08-26-2019, 06:48 PM
(08-26-2019, 06:25 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: He took a bunch of bad teams to the playoffs. I don't know how many QBs could have made that situation work like Luck did.
They weren't bad. They blatantly tanked as hard as they possibly could to get him with the first pick.
2009: SB Appearance
2010: Playoffs
2011: Tanked Hard For #1 Pick
2012: Playoffs
2013: Playoffs
2014: Playoffs
Luck's rookie year he was throwing the ball to Reggie Wayne (possible HoF'er), TY Hilton (4x Pro Bowler), and Coby Fleener (solid TE).
Their defense was t-9th in sacks, t-6th in INT, and 3rd in FF his rookie year... they had Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney (both future HoF'ers) and 2x Pro Bowler Vontae Davis at CB, 3x Pro Bowler Antoine Bethea at S.
Also a future HoF kicker in Adam Vinatieri.
- - - - - - - - - -
Guy comes onto a team where he gets to play with 4 future Hall of Famers (3 guaranteed, one probable).
Don't confuse how hard they intentionally tanked in 2011 to get him with what that team actually was. 2 years removed from a SB appearance.
____________________________________________________________
The 2021 season Super Bowl was over 1,000 days ago.
