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INDIANAPOLIS – This is what “all chips in” looks like for the Indianapolis Colts these days?
A soon-to-be 37-year-old quarterback in Matt Ryan, who likely has a couple of more years left in his NFL career?
How far the Colts have fallen over the years. This isn’t “all chips in,” as owner Jim Irsay said they were about earlier this offseason.
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— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) January 14, 2022
By acquiring Ryan from the Atlanta Falcons, the Colts are simply using another Band-Aid to cover up the wound they’ve had at quarterback since Andrew Luck retired in 2019.
That approach sound familiar?
Yes, because they did the same thing two years ago when they signed Philip Rivers after the one-year experiment with Jacoby Brissett didn’t work in 2019.
The trade of Carson Wentz to the Washington Commanders and the deal Monday to acquire Ryan have put the Colts right back in the position of continuing the search for their long-term answer at quarterback.
Moving on from Wentz was a risk in the first place for Indianapolis. It also showed how much the front office was displeased with him in a season of poor decisions and questionable leadership. The Colts knew prior to trading Wentz to the Commanders that the quarterback landscape on the outside was basically as bare as grass in the desert heat.
Outside of Deshaun Watson, who ended up traded to the Cleveland Browns, there weren’t any franchise-changing quarterbacks available on the market. The San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo had shoulder surgery earlier this offseason. That’s the last thing the Colts need, dealing with another quarterback coming off shoulder surgery, as they did with Luck, with no definitive return date. The Raiders aren’t trading Derek Carr now that coach Josh McDaniels and receiver
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Source : espn
