Luck is a very good QB.  It's difficult to dispute that.  However, I don't put him into what I'd view as an elite status because, unlike others who have reached that level, he's not a guy that's going to go out there and carry the team to victory even when it's stocked full of a bunch of nobodys.  There are very few QBs in the league with that capability who can elevate the play of those around them.  As we've seen this year, with adversity, Luck and the colts are a beatable team.  They've had the great fortune over the years of playing in a fairly weak division.  As the competition for the division improves, I don't think the colts have done much to match that.  While it hasn't shown on the field in recent years, they are going to be challenged soon enough, and even the consensus #1 pick isn't going to be able to prevent the slide.

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