Quote:Before this past year, he looked similar to Andy Dalton in the playoffs.  Looked awful in the losses, and played a huge factor in them.

 

He has not met the hype.  The hype suggested rings and All Pros by now.

 

In his defense, the expectations/hype were so lofty they weren't reachable.  They were ridiculous.

 

He still throws too many picks/makes boneheaded decisions for a guy who isn't supposed to be making those kinds of mistakes.

 

But if your measure is Manning and playoff disappointment early in his career, then I suppose you could say he's on track.  But the bar was higher than that.  He was sold as being peerless.

To the bolded, it's good that you agree that they expectations and hype were lofty, too lofty. But you can see that those are out of his control, right? Is it possible that you are unfairly judging him for something that he is not the cause of? If we were discussing Richard Sherman and the hype that surrounds him, I can agree with you to criticize him with great scrutiny because he brought it upon himself.

 

But with Luck, could the unfair scrutiny be simply because he plays for the Colts and not your favorite team? I grant you that he does turn over the ball too much, but does Luck playing for the Colts affect how he is viewed, especially in replacement of Manning who has 10+ more years of experience than Luck? 

 

Either way, I appreciate your viewpoint.

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