"Were the middle years of Kurt Warner's career mediocre?"

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I totally disagree. It is easy to tank on defense. It is easy to slacken effort while chasing another man.

 

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Don't tell me that Colts team was trying, or that it even had the talent level of a 2-14 team.

 

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What was Caldwell's motivation for tanking? Unless Irsay told him he'd be back to begin the Luck era.

 

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Irsay is a drunk and a known liar.
Scumbag like his father was.
Not a man of his word.

 

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Those Colts won their 14th and 15th games and almost won their 16th, which would have cost them Andrew Luck.

I don't know how that's tanking.

 

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Watch the video, smart guy.
Watch football for once.
Do you even fucking do that or do you just post about it?

 

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Right. I remember people saying, "Oh, the Colts not having an experienced backup is proof they're tanking." No, it was proof that they'd had a QB who had never missed a start during his career. I think they also signed Kerry Collins during the season."

That team was not tanking. That team was bad.

 

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How do you get players to tank?

Management and coaches maybe but players are fighting for future employment.

 

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That team was not 0-13 bad.

 

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I explained this.
Playing defense requires effort.

 

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If a team was tanking, the players would never be in on it. More often than not, the coach wouldn't be either, because if a team "earns" the no. 1 pick in the draft, the HC is usually gone at the end of that season.

Also, even if you sat a player like Ryan or Roethlisberger or Eli Manning, you're handing the ball to a guy who is being given a chance to audition for his next job. You'd better believe he's going to try to make the most of it. You're also making your opponent face a QB who they likely have almost film on, and you had better believe that can throw a defense off...

 

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This was a management team that had knowingly and admittedly checked out of games at the ends of seasons, one instance in which their tanking - and that is exactly what it was - changed the entire complexion of the playoff picture.
I'm done with this discussion.