The Indianapolis Colts may be in for another disappointing season. Star quarterback Andrew Luck will miss Week 1, and that may be just the beginning of many games missed by the Stanford product this year.

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Luck could be out an extended period. Some time in October potentially may be a more a realistic return date.

“It's going to be Scott Tolzien as their quarterback and my understanding is we're still a couple weeks away at least from seeing Andrew Luck,” Rapoport said. “The reason why is of course he came off the PUP list to much fanfare back at practice, except he didn't actually practice this week and it remains to be seen whether or not he'll still be on the practice field next week, the Colts and Tolzien are preparing for an extended stay here and it sounds to me like October is a better goal for when we might see Andrew Luck on the field. Jim Irsay mentioned he needs to trust his arm, that is where it stands now for Andrew Luck.”

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As Rapoport noted, backup Scott Tolzien will be the starter moving forward with no telling how long he may be under center. The Colts also recently addressed the need for depth at the quarterback position by trading for Jacoby Brissett from the New England Patriots.

If Tolzien struggles, Brissett could be elevated to the top spot in Indianapolis as the team awaits the return of Luck.

Regardless of who will be under center for the time being, the Colts are in trouble as it may be a lost season for the once-promising team with Luck at the helm. It'll be interesting to see how things pan out for Indianapolis over the next few weeks.