Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and NFL writer Charles McDonald react to the Indianapolis quarterback’s devastating injury and what it means for the team moving forward. Check out the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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How quickly this has changed.
I mean, the Colts traded for Sauce Gardner, And to make a push, cause everything we’re saying about the AFC, It’s wide open.
If you have a, you know, Snowball’s chance in hell; you should push for it.
Like I said, I thought it was super aggressive.
I would prefer if you went for a D-lineman.
You know, to trade that much collateral, but I also kind of understand it this year and What the makeup was, but since then it’s just been kind of like one thing after another, Like truly Murphy’s Law, um, and I mean, they have to figure, I mean, it’s a one-year contract for Daniel Jones.
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So, this is what we discussed before the season, good or bad.
Like, what?
You’re gonna have to decide.
Anyways.
Guy Anthony Richardson with his freak injury again, got injured wearing an armband, or a stretching band and broke his orbital bone.
Um, so yeah, I mean, they’re crazy, I know.
And so, yeah.
The Colts were just feeling so good.
I, I mean, We’re legit; everybody was loving the offense and everything that was going on, And they made a push, and it just all came falling apart.
And it just kind of stinks.
I mean, the Achilles injuries and injury but they just have so many questions Now to answer, not just now, but just right when the season ends, too.
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Yeah, you’re right, you’re right back to where you started.
Right back to where you started.
That’s it.
Hey, Anthony.
Yeah, he wants to stay.
That’s the thing with the injury.
It’s not like, OK, they were, you know, trending downwards, but it seemed they could still Maybe make the playoffs, then lose in the first round or something.
But then it was; now it’s like, oh God.
But at least if they missed the playoffs, its like, all right.
We can sign Daniel Jones.
All right, maybe we can figure out exactly How to pay him?
Now it’s an injury, an Achilles one.
So now it’s just like, oh my God, even if that was the plan, That path just gets muddied so much, so it’s just.
Yeah, even more questions for the Colts.
I’m just really curious what’s gonna happen.
In the next couple of months, because the first couple months were so, So great!