Andrew Luck Retires

[HoosierCat]

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2019/08/24/colts-quarterback-andrew-luck-retiring-worn-down-mentally-leg-injury/2111772001/

All the injuries finally took their toll. Imagine the career he could have had with even a half decent oline.

[ArmyBengal]

I saw that last night.

Crazy seeing a 29 year old franchise QB retire 2 weeks before the start of the season.

[volcom69]

Yea the colts used to care about there o-line the way the bengals cared about there's......They didnt! 

Sucks for Andrew and wish him well in retirement I always enjoyed watching him play

[ArmyBengal]

I remember watching him and AJ Green connect in a probowl and thinking “what if”...

[Passepartout]

Really think that the crowd was really not nice when they booed him. Andrew even admitted it. It is due to injuries and burnout. Plus his wife is expecting!

[ArmyBengal]

Hard to fault a guy who has spent the better portion of the last two years in pain. Walking away had to be hard though.

[HoosierCat]

Yeah, I can’t hold it against him either. He’s now dealing with ongoing pain and injury issues, and has millions in the bank?  Yeah, I’d probably bail and focus on my health, too, no matter how much I loved the sport. Sometimes it surprises me that this doesn’t happen more often, but then I recall how back at his age I never really thought about getting old and breaking down. You’re young and immortal and that’s gonna last forever, right?  Over the weekend I was sitting on the kitchen floor putting some new handles on the cabinets and when it was time to stand up I had to scoot my ass across the floor, into the hallway and over to the stars down to the lower level so I could stretch out my legs and use the bannister to pull myself up. I’m fucking decrepit. So yeah, good on you Andrew. Enjoy your life.

[Stripes]

I don't fault Luck if he wasn't aware of the full extent of his health woes until this week.  There's nothing he can do about it if that's the case.  I also understand why Colts fans would be pissed though.  These people bought game tickets and season tickets weeks or months ago fully anticipating that they'd have Andrew Luck at QB.  Now they feel like they've wasted a huge crapload of money.  That sucks.

[ArmyBengal]

Yeah, I do feel for the fans because they thought he would be the starter.  I'm still left to wonder how long the Indy front office truly knew what he was thinking ??

29 ??  Yeah, I was the proverbial 10 foot tall and bullet proof.  I had no pain and was a young Soldier looking for a fight seemingly at every turn.
Fast forward to today at 49 and i'm much like Hoosier.  I think I sprained my ballsack when I sneezed yesterday and Froot Loops give me heartburn.

[COB]

Man, the NFL media is just about writing Cam Newton’s obituary this morning.

 I didn’t see it but he apparently had a rough outing last night.  Throw in how physically beat up Cam is (reports are his arm looks like shit, can’t drive the ball downfield on any long routes) along with Andrew Luck bailing out of the league, and one comes to the following conclusion: Andy is remarkably resilient.  His injuries have been pretty serious, but every time he comes back he looks damn good.  His attitude never seems to suffer, he’s like an eternal optimist.  It’s a given that he’s struggled in big games, but let’s all face the reality that our coaching staff got out prepared and out schemed every time.  Marvin sucks.  When it comes to the mental game and the intangibles, Andy is up there with Brady and Brees.

[HoosierCat]

I think you have to take the type of game Cam plays into consideration. He’s basically a hybrid RB/QB and you’re going to take a lot more pounding running the ball like he does. No surprise he’s worse for wear than Andy.