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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...

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.