Setting aside the "Newton vs Luck" stuff...

[Mr. Scot]

... the Indianapolis Colts 2012 season is a great story.

And it's one that Panther fans who remember Sam Mills and the 2003 season ought to be especially able to appreciate.

Can tell you that I don't honestly expect they'll win a playoff game, but I'll definitely be cheering for them.

[mcdougal]

it's amazing what an incredibly weak schedule will do for a mediocre team

And they barely beat those mediocre teams at that...

[rodeo]

They were good, then tanked a season, and now are good again. It's a Christmas miracle!

[Panthercougar68]

It's great what they have done this season. The amount of emotion in that locker room reminds me exactly of 2003.

Also lol at how bad Curtis Painter was

[pstall]

you play who they schedule you to play. Colts had zero control over that. when was the last time the Panthers won over 10 games? or made the playoffs?

it needs to burn each fan what the Skins, Colts and Seahawks are doing. Or the Vikings.

we are doing a great job of being the Bengals south.

soak that junk up with a biscuit and let it sit in your gut.

[Keith Moons Liver]

Luck vs Cam is the new Peyton vs Brady. We should appreciate this, not tear them down.

[Pimpdaddy]

fkit..im bitter..

[Mr. Scot]

The Patriots live off of weak schedules on a pretty regular basis.

That whole discussion is irrelevant though, as for the most part are opinions of Andrew Luck.

Pagano's recovery, and his team's support for him, are inspiring human interest stuff. And it definitely brings back memories of 2003.

One difference. From what I can see, it looks like their story will have the happy ending I wish ours could have had.

[The Huddler]

I honestly wouldnt mind luck or RG3 if the media didnt bash Cam all the time. The only thing i have against these guys is im jealous for Cam. Just think its unfair that so many people get the wrong impression of Cam just because ESPN wants to make his story to be out a certain way. It really irks me, thats my QB!!!

[PhillyB]

best opportunity the media's gotten since katrina

[Guest Slenderman]

As good as advertised. Great quarterback, great person. He gets my vote for rookie of the year and a quick glance at MVP (i'd give that award to P Manning) Luck has earned a look imho

[mav1234]

luck will have a shot at oroy, he's played well... but imo he is part of what is making this season special for them, not the reason it is so special...it's a great story how the team has rallied to win for Pagano... good luck to the Colts in the future.

[Kakarot]

Luck needs to cut down on his turnovers, and his completion % is horrible. He isn't "great" at the moment. Had a mediocre/average season. He's gonna be a good one, though. Just gotta get them turnovers down. I don't know about his accuracy, though. You can't teach that. Either you've got it or you don't. He doesn't have it.

[PhillyB]

Luck needs to cut down on his turnovers, and his completion % is horrible. He isn't "great" at the moment. Had a mediocre/average season. He's gonna be a good one, though. Just gotta get them turnovers down. I don't know about his accuracy, though. You can't teach that. Either you've got it or you don't. He doesn't have it.

accuracy can be coached to some degree at least. we've seen cam's accuracy improve significantly when our coaches were invested in working on his footwork.

luck's raw numbers look better because his attempts are sky-high. drop him down to 275-325 pass attempts and he's pretty damn pedestrian.