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KLAMarine said:
MTZehvor said:

There's no way he's playing until he's 40 with his list of injuries. Torn cartilage in ribs, partially torn abdomen, lacerated kidney, torn labrum, calf ankle of some sort, and at least one concussion. The guy's already missed 26 games in his career. Guys like Tom Brady and Drew Brees who have stayed relatively healthy could aim for something like that, but Luck would never make it that long, at least not without the quality of his play dropping sharply and turning into an even more zombiefied version of 2015 Peyton Manning.

How did Luck get this beat up and yet Brady and Brees are still playing seemingly fine? My brother who's a Colts fan says the o line just did a terrible job protecting him...

Combination of horrendous offensive line and a clueless medical staff. They had him playing through a shoulder injury thinking it was just a pain issue and giving him shots to numb the pain. It was over a year before they realized he had torn cartilage and needed surgery. And then setbacks in rehab cost him the whole season. 

Brady and Brees have always had good lines around them and a great coaching staff. The Colts staff that was around when Luck was getting killed, wouldn’t even make adjustments to protect him during games. If he’d had Reich and that line a few seasons earlier he might still be playing, even with that terrible medical staff.