What the Andrew Luck contract means to Titans fans

Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts agreed on a huge deal yesterday that will keep him in the AFC South until at least 2021.

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I have some thoughts on what this means, but first let’s look at the contract as Adam Schefter reported it:

“When final details are tallied, Andrew Luck’s five-year extension is expected to come in around $125 million, give or take a few million.”

This is more or less the deal for Andrew Luck. $25 million per year with a ton of it guaranteed, for the next five years.

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First thing is first, this isn’t good news for Tennessee Titans fans. Forget all the numbers, what this means is that a quarterback who has had some elite flashes is in this division until 2021. That ultimately makes the Titans task of AFC South domination more difficult.

Having said that, there is a lot of important information that makes this easier to swallow. A few years ago, it looked like Andrew Luck was on a path to be the best quarterback in the NFL by now, and honestly he isn’t and probably won’t be for at least a few years.

Tom Brady is still the league’s dominant presence and Aaron Rodgers is also in that upper echelon. Carson Palmer and Ben Roethlisberger looked great last year despite, both controlling two of the league’s most dynamic offenses. Guys on the back part of their career like Drew Brees and Phillip Rivers also reminded everyone that they aren’t done yet.

On top of all that, he doesn’t even look like the best young quarterback. That honor goes to Cam Newton who was absolutely dominant with a worst supporting cast than anything Andrew Luck has dealt with.

Speaking of supporting casts, no one has taken advantage of theirs more than Russell Wilson who has developed into a great quarterback as those pieces around him have faded.

So, take all of that and then look at the Andrew Luck deal. It had to be done, but the Colts have just given nearly 17 percent of their cap space to Andrew Luck for the next five years.

Now, that isn’t terrible because you need a quarterback however he is making more than all of the quarterbacks I just mentioned. On top of that he is coming off of a big injury and he wasn’t playing well before that.

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So, you have a healing quarterback who was struggling last year on a team with a serious lack of talent/a bad GM. And you are telling me that he is going to take a team with no defense and no running game, deep in the playoffs?

Because if that doesn’t happen, everything is getting torn up from the coaching staff to the front office which always works well for quarterbacks right?

So, while I don’t think it is good that the Titans have to deal with Andrew Luck for five additional years, the worst may have already past. Now that they don’t have a cap friendly deal at the most expensive position in football, they will rely on finding talent in the draft (which they haven’t been able to do) to help inject some talent into this very mediocre (I am being nice) roster.

On the other hand, the Tennessee Titans just went through a very positive overhaul and they have the cheapest franchise quarterback in the NFL and they have him on that contract for four more years. One of these franchises is trending up and the other is trending down, so don’t be too upset Titans fans.

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