The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Luck has said he hasn't thought about whether he'll be ready to throw when training camp opens. The team apparently has been thinking about it. Or, more accurately, planning for him to not be ready to go. Asked by reporters on Wednesday whether missing a week or two of training camp will leave Luck rusty to start the regular season, offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski didn't call the question premature or hypothetical or stupid or whatever. "Well you know what my answer is going to be," Chudzinski said. "It has to be. We don't have a choice. That's what it is and that's the way it is."

Diehards Line: Chudzinski added, "Obviously, it’s a challenge. ..." So, yes, it sounds like the team is prepared for Luck to not be ready to throw — and for the process of getting him ready to play being compressed. Fantasy owners should steel themselves as well.