(04-15-2018, 11:07 AM)nate Wrote:

(04-15-2018, 10:44 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: I didn’t say contenders. I said the favorite.

Wayne was old and not the same guy who was with Peyton. Hilton is solid. So he had 1 guy? Gore will guarantee you 60 yards but that’s it. They still had no run game, no OLine and no defense. And went 11-5 consistently. Why is that?

I love Blake and have continually said I think he has his best season this year. He’s just not the talent Luck is (or was).

I'd take a healthy Luck as well, for regular season purposes I guess........but not because of what he'd accomplish in the playoffs.  I guess as a regular season guy.  I do so begrudgingly....while acknowledging it is moot as to a "healthy Luck"

To date, the data seems to indicate Luck folding up when the chips are down in the postseason, not so with BB5.  

Frankly, with the game on the line in the playoffs, I'd say I'd feel more comfortable with Blake getting it done, some how, some way, with true grit along, over Luck.  That hardly translates to a justified "Favorite" status with Luck, other than a narrative pushed without a good reason.


Regardless, pretty moot.  BB5 is our guy, and Luck isn't a "healthy Luck".

Based on this, I'd rank it, for this team, BB5, Mariotta, Watson, and clot QB.

I also factor in that Watson was a turnover machine while at clemson with an amazing defense and couldn't help but throw crazy INTs.....not to mention a small sample size of great NFL success, before the usual adjustments made by NFL D's.