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jurb26
Footballguy
Boy it's hard to not like Luck more and more as you watch these pre-season games. Early in the game vs. Pitt he made some mistakes but his ability to forget or recover from them was what stuck out more to me than the mistakes. On top of that, he never seemed to flinch in the face of one of the most complex defensive schemes in the NFL. He never lost his cool and worked the pocket extremely well. I was expecting to see at least some of the "happy feet" last night, but didn't.
His pick 6 pass was about as bad a play a QB can make. He stared down his primary and threw off his back foot. The pass was thus severly underthrown, lacked any zip and was perhaps the easiest pick of Taylor's life. I loved the way Luck handled himself on the sideline after that awful play. He immediately took responsibilty for the mistake, kept poised and then went out and led an impressive scoring drive. Pretty sure I saw him do that same thing in college as well. Luck seems like a fast learner and as an owner in dynasty I think the Pitt pre-season game was a gift. Pitt held nothign back and it gave Luck a great opportunity to observe and learn, which I'm confident he did. If and when Luck gets a major play maker at WR he should be a top fantasy QB.
His pick 6 pass was about as bad a play a QB can make. He stared down his primary and threw off his back foot. The pass was thus severly underthrown, lacked any zip and was perhaps the easiest pick of Taylor's life. I loved the way Luck handled himself on the sideline after that awful play. He immediately took responsibilty for the mistake, kept poised and then went out and led an impressive scoring drive. Pretty sure I saw him do that same thing in college as well. Luck seems like a fast learner and as an owner in dynasty I think the Pitt pre-season game was a gift. Pitt held nothign back and it gave Luck a great opportunity to observe and learn, which I'm confident he did. If and when Luck gets a major play maker at WR he should be a top fantasy QB.
King of the Jungle
Footballguy
Incredible poise for a rookie QB. I have no better way to put it other than he looks like he belongs in the NFL playing quarterback. Numbers would have looked better without a few drops and if Pitt would not have gotten away with a few holding calls on the receivers. He seemed to recognize quickly where the pressure was coming from and performed admirably against the leagues most complicated defense. Holy crud this kid has a chance to be real good. It must be a very exciting time to be a Colt fan.
Area51Inhabitant
Footballguy
I still like Luck an awful lot although I think I'm going to temper my expectations for him somewhat in year one. The next thing Indy needs to do is to get this guy a legit number 1 receiver. I will also say that I saw nothing last night that will sway my opinion that he's going to be a great one. Yes he made mistakes but what rookie qb doesn't make them. I did like how he responded to his mistakes and how he didn't go into a shell because of them. It does remind me so much of Peyton's mentality as a rookie.
I actually think he has a chance to put up a Cam Newton type of fantasy production this year (not rushing but total impact). What did Rodgers/Brees/Brady/Stafford/Cam all have in common last year? The answer: horrendous defenses.
The Colts defense is really really bad. Theyre going to need to score points to compete most weeks and will have plenty of garbage time opportunities. I have been impressed with Luck so far in preseason, so i think he has a really good chance to be a breakout fantasy QB this year. He will probably throw alot of INT's but he will be dropping back so many times per game that just based on shear volume, hes going to have big numbers.
For the "wait on QB" folks, hes an ideal upside backup to those who end up with the Roeth/Cutler/P.Manning types.
The Colts defense is really really bad. Theyre going to need to score points to compete most weeks and will have plenty of garbage time opportunities. I have been impressed with Luck so far in preseason, so i think he has a really good chance to be a breakout fantasy QB this year. He will probably throw alot of INT's but he will be dropping back so many times per game that just based on shear volume, hes going to have big numbers.
For the "wait on QB" folks, hes an ideal upside backup to those who end up with the Roeth/Cutler/P.Manning types.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
3900, 28, 18
ThanksGramps
Footballguy
What do you do with Luck's projections if you remove Collie for the year? That isn't confirmed, but you have to give it a significant probability at this point. With Wayne and Collie running the perfect routes for Luck, he's looked great (against vanilla defenses). I see some talent behind Collie, but nothing with the precision in being in the right place and the right time. I can see his yards go down 200-300, and picks go up 2-3 due to worse timing with a replacement WR2. Pure speculation from an unproven predictor.
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Even though I like Luck, his team is going to be forced to come from behind often enough that he's going to have to force a lot of things in order to try to keep the team competitive. So I'm not seeing any way he can come close to some of these 2:1 or better TD:INT ratios.
I expect that number a lot closer to 1:1. If the team stinks and he has a great TD ratio, it would probably mean he wasn't being aggressive enough.
I expect that number a lot closer to 1:1. If the team stinks and he has a great TD ratio, it would probably mean he wasn't being aggressive enough.
Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
Luck is the real deal.
eric rymer
Footballguy
Really getting overshadowed by the flash of RG3 but he is quietly awesome.
Ketamine Dreams
Footballguy
Agree. Very happy with my decision to take him in my dynasty.
Carter_Can_Fly
Footballguy
I tried to help you guys out
On pace for4,832 yards passing28 tds20 ints415 rushing yards4 rushing TDs.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Pretty much right on except for the attempts. Pagano's run-heavy shtick was just that, apparently.
Banemorth
Footballguy
This is my first time doing this so let me know if I'm doing it right...You were saying?
Neofight
Footballguy
another middling game from Luck but he gets it done in the clutch.You'll fall far short on TD's, but the rest looks solid.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Not bad on the yardage but you're about 25% light on the TDs.
Inspiration
Footballguy
He had 26 including rushing TDs. That seems reasonably close to his prediction.
flc735
Footballguy
GameUsedTiger
Footballguy
he's always an awesome guy
