Month: June 2016

What Can We Learn From Luck’s Deal For Miller’s Deal?

As you may have heard, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck signed a new contract that will carry a new money average of $24.594M per season. I thought it might be worth examining this contract to see if there are any implications for an impending deal for Von Miller.

While it’s true that Luck and Miller play different positions, how Luck’s contract measures up against other quarterbacks might indicate how Miller’s contract may measure up against other pass rushers.

Jason Fitzgerald broke down Luck’s contract and the details can be found here. Let’s examine how the numbers measure up and what it will likely mean for a Miller contract.
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Alternate History Epilogue: Peyton Manning Declares For The 1997 NFL Draft

Peyton Manning announced his retirement soon after Super Bowl 50.  Over the 19 years that he played in the NFL, there is not much debate among NFL historians that Manning was one of the best to ever play, and certainly he was the best to play during his career. Over this time period, he was the only person to win four Super Bowls, and he is also the only player in NFL history to appear in seven, and the only quarterback to win Super Bowls with two different teams.  His arrival in the 1997 NFL Draft set many franchises on paths of success or failure.  Above all, the reputation of one franchise was irrevocably changed… Continue reading Alternate History Epilogue: Peyton Manning Declares For The 1997 NFL Draft