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Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy
I am going to answer your question a little differently.
There are actually two big if's within that question.
What if Luck didn't retire?
What if Luck was healthy?
I think that if Luck didn't retire this year - the Colts would have a similar record to what it is now.
I think Jacoby would have still started the first 2-4 games of the season because Luck was nursing his calf injury. At some point, Reich or Ballard would coax Luck into trying to ramp up more - more reps in practice and eventually playing a game. I think it would take a lot of coaxing because Luck was still scarred from his previous injury and would want to be near 100% before playing. It is anybody's guess if he would continue playing out the entire season. He might say "I tried, but I am injured and need to shut it down again. I need to be in less pain."
So I could see QB1 as either....Jacoby and then Luck on the season. Or Jacoby, then Luck, then back to Jacoby.
The switching could cause an extra loss or two vs. a fully healthy Luck so 5-3 sounds about right with the "broken" Luck. Probably 7-1 with a fully healthy Luck.
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That's a very good point. If Luck was healthy, both physically and mentally, then I think 7-1 or 8-0. If not then we'd have about the same record.