The numbers backed Matt LaFleur ‘s preseason strategy – playing starters supposedly reduces regular-season injuries. His analytical approach made perfect sense on paper, using data to justify risking franchise players in meaningless games. Then reality crashed the party when Jordan Love’s thumb met a Jets helmet. LaFleur’s calculated risk exploded in his face. The very strategy designed to protect his quarterback from future harm caused immediate damage requiring surgery. Critics questioned his decision-making while Love headed to the operating room. But analysts insist LaFleur still has the full back of Jordan Love . How?

Colin Cowherd’s Tuesday podcast with Mike Sando dropped some brutal truth about Jordan Love’s NFL standing. The conversation revealed where league executives reall

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