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True. Because he had to make plays for that team to win. A smart HC and GM would have called him into there office and tell him to avoid so many hits. Get rid of the ball. Etc. And they would have figured out ways to get the ball out sooner. Luck eventually got that smart HC and GM with Reich and Ballard. They did both. Unfortunately it was too late.


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There is no arguing the reality that the Colts didn’t invest in an O line to protect their prized QB asset. I think it’s also fair to say Luck, believing his size and toughness would allow him to handle anything on a NFL field, took unwise liberties with his body.

He seemed to take a lot of unnecessary punishment trying to make plays in the open field for his team, rather than limiting the hits he took. I remember watching him play earlier in his career thinking he wasn’t going to last long in the game if he played this way.

It was great to see Chris Ballard build a very good OL last year so Luck could finally play with some protection. Speaking of Ballard, for my money, he’s a Top 5 GM in the NFL. Too bad he wasn’t there sooner.

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[lex24]

True. Because he had to make plays for that team to win. A smart HC and GM would have called him into there office and tell him to avoid so many hits. Get rid of the ball. Etc. And they would have figured out ways to get the ball out sooner. Luck eventually got that smart HC and GM with Reich and Ballard. They did both. Unfortunately it was too late.


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There is no arguing the reality that the Colts didn’t invest in an O line to protect their prized QB asset. I think it’s also fair to say Luck, believing his size and toughness would allow him to handle anything on a NFL field, took unwise liberties with his body.

He seemed to take a lot of unnecessary punishment trying to make plays in the open field for his team, rather than limiting the hits he took. I remember watching him play earlier in his career thinking he wasn’t going to last long in the game if he played this way.

It was great to see Chris Ballard build a very good OL last year so Luck could finally play with some protection. Speaking of Ballard, for my money, he’s a Top 5 GM in the NFL. Too bad he wasn’t there sooner.

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