06-16-2016, 02:51 PM
Quote:Aside from Reggie Wayne and Robert Mathis, name the roster full of veterans? Luck played with T.Y. Hilton, Whalen, Brazill, Fleener, D.Allen, and Vick Ballard -- all rookies on offense. I'm sorry but there are more similarities between the two teams, (which had to rebuild) than you are giving credit for.No I'm basing it on the fact that he was a sure-fire can't miss prospect and should be light years ahead of where he is going into his 4th and 5th seasons.
I do agree that the Colts defense was better than the Jaguars defense, but it was not a good defense. Average would be a good description at moments. Below average is far more suitable.
The post that I responded to mentioned that Luck had been mediocre to bad, to which I responded that he had the best 3-year start of any QB in history, as far as passing yards are concerned. He also had a great start as far as wins and TDs are concerned. Yes, the INTs are an issue, but he still compensates that by winning.
Luck has improved every year he has been in the league, with the exception of the one year that he was injured (last year). You are going to base your analysis that he regressed on 1 year -- the only year he was injured -- and ignore the other three years? Is that an intellectually honest approach?
Sure he was injured. But he was playing poorly before he was injured.
And he may not have had a lot of seasoned vets, he surely didn't have the depleted roster the Jaguars had. He didn't have 2nd year guys blocking on the Oline and he had no veteran help in the backfield.
Zip.
The clots were a good enough team, had a tankeriffic season keeping Painter in, grabbed Luck and zoomed right back to the top of a bad division.
Now the bad teams have actually gotten better and the QB that should be able to carry his team, actually seems to regress.
Luck had a helluva rookie year. But by those standards he had an average sophmore season.... his INTs came back up in his 3rd year, while he did hit yardage highs....his total turnovers were 20.
I'm not basing anything on the fact Luck was injured.... prior to injury he was on pace for 3600 yards 30 TDs 24 INTs
Maybe Luck bounces back... or maybe he is just another run of the mill QB.
Not so special...