Colts owner Jim Irsay endorses quarterba
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:15 am
The are about to enter one of the most interesting offseasons since the franchise moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984. At the forefront of Indianapolis' intriguing offseason is the quarterback situation. retired just days before the 2019 season, leaving the franchise to hand over the reins to , who saw his contract extended just days after the shocking news on Luck. Although Bri sett played admirably in the first half of the season, the Colts lost five of their last six games to finish 7-9 Ryan Arcidiacono Jersey on the year -- their fourth non-winning season in the last five years.Speculation has begun. Thaddeus Young Jersey Some NFL analysts believe the Colts will now look to upgrade the quarterback position this offseason. With a talented free agent quarterback cla s this year, the Colts have options to upgrade at the position and they will give time and consideration to all of them."I can't talk about any specific player. I will say that all options are open," Colts owner Jim Irsay said in a pre s conference Sunday, "All options are on the table. I've never quite been in a year when this was so unusual, if you will."Where does that leave Bri sett in the Colts' plans? Irsay isn't ready to Wendell Carter Jersey close the book on his 2019 starting quarterback just yet. "I think Jacoby is on the rise, and you've got to give him time to develop," Irsay said ( ), mentioning how it took all-time pa sing leader a few years to develop.Bri sett started 15 games for the Colts, going 7-8 in his starts while completing 60.2 percent of his pa ses for 2,942 yards, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions for an 88.0 pa ser rating. Bri sett didn't throw a touchdown pa s nor for over 200 yards in his last three games played, finishing with a pa ser rating lower than 70 on Adam Mokoka Jersey all three occurrences.The Colts have been linked to , with former teammate predicting he signs with Indianapolis. Rivers would be reunited with Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni, who Sirianni spent five seasons as an offensive a sistant with the . Colts coach Frank Reich was the offensive coordinator for two seasons with the Chargers, spending three total years Devon Dotson Jersey with Rivers in San Diego. While Irsay wouldn't comment on the po sibility of adding Rivers (or any other quarterback), he committed to Bri sett being the starting quarterback right now and being the backup. Obviously that could change by the end of next month.