge season for him. The good news is that nobody is running away with the AFC South. The Colts aren't Super Bowl contenders now but I don't think the bottom will fall out either. If it does and Brissett flops then the 2020 QB class looks promising.
