Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson had an interesting reason for the team’s poor defense this season.
According to Grigson, the Colts’ defense – which currently sits 30th in points per game allowed – is bad because they are still trying to gather good players. Why? Because quarterback Andrew Luck just got an enormous new contract.
Grigson: "When you pay Andrew (Luck) what we did, it’s going to take some time to build on the other side of the ball."
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) October 7, 2016
Of course, this doesn’t explain why the Colts didn’t try to put a quality defense in place during the years Luck was on a below-market deal. At no point have they had a really good defense with Luck on the roster, so this just sounds like an excuse for mediocrity. Perhaps Reggie Wayne was onto something with his recent comments.
