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[TracerBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by slickdtc

Lol elite. I remember when it was just replica (screen printed) and authentic (embroidered). That's good to know though I haven't bought a jersey since Willis McGahee. In my experience, screen printed sucks. Worth the extra dough for embroidered.

Quote: Originally Posted by King_B_Mack

Yeah, every screen printed jersey I've ever had the quality has been worse than the embroidered in the material of the jersey and the numbers have eventually peeled off after enough washes/general wear and tear. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Yeah, definitely spring for the limited at least. The sewn on numbers/names makes a difference even if you don't have the cash for an authentic one.

[Sportsforever]

So...I saw an article this morning by B/R essentially discussing how Andrew Luck is trying to avoid being a "bust". Is this serious? Do we really consider him even close to a bust? What he has been able to do with a pretty awful team in Indy is beyond impressive, IMO. You put him on a team like NE, GB, Seattle, etc, and he'd be incredible. I guess this is the NFL...where QB's get credit for the W and L's.

[TheShizNo1]

Or it's just the off-season.

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[z Revis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sportsforever

So...I saw an article this morning by B/R essentially discussing how Andrew Luck is trying to avoid being a "bust". Is this serious? Do we really consider him even close to a bust? What he has been able to do with a pretty awful team in Indy is beyond impressive, IMO. You put him on a team like NE, GB, Seattle, etc, and he'd be incredible. I guess this is the NFL...where QB's get credit for the W and L's.

I heard rumblings of that in 2015 too when he started off the season throwing interceptions left and right and then got injured and missed like 9 games. It was a dumb argument then and it's even dumber now. I thought he bounced back pretty well last season. Of course there could be folks disappointed that he hasn't yet lived up to his draft hype(best prospect since John Elway or whatever ppl were saying), but meh.. that doesn't make him a bust especially when you consider what he has(or lack thereof) around him and he is still young.


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[NDAlum]

They've had some of the worst drafts and FA pickups IMO.

Management has really failed to build that OL. I'm still mad about the Dorsett pick and I'm not really even a Colts fan. Or the giving away of a 1st rd pick for T Rich.

I know good OL don't grow on trees but I feel like it's been an obvious spot they need to improve and they neglect it.

He's struggled in the big games though...that's on him.

[N51_rob]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheShizNo1

Or it's just the off-season. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

This so much this. I've taken a nice long break from football and football reporting and its been refreshing.

[SPTO]

Yeah this is just offseason talk. I wouldn't say Luck is a bust by any means though I feel like he probably hasn't lived up to the unrealistic expectations placed on him. It doesn't help that for most of his career that O-line has been a sieve and they don't have much of a defense either. Truthfully if Luck wasn't as good as he is the Colts would be in a much worse position.

[Cyros]

Quote: Originally Posted by NDAlum

They've had some of the worst drafts and FA pickups IMO. Management has really failed to build that OL. I'm still mad about the Dorsett pick and I'm not really even a Colts fan. Or the giving away of a 1st rd pick for T Rich. I know good OL don't grow on trees but I feel like it's been an obvious spot they need to improve and they neglect it. He's struggled in the big games though...that's on him.

I don't know how well they played, but the Colts did spend 3 picks (R1, R3, R5) on the OL for the 2016 draft. Joe Haeg had 14 starts last year, and Ryan Kelly started all 16.