Colts cuts to 53

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Phil Simms, John Elway?

I dont see where Elway applies at all. I can’t remember any bottoming out and subsequent forced youth movement from the Broncos. A review of NFL rosters doesn’t show one either.

Simms kinda comes close, but doesn’t really fit either. In the ‘84 season (his 5th), Simms was far from being a franchise QB. Parcells had even named Brunner over him as his starter at one point as Simms had both injury and consistency concerns. I believe he had even asked to be traded at one point. However, in the ‘84 season the Giants did start an inordinate amount of young players along with Simms starting 16 games for the first time in his career. That did eventually end in a Super Bowl in ‘87. Of course this was also a very different NFL, prior to unrestricted free agency. And Simms wasn’t considered a franchise QB entering his prime when New York made the decisions they did. I suppose some hope for the 4 yr rebuild though.