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We love sports in large part because of the uncertainty. It isn’t scripted, and we will by no means ensure how it should turn out. Andrew Luck is without doubt one of the rare cases of one thing being attention-grabbing because we all know precisely how the story goes to finish.
Luck is all the pieces he was made out to be popping out of Stanford. The Colts quarterback is practically a lock to be an important participant. Everyone can see that. And following his maturation into being that great participant goes to be fascinating.
Luck has appeared excellent in the preseason as he prepares for his second season. Within the preseason opener last week, he was four-of-6 for 51 yards in restricted work. Towards the Giants he played one quarter, and one drive into the second quarter. He went 9-of-13 for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and when he took a seat the Colts led 17-3.
If someone mentioned that, in about 5 months, Luck can be universally acknowledged as a high three NFL quarterback, would you be that surprised?
He had some issues to work on after an excellent rookie season, and appears a lot better in 12 months two. He nonetheless has the athletic skill and the large arm, and in very transient preseason work it is apparent this familiar offense matches him well.
Last season Luck labored in Bruce Arians’ vertical offense, and attempted extra passes of 20 or more yards (101) than another quarterback, in response to Pro Football Focus. Joe Flacco was second with 92, and solely five quarterbacks in all attempted greater than eighty. And Luck was good on these deep throws, completing 35 (his receivers had eight drops, too). But he had six interceptions (solely Drew Brees had more on deep passes, with seven), and the heavy vertical attack additionally helps explain his 54.1 completion share. Not that he did not do very nicely in that offense – he threw for four,374 yards and led the Colts, who had been 2-14 the year before, to a very shocking playoff berth.
(USA Right this moment Sports Images) Now with Pep Hamilton as offensive coordinator, Luck is working the identical offense he did at Stanford. Primarily as a result of Hamilton was Luck’s offensive coordinator through the quarterback’s ultimate season at Stanford. In the Colts’ two preseason games it is simple to see that Luck can be asked to complete a lot of excessive-proportion throws. He looks snug and confident. His completion share should skyrocket. It’s sixty eight.4 % this preseason. His interceptions most likely will go down, though he did get fortunate Sunday night when Giants cornerback Aaron Ross dropped one on a play that Reggie Wayne finally hauled in for a circus touchdown catch. Luck carried out admirably in a new offense final yr, however he looks like an ideal fit in Hamilton’s scheme that has loads of West Coast components.
Luck’s bodily means is special, even among NFL quarterbacks, and he showed it off against the Giants. His 18-yard landing throw to T.Y. Hilton on third and 11 was made with pinpoint accuracy proper over the cornerback – and was also a really athletic catch by a rapidly emerging Hilton. His best play against the Giants was most likely an incompletion. He rolled left, then contorted his body to deliver an ideal strike downfield between two Giants defenders to tight finish Coby Fleener. Fleener dropped the throw. It was nonetheless a jaw-dropping move.
Luck’s first two transient preseason appearances just reinforce that he’s going to be an amazing participant. It should occur earlier than later. It ought to be actually fun to watch his career develop, even if we all know how it is going to turn out.
Andrew Luck looks really good in the preseason, which should have been expected
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