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Jim Irsay paying Andrew Luck $25 million upon retirement is 'hush money'

I think that Irsay, in the fact that he's paying Andrew Luck $25 million, that's hush money right there. I don't know what Andrew Luck knows. He knows a lot of shit about a lot of shit, and he knows a lot of stuff about Jim Irsay.

This is a speculative theory that can't be proven, though the financial transaction (letting him keep the money) did happen.

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Aug 26, 2019
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Felipe Franks still stinks as a college quarterback

[Felipe Franks] still stinks. He still stinks. But when Andrew Luck retired, the discourse shifted...

Subjective opinion on player performance, though Franks' tenure at Florida was widely criticized for inconsistency.
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Aug 26, 2019
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Adam Schefter blowing up the retirement timeline caused Andrew Luck to be booed in Indianapolis

Schefter dropped it in the middle of the third quarter of the game and Andrew Luck then left the field... to boos... Schefter did his job, but, dude, you are the reason why the timeline got moved up. You announced it and basically blew up Andrew Luck's entire plan of telling his teammates first.

The factual timeline (Schefter tweeting during the game) is correct. Whether it directly *caused* the boos is an interpretation, but a logical one.
Push
Aug 26, 2019
#20689
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Ryan Grigson should be charged with war crimes for how he managed Andrew Luck

Ryan Grigson should basically go to like, he should be charged with war crimes. Just put him down to Cuba. Andrew Luck's first four years in the NFL, he got hit more than any other quarterback. They didn't have an offensive line protecting a franchise quarterback.

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The factual basis that Luck was the most-hit QB is verifiable and generally true, though the 'war crimes' part is obviously satirical hyperbole.

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The Chiefs-Rams Trent McDuffy trade is the first true win-win trade in NFL history

I think the only win-win trade in the history of the NFL might be the McDuffy trade. The one that just happened. Where the the Chiefs traded McDuffy to the Rams. The Rams don't give a fuck about first round picks. They got a great player and they still have their better first round pick from the Falcons. That to me is the first win-win trade in the history of the NFL.

Subjective assessment of trade value over time.
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The Rams have proven that first-round draft picks outside of the top 10 don't matter

Are the Rams doing it correctly? Not that draft picks don't matter. Draft picks outside of the top 10 don't matter as much... instead of taking risks on a bunch of 21 year olds, let's get the known commodity knowing it's a crapshoot and just keep punting that down the line being like, we don't care.

This is a subjective organizational philosophy that has yielded mixed results for other teams, though the Rams have remained competitive.
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Alec Pierce is about to get a massive contract in free agency

I think Alec Pierce is about to get paid too. I think the market on Alec Pierce is gonna be crazy. Possible Patriot. Possible Commander.

Pierce remained on his rookie contract through 2024; he did not hit free agency or get a 'crazy' bag in 2025.

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