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that’s why I wonder and don’t make assumptions or proclamations about what would have happened. 2012 was a wild ride, to be sure. Probably the best of his career in terms of magical moments. I just wonder what it would have been like with offensive stability with Luck, in say years 3-5. Could have used some offense against NE in 2014…

"Here's to Anthony Richardson having a healthy 2024 season and beyond." And all of Colts Nation said...

I'll always wonder what might have been had Pagano not been able to return and Bruce Arians led this team for the next several years...

I’m afraid there has been and will continue being a lot of players with CTE. It’s a far bigger issue than most would think or be willing to believe. Amazing he lived to 84…

I think it can protect head injuries, but I foresee more neck injuries as they become more commonly used. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I’m not alone in the thought. The key aspect is going to be finding a way to continue putting pressure on players avoiding head to head contact. It’s not possible to entirely avoid in this sport, but there is still blatant shots being thrown by players dropping their head and throwing their bodies high for that type of contact. I watched the last 5 minutes of the Colorado Buffs game last night and saw multiple head shots that weren’t called or reviewed. It’s going to take a serious effort and larger consequences to continue seeing results.

any relation to Ronald?

It would most certainly protect your head when you walk through doorways…

Or make a trade. But it seems late for that. It's becoming more obvious they want to roll with Brents, Jones, and Moore and are just looking at the bottom of the room to improve. I don't know how and why they got to the conclusion that Flowers is suitable depth, but we are there... and now he's dealing with a hamstring issue. I like the Womack move replacing Baker... but I wish the same would happen with Flowers, and there was a little more certainty with the depth of the room. 9 active defensive backs makes me a bit nervous.

That is correct. The bottom third of the draft, which was reportedly very weak. Can you imagine if they hadn't drafted 6 players in the top 150? That would be a tough draft, but since they retained 6 players (which is what several teams drafted entirely), it's not going to be a big deal. It should not be, and will not be a year from now. Or put it a different way... Can you imagine if they had retained them all, and the 3 that were cut ended up being absolute wastes of roster spots? Would that be smart roster management?

how are they?

Interesting take.

Im not sure I understand the fuss of leaving 3 of the late picks off the active roster. They had 9 picks. So 6 players drafted this year made the 53 man roster following a year of retaining all but a handful of players, and we’re concerned and fussing about 3 late draft picks. The waiver pickups make it even more less of a fuss to me- they clearly value players more than those 3 that were drafted… So if the 6 that are on the roster turn into an incredible class this year and moving forward, are we going to even remember those that didn’t make the roster? I just don’t get the attention it’s getting. Some teams didn’t even draft 6 players this year… what is most interesting is that the players we kept were all roughly in the top 150, which several analysts were saying was where the draft fell off this year. I trust the front office’s evaluations on that- this could have been a really poor bottom part of the draft and a longshot to get anyone to stick, so they tested some unique players.

Of course not. None of us can, which is why we sit on this forum instead of dealing with contracts. It’s a complex process that none of us can understand. But one that Ballard has repeatedly talked in detail about and makes his approach very understandable. Anyone managing a team of any kind/any industry can understand the value of knowing an individual well and not letting them leave for an unknown or perceived better component to your team. The grass isn’t always greener and there are generally reasons, more than that are at play when teams let players walk in free agency. These teams aren’t tripping over dollars when looking at good leaders/overall humans on their teams. They pay their leaders.

Other players that received contracts you preferred we had given them… who says they wanted to be here? I think we all would have preferred Hunter this free agency. He got a deal that we were even willing to go above, by all accounts. But we didn’t give him anything, because he didn’t want it from us. So this philosophy of yours doesn’t track for me. It’s ignoring a major reality and seems like playing fantasy or madden franchise mode…