10-10-2014, 04:44 PM
It really depends on what Luck's values are, but I wouldn't recommend either taking a bunch less money or even becoming super-attached to Indianapolis were I advising him. Brady took less money, but it's been a constant complaint among Pats fans that the team hasn't spent the saved money -- throwing to Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman instead of Wes Welker can't be too fun for Brady (and there were leaked stories that the team was considering moving on from Brady last week).
The Colts can say what they'd like, but ultimately they'll do whatever is in their best business interests. They'd cut Luck in a second if they thought that was the right thing to do. I think it'd be foolish for Luck to unilaterally disarm.
(To say nothing of the basic competence of Indianapolis in general. Pagano seems like a solid coach. Pep Hamilton is aggressively average in his best moments. The front office sucks and the team is throwing good money after bad with the Trent Richardson situation. Could you imagine how much damage Luck would've caused playing for the 49ers or Seahawks? I suppose it could be worse; he could be stuck playing for Dan Snyder.)
The Colts can say what they'd like, but ultimately they'll do whatever is in their best business interests. They'd cut Luck in a second if they thought that was the right thing to do. I think it'd be foolish for Luck to unilaterally disarm.
(To say nothing of the basic competence of Indianapolis in general. Pagano seems like a solid coach. Pep Hamilton is aggressively average in his best moments. The front office sucks and the team is throwing good money after bad with the Trent Richardson situation. Could you imagine how much damage Luck would've caused playing for the 49ers or Seahawks? I suppose it could be worse; he could be stuck playing for Dan Snyder.)