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Originally Posted by Brylok
They *should* have taken Baker Mayfield when Cleveland dumped him and we got Matt Ryan instead. Baker wanted to come to the Colts, too. And here we are now...
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That particular decision was Jim Irsay's. Jim really, really wanted Matt Ryan as QB.
Actually I think that a lot of the QB1 decisions over the last few years have been made by Irsay...which I don't think is surprising or that unusual. I believe there are many owners that get involved in the QB1 decision if that position is unsettled.
Each NFL team is valued at a minimum of 4 billion dollars. The QB1 position is usually the face of the franchise, someone who may command a $40 million per year contract (currently half the teams in the league pay a QB $40 million per year). So not surprising that a owner will want to be involved in the process or ultimately make the final decision.
And I think this is one reason why Jim graded Ballard on a curve...because Jim was making the QB1 decision.
And with Jim's passing...someone else will be making the QB1 decisions going forward.