Luck and Support

If you're frustrated at Andrew Luck retiring, don't be like moron Doug Gottlieb. This radio host whose sport is basketball wouldn't understand the pain someone goes through. Instead he called it a millennial thing of not wanting to rehab in a tweet on Twitter. It's obvious he doesn't get the four years of hell Luck has gone through. And a lot of people ripped into him.

Gottlieb has a criminal record of credit card fraud. This was brought up by receiver Torrey Smith, mocking what the FS1 host said about it being too hard. Fellow colleague Troy Aikman, whose career ended with a bad concussion in 2000, ripped into him. Bo Jackson, who had a career ending hip injury in the 1990 playoffs, was not kind to Gottlieb. Various athletes and sports broadcasters have been vocal about the tweet and it has been met with very negative responses.

There were questions about whether Luck would even throw again in the NFL following his torn labrum injury that made him miss the entire 2017 season. A lot of guys have chances, but he will join the list of players who had careers cut short because of injury. Give him credit for wanting to play through pain, but the toll it has on him. That's something a guy like Gottlieb wouldn't understand. A lot of us don't know what goes on behind the scenes. To jump to that conclusion that he had is a joke, and it makes one sport only broadcasters look really stupid.

Idiots like Gottlieb will keep being themselves and saying whatever comes out of their mouths. Sometimes, I do question ex-athletes intelligence.

A Colt with No Luck

There will be a lot of questions until January. But it stunned me, as did many, by the fact that Andrew Luck is retiring from football. The first overall pick of 2012, he became a hit for the Indianapolis Colts and one of the best of that quarterback class of that draft. Three strong years followed by a injury plagued 2015. I don't think his health has been the same since he had issues in 2016 and missed 2017 with a shoulder injury before last year's big comeback season. With another injury, I don't blame Luck. At the very least, the organization was aware of the possibility.

This guy has fought through a lot of pain. You can say he's taking the easy way out, but that's not fair. It's not a matter of getting sacked, which happened 18 times last year. The wear and tear does come back to creep up on some of these players. Add in the leg injury and whatever issues he has had the last four seasons, and you can see why Luck is leaving the game. I know that's not something fans want to hear, but these players go through many things to rehabilitate or just get through the cuts and bruises they sustain. Questions will be asked about having preseason games due to some of these big named athletes getting hurt.

As far as the Colts go, they still got Jacoby Brissett. A lot of predictions for them winning the AFC South has gone down. I'd be careful from a fantasy perspective. There might be ideas to trade for Eli Manning and couple of QB's but I would be optimistic about who. Other options included on a CBS Sports article, Nate Sudfeld who is nursing an injury that will last until October. Also there is Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is very hit and miss.

So where does Luck go? He is married and is in the process of starting a family. I'm sure there is something he can do beyond the gridiron. At the very least, he can figure it out at a young age rather than be in his late 30s and early 40s trying to see what is out there. Football, like any sport, is not an easy career to have. Hopefully, he finds what makes him happy. Fans who are pissed need to understand health is an important factor. This isn't a video game where you can magically make him better. Shame on anyone who rages over his decision.