Quote: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.

 

Fair points.

 

As an opponent, I don't view Luck as the challenge that Manning was or is.  Is that fair?  Perhaps not.  But that certainly has more influence than whether or not he plays on my team.  I don't envy you having him as I did Manning, either.  Perhaps respect is a better description than envy.  I wanted us to go after Manning when you let him go, but knew he probably would have never gone for that even if we were as competitive or attractive to him as Denver at the time.  I can't say the same about Luck and Bortles.  I feel our future at the position is just as bright.

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