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Originally Posted by sherck
I really have nothing against paying Jones ....... except for the fact that I don't think that he has earned the right to it yet ......
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I agree ...... I don't think that an excellent 10-game stretch merits the money that he is getting, either.
Unfortunately, due to all of the following surrounding circumstances, the Colts were between a rock and a hard place as to what to do with him.
[A)l The fact that Chris Ballard desperately needs to add his 2nd-ever playoff berth in his lengthy tenure as the team's GM.
[B)l The fact that the Colts' highest draft-pick in 2026 is #47 overall.
[C)l The fact that the Colts' highest draft-pick in 2027 is in the 2nd round.
[D)l The fact that Riley Leonard, although he has shown signs that he could very well be a very good quarterback someday, is still a raw, inexperienced wildcard that we don't know for sure how he'll pan out once put in the situation of being the starting QB of an NFL team.
[E)l The fact that Anthony Richardson has been average at-best so far in the NFL, and only because his incredible athletic skills and his competitive spirit which allowed him to put his shoulder down and take on defenders in crucial situations has somewhat compensated for his awful completion percentage.
Because of all of the above, the Colts had to do a lot of catering to a quarterback who didn't deserve to be in the financially demanding position that he was in.
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