Could the Colts have gotten Garoppolo instead of Brissett in 2017 and at what cost?

[craigerb]

...and how would that have changed things?

[John Waylon]

Sure they could have. But it didn’t make sense. They wanted a starter’s price for Garoppolo. We only needed Brissett as a rental and then to be a quality backup as soon as Luck was healthy again. They weren’t looking for someone to be “the guy” when that deal was made. They were looking for a guy to keep us in the running until Luck returned. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Never mind 

[csmopar]

8 hours ago, craigerb said:

...and how would that have changed things?

You wouldn’t have big Q. That’s what it would have cost

[FuedinHatfield]

What? Why on earth would we pay starter price when we had Luck? Why is this a constant thing with the past? If we would have used our 5th round pick in 2000 and took Tom Brady we would have been a true dynasty. What's your point?

[cdgacoltsfan]

[craigerb]

5 hours ago, FuedinHatfield said:

Why on earth would we pay starter price when we had Luck? 

Garropolo was not the starter--he was the backup.

[Superman]

Yes, we could have given up a 2nd round pick for JG just like the Niners did.

 

It wasn't on the Colts radar because they expected Luck to come back. We traded a player we were going to cut for a player the Patriots didn't need, because we wanted a backup. Then Luck wasn't ready, our 2nd string QB was terrible, and JB wound up starting 15 games. I don't think that's what anyone had in mind when they traded for him.

[GoColts8818]

Well it costs the 49ers a second round for pick him so probably that.  Pretty high price to pay when you were looking for backup/band aid to get through what they thought would be one season without Luck.

[Four2itus]

3 hours ago, Superman said:

Yes, we could have given up a 2nd round pick for JG just like the Niners did.

And we may have won some of the more "expected wins", and perhaps lost some of the wins we weren't expected to. 

 

No way to know. 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

20 hours ago, craigerb said:

...and how would that have changed things?

 

If Ballard had the foresight to get a starter quality QB to backup/insurance for Luck he probably would have or more importantly should have used the #3 overall pick on one of the top QB prospects..... Donald, Allen, Rosen etc... So far it looks like Allen was the only good choice but what choice he would have been!

[WoolMagnet]

Would youhave been happier marrying that “kinda crazy” girl that was choice #2?

 

  Trust me, its rarely a good idea to go back and think “what if” on a previous decision.

 

  In an alternate universe, right now i’m responding to a thread titled:  “could the Colts have gotten Brissett instead of Garrapolo in 2017?”

 

[cdgacoltsfan]

21 hours ago, craigerb said:

...and how would that have changed things?