Quote:Just want to be clear, are saying that Luck in 2013 with 23 TDs was the better QB than Bortles in 2015 with 35 TDs, or are you just saying how you feel about them in the general sense regardless of the year you're picking out?

 

Like I said, if the Jaguars defense holds teams to 336 points in 2015 instead of 448 how many more wins do you figure Bortles gets? How does that affect the perception of him? Second in the NFL in TD passes in his second year and easily winning the AFCS if the defense allows 112 less points.

Of the two players in question, we have more data on Luck because he has played longer in the NFL. The data provided by Luck would lead you to believe that he is a good player. Similarly, the data provided by Bortles' first two years would lead you to think that he is also a good player. I picked both players' second seasons for consistency and fairness in a team-by-team comparison. Bortles clearly had the better second season.

 

With the exception of lucks 4th season, (injury plagued season) he has improved each year, as has Bortles in consecutive years. Unlike Bortles, we have had a chance to see luck in his 3rd season, which resulted in a league leading 40 TDs and 4,761 passing yards (3rd in NFL), an 11 win season, and the Colts reaching the AFC Conference Championship.

 

With the data at hand, I give the edge to Luck who has reached greater heights. If Bortles continues to ascend, we can reconvene and discuss further, however, the thread is which QB belongs on the All AFC South team, and I would argue Luck at QB.

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