(04-15-2018, 03:49 AM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote:

(04-14-2018, 06:11 PM)nate Wrote: They are Super Bowl contenders as it sits right now.  I'm not sure Luck adds much to that.  Luck had guys like Hilton and Wayne he was throwing to during that time, so acting like he had no weapons is incorrect.  Not to mention Gore.

No he has a point. With a healthy Luck this team has way better odds. Vegas has us at 20-1. Tied at 12th best. Only reason it isn't better is Bortles, and the only reason we are even up there is because of defense. Bortles wouldn't bring those Colts teams out of those holes the way Luck did. Let's take off the teal glasses and truly look at what we have.  Currently, we have a window incredibly small because championship defenses last season to season. Luck is a franchise QB, no team in the league would pick a healthy Bortles over a healthy Luck... that's just being a homer.

Your assessment of Blake is kind of harsh but I respect how you feel and all I asked is let's put everything into perspective. You're right no GM in the league would take a healthy Blake Bortles over a healthy Andrew Luck but let's be fair by saying Luck had more advantages to play the QB position than Blake Bortles before and during his NFL career.

For instance, Andrew Luck dad Oliver Luck played QB at the NFL level so imagine how Andrew Luck get to break down film at a young age in addition to the luxury and resources of going to these QB passing camps throughout his childhood where he can focus and horn in on his craft at quarterback. Blake on the other hand, was playing all types of other positions on the football field from his time at the Peewee level until his sophomore or junior year in high school when he finally settled in to Play the position of quarterback. 

Andrew Luck from a college standpoint got to play at Stanford under Jim Harbaugh, who we all know is a QB Guru and is one of the best coaches not only from the college but NFL level as well. The reason why I mention this because we all know that from a development standpoint Andrew Luck had gotten the cheat sheet by learning under Jim Harbaugh and his staff how to develop as a quarterback. This is why from a prospect standpoint  Andrew Luck has gotten the second highest grade in NFL history behind John Elway because of the resources he had to his disposal to help him find tune his game as a QB. Blake on the other hand, has gone to UCF to play for George O'Leary because other schools wanted him to play tight end instead of quarterback out of high school. In Blake's case, he had to play under a run first offense without a QB coach or offensive coordinator at UCF to help him develop his craft as a quarterback. In fact, the first time he had a QB coach was before the draft when Jordan Palmer, who was starting making his name at that time as a quarterback developer for NFL Prospects. This is why Blake Bortles was considered a project coming out of college instead of NFL ready like Derek Carr and Andrew Luck who both had the same circumstances to help them develop their game.

So bottom line is when they both came into the NFL Andrew Luck was so much prepared mechanically and mentally to play the position than Blake Bortles. This also explains the consistency from Andrew luck from a QB standpoint and the inconsistency from Blake based on the circumstances I explained between them and their individual development. It didn't help that during the first three years of his career Blake Bortles  head gotten the worst case scenario of coaching from his incompetent coaching staff and it said him that because of it. It's a testament of Blake that despite of his circumstances previously he has still shown promise and ability to play quarterback at a high level. This is why he goes to California every year because he's basically playing catch-up compared to other NFL quarterbacks but this is also why I think Blake is far from a finished product despite what the naysayers and haters might think of him. We as a generation is in a microwave Society where we want everything to be finished right now instead of putting everything into perspective and allowing things to play out. So Andrew Luck is better than Blake Bortles if everything is equal right now but I truly believe Blake can be better than Andrew Luck long term if maroone and his staff can help Blake reach his full potential as a quarterback.

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