Andrew Luck Retires

The entire Colts franchise is a joke.

Peyton Manning was a huge loser who was having HGH delivered to his home, but the NFL never investigated. His forehead tells me everything I need to know about what he was on.

Manning's record was great against the terrible teams in his division -- Jaguars, Titans, Texans. Dude got six games a year against expansion teams. Once he got into the playoffs, more "one and dones" than anyone. Sure, the Colts won a Superbolw against the Bears. Grossman was the QB, and he later admitted he was drunk. Manning threw more picks than tds in those playoffs. Their defense saved them.

He could barely walk that last season with the Bronocs, give him credit for getting out there, once again a champion but saved by Von and a terrific defense.

Luck, too, feasted on inferior teams but yeah was never as good as they thought. Too many turnovers.

This is going to be par for the course in the new NFL as they become more reliant on spread concepts / mobile QBs. I will be surprised to see some of these mobile QBs last more than ten years. Russell Wilson might be one exception. Cam Newton is probably next.

He was always a cut above -- not just Stanford but a meaningful degree from it -- and this seems like a very reasoned decision. You can't blame him for wanting to be able to walk without a limp when he retires or not to ruin his back.

I blame the Colts for not prioritizing his protection more. How many years did they have a crappy O-line?

I do wonder if, in a year a two, he'll try a comeback, once he gets healthy again.

It does make you appreciate players with long careers even more, such as Brady.

I read that some Colts fans booed him after he announced this -- what ungrateful idiots.

Indy fans are gonna loooooove cheering for a black QB.

He should follow in his dad's footsteps and go into athletic admin, if not coaching.

revisioning wrote:

ReallybroReally wrote:

and this is why they should not have drafted receivers a few years back, but rather offensive linemen. In the NFL you win a lot of games by controlling the LOS.

Um, what? There was only one time from 2013-2018 that they drafted a WR before an O lineman.

I think Phillip Dorsett was the coup de grace, but although Hilton is a good receiver it does no good if the QB is flat on his back.

As someone else pointed out, the Colts strategy seemed to be getting flashy players who would put up big points against mediocre teams, but not so much against the best. The last several years they drafted a lot better, but alas too late for Luck.

Ghost of Jason Rexing's Trainers wrote:

He should follow in his dad's footsteps and go into athletic admin, if not coaching.

Nah,

He should take a year off and do like a couple of other former Indianapolis QBs and come win a Super Bowl with the Broncos.

joedirt wrote:

Ghost of Jason Rexing's Trainers wrote:

He should follow in his dad's footsteps and go into athletic admin, if not coaching.

Nah,

He should take a year off and do like a couple of other former Indianapolis QBs and come win a Super Bowl with the Broncos.

You mean Colts QBs, though moody horseface John Elway never actually played for the Colts in Balto or in Indy. Besides, Flacco is your dude for three more seasons, minimum. Ironically, great, young QBs don't want into Elwayville.

From the articles I’ve read about him, he’s one of the few superstars who seemed to have interests and talents outside of football, as his architecture degree from Stanford reflects. Good for him to get out before he becomes a cripple wracked with pain for the rest of his waking life and to explore what else life has to offer. If he changes his mind, I’m very confident some team will take a chance on him. Seems like a win-win situation for him.

Ghost of Jason Rexing's Trainers wrote:

joedirt wrote:

Nah,

He should take a year off and do like a couple of other former Indianapolis QBs and come win a Super Bowl with the Broncos.

You mean Colts QBs, though moody horseface John Elway never actually played for the Colts in Balto or in Indy. Besides, Flacco is your dude for three more seasons, minimum. Ironically, great, young QBs don't want into Elwayville.

If Flacco doesn't get injured. Remember last year Flacco went down for several games and Lamar Jackson did so well that when Flacco was cleared to play, he lost his starting job! One QB that Elway shouldn't have so quick to run out of town was Chad Kelly. The kid looked real good last night against Chicago. I think he's got the backup job pretty well locked up.

He will be back after his ankle heals. Patriots will get him once Brady retires

bladerunner wrote:

He had a marginal offensive line. and pretty average receivers.

This is a load of nonsense. The Colts OL was one of the best pass blocking OLs in the league last year. The other poster's comment regarding not drafting lineman may possibly be even more uninformed. Quentin Nelson and Braden Smith anyone?

Great QB coming out of college. Just couldn't stay healthy. Too many injuries. Never really had a chance to adapt to the NFL game. Hey, but he made a ton of money and should be financially set for life providing it didn't blow it all away.

Smsjsjsjsj wrote:

He will regret this in 6 months when his ankle heals.

He won't regret it when he's 60 and can still walk. I don't think runners really appreciate how physically brutal pro football is.

The NFL, especially for QB's, is like getting paid handsomely to get in a car wreck on a weekly basis. Training, drugs, rehab and all notwithstanding, it's not a good thing for your health.

rojo wrote:

There is NOTHING worse in sports than being a young athlete with big talent but an inability to do it becasue of injury.

But it's impossible for him to realize at 29 that things will normally heal themselves. Although with his money, youd' think he'd find someone who could figure out what the deal is.

I can't believe it. This is one of the BIGGEST STORIES I've ever read. Think about how much money he's giving up.

I guess he's one of the few who realizes hes' already made 100 million, how mcuh more does he need. Does he really need to fly in a private jet all the time? Own 10 houses? IF not, he can do whatever the hell he wants every day of his life.

He's had a constant battle with injuries the last few years. If he keeps playing he'll make lots more money, sure, but he'd be throwing his health away. Imagine if he kept playing and was in constant chronic pain at the age of 40, only to have to deal with that the rest of his life. He'd have money but be miserable. He has more than enough money to do whatever he wants the rest of his life, and once he heals up he'll hopefully have his health as well.

Ugh... wrote:

Smsjsjsjsj wrote:

He will regret this in 6 months when his ankle heals.

He won't regret it when he's 60 and can still walk. I don't think runners really appreciate how physically brutal pro football is.

This^^^

Imagine incredibly fast and super strong 300 pound men planting you in the earth as their job.

The injuries will just keep coming and the long term brain damage effects are horrific. Good for him to get out before it gets worse.

Football is a dying sport because of the long term damage it does. Hopefully this helps it die faster.

joedirt wrote:

This is going to be par for the course in the new NFL as they become more reliant on spread concepts / mobile QBs. I will be surprised to see some of these mobile QBs last more than ten years. Russell Wilson might be one exception. Cam Newton is probably next.

Agree. Wait till the owners get the 18 game schedule approved. By the time the Super Bowl week comes it will be all the back ups playing.

rojo wrote:

I can't believe it. This is one of the BIGGEST STORIES I've ever read. Think about how much money he's giving up.

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Seriously? An injury prone pro football player with millions of dollars retiring at almost 30? If that's really one of the biggest stories you've ever read, then you REALLY need to educate yourself. You sound like a knuckle dragging buffoon.