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Originally Posted by Oldcolt
When Luck retired Ballard said something to the effect that you can win with a great team and a mediocre QB, you don't need a franchise QB, QBs are somewhat interchangeable. We are about to test that theory. ) l The main thing is not to overpay for mediocrity to leave money to spend on people who make a difference so you actually have a great team.
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Ballard said that he wanted to build a team that was not overly-reliant on an elite/all-world quarterback, such as Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck. He never said that you could win with a mediocre quarterback. There is a lot of distance between the Peyton Mannings and the Andrew Lucks of the world and mediocre/average QB's who have QB ratings between 80 and 88. Before he broke his leg in the Chiefs game, Daniel Jones was much better than mediocre/average. In fact, of all of the injuries that the Colts' sustained in their 0-7 collapse to finish the season, the injury to Jones (broken leg) was by far that most consequential of them all. Jones had an excellent offensive line protecting him, and he was very mobile before the leg-break. He wasn't Peyton Manning, and he wasn't Andrew Luck, but he was certainly not mediocre either.
Now, the question as to whether or not Daniel Jones is worth the money and the cap-space of extending him to a lucrative, long-term contract is a much more debatable issue, and something that I myself am glad that I
DO NOT have to make the decision of ...... especially considering the very real possibility that he may not be ready to start the regular season in 2026, and also considering the fact that he has had only one season in his career in which he has completed without sustaining a significant injury.
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