Getty ImagesAndrew Luck won’t make his preseason debut until Sunday, but Colts General Manager Ryan Grigson has already seen enough to feel confident that the No. 1 overall pick was well spent.
Asked what he has learned about Luck in training camp, Grigson channeled Dennis Green in his answer, saying, “That he really is what we thought he was.”
Grigson said he’s excited about seeing Luck in live game action, because he’s already seen just in practice what a competitor Luck is.
“We just have to get him in front of some other folks and see how he responds,” Grigson said. “Because, like I’ve said, the one thing that you can tell from his body language, from how he reacts on the field, from how he does things, he’s his harshest critic. Nobody is going to be able to push his buttons as hard as he pushes his own buttons. That’s evident to me. He wants to be great. He absolutely hates incompletions. You can see it on his face. He wants to complete every pass, and that’s good to see.”
However, Grigson put the brakes on when a reporter asked if Luck is reminiscent of Peyton Manning.
“No. I wouldn’t say he reminds me of Peyton,” Grigson said. “One is a great one that’s proven himself. Andrew’s yet to prove himself, has a long way to go. He knows that.”
The Colts will avoid the Manning comparisons as much as they can, but Luck will always be compared to Manning. And the early indications are that the folks in Indianapolis believe Luck will eventually prove himself worthy of those comparisons. A franchise quarterback for a decade or more to come is who the Colts think Luck is.
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He certainly may develop the skill set Tha manning has, but we already can see the similarities in appearance. They both a kinda doofy looking……. I would like to see Andrew Luck endorsed by………..?
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There will never be another Peyton Manning. Lucas Oil Stadium: the stadium that Manning built.
Thank you, Captain Obvious.
One of the Best QB’s ever versus a rookie without a snap to his name??
Luck will never be Peyton Manning, only Manning can be Manning. The Colts took Luck knowing he was one of the better QB’s to enter the draft since Eli Manning/Phillip Rivers. What they have in Luck is a Quarterback that if properly built around will provide them with a few Championships. Peyton still had 2-3 years left in him, but the Colts were running out of money trying to keep him in place. The biggest difference in Manning and Luck is the fact that Peyton can take a team full of nobody’s and turn them into champs, Luck is going to need the right teammates to be productive.
He certainly may develop the skill set Tha manning has, but we already can see the similarities in appearance. They both a kinda doofy looking…
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Actually they are both more or less ordinary looking. The idea that a QB has to look like an underwear model is just a myth spawned and sponsored by sports reporters with man-crushes. Sorry Aaron and Tom, but you’re not better QBs than Manning or Brees just because you’re better looking.
If Andrew Luck is indeed the successor to Peyton Manning that Steve Young was to Joe Montana, then Andrew will start playing great football in about 7 years.
(Steve-o was 29 before he started to look All-Pro.)
Well were Luck is now…hes better than peyton was at his rookie year…remember folks peyton had 28int. And a 3-13record his rookie year n looked very lost n had more talent around him too(well veterans )
That quote is making me hear Denny Green in my head. If you wanna crown them…..
I hope luck never amounts to anything because the colts per advice of their owner were throwing games so they can draft luck. I hope they get what they deserved
The Colts GM is Dennis Green?
“Luck is who we thought he was. And we let him off the hook!”
Aug 10, 2012 2:26 PM
There will never be another Peyton Manning. Lucas Oil Stadium: the stadium that Manning built.
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How did he build Lucas Oil Stadium? It’s only been around for what? 3 years? One in which Manning didn’t play.
Maybe he built the RCA dome, but that’s gone now
Peyton wasn’t Peyton his rookie year.
To be fair to luck, no one but peyton manning is Peyton manning. And I don’t think reasonable fans would ever expect him to be manning. but on the other hand, Andrew luck looks to be a very good pro quarterback. So let him be Andrew luck.
Peytonsneck18
Well were Luck is now…hes better than peyton was at his rookie year…remember folks peyton had 28int. And a 3-13record his rookie year n looked very lost n had more talent around him too(well veterans )
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That “Talent” was so good, they got the 1st pick in the draft, and took Peyton Manning.
He was so lucky to have such talented veterans.
Give Grigson credit for NOT making the comparison. The rookie GM deftly handled the question very appropriately. He is what he thought he was, but has yet to take his first NFL snap. Let his game play do the talking.
And yes, Manning DID build Lucas OIl Stadium. As with the Vikes, stadium conception to city approval all the way through construction is years in the making. Having Manning at the helm through the 2000′s greased the skids.
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slugdub says:
Aug 10, 2012 3:19 PM
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How did he build Lucas Oil Stadium? It’s only been around for what? 3 years? One in which Manning didn’t play.
Maybe he built the RCA dome, but that’s gone now
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Perhaps because his many years of excellent play in the RCA Dome created the excitement and fan support that made them successful enough to get a new stadium built?
You realize that you don’t “build” stadiums by playing in them after they’ve already been um…..built?
peytonsneck18 says:
Aug 10, 2012 3:09 PM
Well were Luck is now…hes better than peyton was at his rookie year…remember folks peyton had 28int. And a 3-13record his rookie year n looked very lost n had more talent around him too(well veterans )
Really dude?!? You’re already saying luck is better this year than Manning was when Luck hasn’t even taken a snap in a game? This statement is moronic. Even if he does have a better statistical season than Peyton’s rookie season, it’s most likely because the rules these days favor the passing game. That’s why you had 3 5,000 yard passers last year with one of them obliterating Marino’s record.
Manning was good but still overrated
and you cant compare a rookie that hasnt played a snap to anyone
Montana was way better then Manning ever was
People who think the Colts tanked last season intentionally make me laugh.
ill only compare him to peyton if he starts doing one and done in the playoffs.
Peyton was great because of what was going on behind that fivehead of his, one of the smartest and calculated QB’s ever
titansbro, peytons last game was a blowout loss in orange bowl to syracuse, he had 128 yards and 1td and 1int, and Luck couldve beat okst, but his coach went conservative, luck is farther along now that peyton was b4 his first preseason game, is all im saying bro!!!
Can’t wait to see this guy bust, nothing against him but I just really hate Indy.
I don’t get how this kid is such a “can’t miss prospect”. He played in a power run scheme, Stanford ran 66% of their plays, and his most impressive throws came off of the playaction to wide open targets. He also had a strong defense backing him up. IMO Barkley will be much better, he outplayed Luck when USC played Stanford, and he would have beaten Luck if his RB didn’t fumble on USC’s 4 yard line.
But good luck to Luck, he’s gonna need it if he doesn’t want to become the next David Carr. Especially behind that horrid O line.
Only Peyton can be Peyton unless he’s Favre.
Signed,
John Madden
PS : RGIII>>Luck
peytonsneck18 says:
Aug 10, 2012 3:09 PM
Well were Luck is now…hes better than peyton was at his rookie year…remember folks peyton had 28int. And a 3-13record his rookie year n looked very lost n had more talent around him too(well veterans )
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Yup, Manning had 28 picks. But what you fail to acknowledge is that he also had the 3rd most passing yards and the fifth most passing TDs in the NFL AS A ROOKIE! 3700+ yards and 26 tds: If Luck comes close to hitting those rookie benchmarks, then you can start making such silly statements as “Luck is…. better than Peyton was at his rookie year” Come on, man!
I cant wait to see how poorly Luck performs so peytonsneck disappears just like all the cowgirl fans that were on here and are now gone.
It’s hilarious to hear people across the internet slam Luck, or the Colts. Either they are a Manning purist who will never let him go and always proclaim him as the best Colt ever; or they can’t stand the Colts because they have been successful for so long; or they just want to see Luck fail so they can celebrate RG3 a little longer. Truth is that Luck could very well be better than Manning in time, because he will have a better defense and could win more than just one superbowl. If you can’t stand that the Colts are successful, don’t watch them play(until they are beating your team). And as far as RG3…as long as he stays on his feet…he will be fine. But I think he’s small and going to take those hits harder than Luck will.
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I don’t get how this kid is such a “can’t miss prospect”. He played in a power run scheme, Stanford ran 66% of their plays, and his most impressive throws came off of the playaction to wide open targets. He also had a strong defense backing him up. IMO Barkley will be much better, he outplayed Luck when USC played Stanford, and he would have beaten Luck if his RB didn’t fumble on USC’s 4 yard line.
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the only reason Stanford ran as much as they did is because Andrew had led them to big leads where they were just able to run out the clock in most fourth quarters. Also, they really didn’t use the play action nearly as much as you insinuated.
as for the USC game, Luck completely outplayed Barkley (trust me, i was there). Barkley was barely average that day. and even if USC’s running back hadn’t fumbled at the 4, there’s no saying they would have actually won the game. at most on that drive (in the 3rd OT) could have done was tied it to go into a 4th OT. of course, they would have had to actually score a td AND made the 2-point conversion just to do that.