Quote: manning isnt much of a downfield passer either. also maybe luck has better numbers in the 4th but rw numbers are good enough to get the job done. they can both be good 4th quarter qbs, but the first 3 quarters matter more.

 

now one good point you made is how rw could have a higher completion percentage because he makes more short passes. thats viable, maybe luck would have a better completion percent if he did shorter passes. BUT when you watch both qbs, rw is the more accurate passer. his passes are on the money. luck makes a lot of passes that are ugly and off the mark. so the stats can be skewed, but watching it, its just clear to me that RW is better.

 

id suggest just taking some time and actually watching RW play. hes really good.

 

 

edit: i said matter more but i meant matter just as much. im a little scatterbrained trying to sneak in replies between customers today haha

1. "youre all about the yards." Actually Luck led the league in TDs but that's already been mentioned. I wanted to provide another perspective.

 

2. Manning isn't much of a down field passer right now, but he definitely was in his prime.

 

3. "maybe luck would have a better completion percent if he did shorter passes" - This is true, but the difference is that one QB is allowed to get away with this while the other sometimes has to do much more to win. Here's an interesting stat: Since Pagano became the head coach of the Colts (2012) no other team in the NFL has allowed more 40+ point games. (Colts- 10) (Bears/Titans/Raiders- 7) and (Jags/Redskins -6). The Colts defense is really bad when they are not tuned in. Luck has to get into a shoot out in many games in order to win, which calls for deeper throws. Meanwhile, the highest amount of points any team has put up on the Seahawks this season is 30 (Dallas). Seattle lost that game.

 

I live in California. We get a lot of the Seahawk games. I watch Wilson play nearly every week and I think he's good.

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