Indianapolis Colts Rookie QB Andrew Luck Already Making Fans Forget About Peyton Manning After Memorable NFL Debut
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By Kris Knox
Senior Writer
Indianapolis Colts fans had been waiting for this moment for what felt like a lifetime.
Rookie quarterback Andrew Luck made his highly-anticipated NFL debut on Sunday afternoon against the visiting St. Louis Rams. After witnessing future hall of famer Peyton Manning do his thing for 13 seasons, Colts fans have become accustomed to stellar quarterback play.
If Luck’s early preseason performance is any indication, Colts fans are in store for another legendary ride.
In just under one half of play, Luck, taken first overall in April’s draft, completed 10 of 16 passes for 188 yards and two touchdowns. His first pass attempt? A 63-yard touchdown pass to running back Donald Brown.
Of course, that play was a well-executed checkdown screen and Brown did the bulk of the work, cutting in and out of traffic and racing downfield for the score. So it is understandable if fans weren’t quite ready to turn the page on Manning’s storied Indianapolis career.
However, two drives later, Luck appeared as poised and competent as Manning ever was, leading a seven play, 53-yard drive capped with an expertly thrown 23 yard touchdown pass to wideout Austin Collie. On that drive, Luck surgically dissected the Rams’ defense, completing passes of five, 10, 12 and 23 yards and putting six points on the board in just under three and a half minutes.
On Luck’s fourth and final drive, he led the Colts on a 13 play, 80-yard scoring drive that ended when second-year running back Delone Carter punched the ball into the endzone from a yard out.
The numbers, 188 passing yards and three touchdown drives in just four possessions, is certainly not a bad start to what looks to be a promising NFL career for the former Stanford Cardinal.
Manning, who has long been the face of the Colts franchise, may go on to do great things in Denver, but Indianapolis fans are unlikely to care from this point forward.
The Andrew Luck era has begun, and there’s no looking back.
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2012-08-13 05:09:28
Source: http://www.nationalfootballauthority.com/2012/08/indianapolis-colts-rookie-qb-andrew.html
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