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Andrew Luck

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Keith Moons Liver Newbie

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What Luck/the Colts success really tells me is how much of a better organization that franchise is. We've been rebuilding (or just waddling in our own misery) for years, they are a playoff contender instantly. They barely have a head coach, they could easy roll over and be as bad as we are and people would write it off to a rebuilding effort. Some owners/front offices "get it", and some don't.

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http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/indianapolis-colts-andrew-luck-mid-term-grade-110512

Luck has won three more games than Indy did last season with three veteran quarterbacks. On Sunday, against a good Miami defense, Luck broke Cam Newton's single-game record for yards passing (432) by throwing for 433 in a 23-20 victory. He also tied the rookie record set by his predecessor, Peyton Manning, for most 300-yard games in a season (four) and continues to maintain the pace for a historic season.

Through eight games, he is 190 of 336 for 2,404 yards with 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions. At this rate, he would shatter Sam Bradford's rookie marks for completions (354) and attempts (590) and Newton's record for yardage (4,051). With a slightly stronger second half, he may even challenge Manning's rookie record for TD passes (26) and he's still a long way from approaching Manning's first-year record for interceptions (28).

He's already beaten two of the other five rookie starters (Brandon Weeden and Ryan Tannehill) and has surprisingly pushed the Colts into the playoff discussion.

Numbers alone can't tell the tale. Despite being under heavy pressure, Luck has managed to elude defenders and even shake off Green Bay's Clay Matthews to make a key pass in a game-winning drive, and he's rallied the Colts to three fourth-quarter wins.

To teammates, Luck has been everything they expected — and more.

''That guy is mature far beyond his years,'' defensive end Fili Moala said. ''You can't say enough good things about him, from him as a human being to him as a football player to him as a teammate. He's the kind of guy you really want your kids to grow up and become. He's a professional, he does it with class and he'll be a good one for years to come.''

The toughest part of this season was supposed to be the endless comparisons to Manning. So far, Luck has had little trouble measuring up.

Manning has exactly the same amount of wins and yardage as Luck this season, though Denver's quarterback has thrown for twice as many touchdowns and leads the NFL with a quarterback rating of 108.6.

But Luck has had a better rookie season than Manning did.

Luck has thrown and completed more passes in his first eight games, has thrown for 531 more yards, completed a higher percentage of passes than Manning (56.5 percent to 55.1), thrown half as many interceptions (16 to eight), just one fewer touchdown (11 to 10) and has a better quarterback rating than Manning did at that time (79.0 to 64.5).

Of course, the game has changed over the past 14 years. There's now a bigger premium on passing, rookie quarterbacks play earlier and are expected to win earlier than they did then, too.

While some now contend Luck has more talent around him than Manning did then, they might forget that in '98, Manning had Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk, receiver Marvin Harrison, two veteran tight ends and two tackles who became longtime cornerstones in the Colts' offense.

Luck, in comparison, has relied primarily on the sure hands of Reggie Wayne; Donnie Avery, who is trying to come back from two lost seasons, an offensive line that is finally rounding into form and a large cast of other rookies.

He's also had to learn more than Manning did then. Interim coach and offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, Manning's position coach in '98, has said the Colts' didn't use the no-huddle offense extensively until Manning's second season. Luck is already running that this season.

''There are probably only a few throws he'd like to have back,'' said Arians, a 20-year NFL assistant. ''He's kept us in games. He's won games. The way he's played in the two-minute phase and now the no-huddle phase has been excellent. He's been dynamite on third down the last two games.''

Now can he keep it up? The second half of this season begins Thursday at Jacksonville (1-7).

Arians remembers that's when Manning really took off in 1998, and Luck knows there's plenty he can improve upon, too.

''The victories are what I judge things on. I think I've got to cut down on the turnovers and putting touchdowns on the board,'' Luck said. ''I think perfect would be to win every game, and not have any incompletions or interceptions.''

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Everytime I turn on the TV I seem to see RGIII in a Subway commercial. It's almost as bad as Peyton was. (And I loved Manning when he was a Colts)

I haven't seen one Luck or Tannehill or Wilson from Seattle, in commercials. (I'm sure there are local commercials.) (I actually wouldn't mind seeing Tannehill's wife in a commercial. Not many guys marry a Hooters girl!)

So Luck maybe getting hyped in the sports section, but he's not the poster child for big business. (That may come, who knows.)

I said at the begnning of the season that I'd be extactic if the Colts went 8-8! Realistically, felt that 4-12 may have been doable.

Rookie QB surrounded by some veterans who mostly have been injured, 2nd & 3rd tier free agants, Rookie draft pics, with a Rookie HC who won't coach the rest of the season, rookie assit/acting HC, rookie GM. Has there ever been a more rag tag team in football? Yet they are 5-3!

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I thought 'Suck for Luck' was over. Jesus, they're all over his jock tonight on TNF. Already labelled him as the greatest rookie QB of all time... Cam also fell down to like #10 on the list of greatest rookies of all time according to them. The media sure is a funny thing. I believe everyone knows that Colts team wasn't anywhere near as bad as they appeared last season, so his W-L record doesn't really matter to me.

Lemme know when Luck accounts for 35+ touchdowns, rushes for 700+ yards and breaks a 30+ year old NFL record along with his projected 4000+ passing yards this season please.

I'm not saying Luck isn't going to be great, but jeeze... these analysts need to go lube up or something first.

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Watching the game and that interception Luck just threw with almost 2:00 before the half was awful.

Of course, Luck did make the tackle by going at the guy's knee but what's disgusting is Mayock almost wanted to give him the DMVP for making an irresponsible tackle like this. Good way for the franchise QB to get hurt.

Can u imagine if Cam would have done the exact thing? Wow.

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