[lex24]

BC I seldom find you flat out wrong. But you are here. Before his injury, he was considered elite. The ints’s were a problem. But he had taken a 2-14 team to the playoffs his rookie year and deeper into the playoffs his next two. People knew how good he was on a team with little help. 15 was a drop. But that was injury related. 16 he played well- despite not having his fastball. 

As for trade value, that depends entirely on health. I wonder if he ever will be the same. The analogy to Plunkett is a good one.  Unfortunately. 

I want Luck to sit out this year and mend.  My hope is the Colts think Briskett is fine and trade Luck. I’ll hate them forever. What they did to Luck is inexcusable.

I think you are overstating what Indi would be able to fetch for Luck in a trade.  Right now, you have an “injury prone” qb (with a throwing shoulder injury, no less).  Who knows if he can or will get back from this.  Moreover, even before the injury, Luck was hardly an “elite” qb.  Even at his peak, he was considered among the second-tier qb’s.  Not necessarily his fault, but he threw lots of interceptions (though many were thrown trying to come back in a game).

Bottom line, I think the assessment that a team might give up a second round draft pick for Luck seems more likely than the one that assumes Indi gets a treasure trove of draft picks.

BC

[lex24]

BC I seldom find you flat out wrong. But you are here. Before his injury, he was considered elite. The ints’s were a problem. But he had taken a 2-14 team to the playoffs his rookie year and deeper into the playoffs his next two. People knew how good he was on a team with little help. 15 was a drop. But that was injury related. 16 he played well- despite not having his fastball. 

As for trade value, that depends entirely on health. I wonder if he ever will be the same. The analogy to Plunkett is a good one.  Unfortunately. 

I want Luck to sit out this year and mend.  My hope is the Colts think Briskett is fine and trade Luck. I’ll hate them forever. What they did to Luck is inexcusable.

I think you are overstating what Indi would be able to fetch for Luck in a trade.  Right now, you have an “injury prone” qb (with a throwing shoulder injury, no less).  Who knows if he can or will get back from this.  Moreover, even before the injury, Luck was hardly an “elite” qb.  Even at his peak, he was considered among the second-tier qb’s.  Not necessarily his fault, but he threw lots of interceptions (though many were thrown trying to come back in a game).

Bottom line, I think the assessment that a team might give up a second round draft pick for Luck seems more likely than the one that assumes Indi gets a treasure trove of draft picks.

BC