6 interceptions in two playoff games

[Drew1023]

Does anyone else see that Luck had 7 interceptions in two playoff games as an issue? I'm not saying he is horrible but does this make you think differently of him or agree with the Bayless article a little more?  I know that not all of them were Luck's fault but still 7 interceptions in two games in the postseason is kind of significant.

[jemack]

My God. Luck is as good as Manning

[oldunclemark]

Not an issue....9 on the year..16 games

[AllYouNeedIsLuck]

No

[CR91]

only one was his fault

[Draztik]

It's concerning but being a second year QB with the whole Offense on his shoulders, no running game and not very good protection...

[snkdy]

He threw 9 all season. It was a terrible time for this to happen, but his defense and run game didn't really help.

[Day at the Hilton]

Luck choked in the playoffs but it's all good they weren't all his fault he will continue to improve

[James Harden]

Luck 3rd season in the NFL will be his breakout year.

[GoColts8818]

Luck is young QB.  Young QBs make mistakes with the ball especially against good teams in the playoffs.  He'll learn. 

[House]

I would safely say two can be attributed to the receiver.

But he didn't play great today. KC he was great, only he was playing from behind all game.

[colts_mp]

well it's 7 int's now

[IndyTrav]

7

[MSColtsFan]

7

[snkdy]

That last one was really unnecessary.

[No 1 Manning Fan]

The offense as a whole needs to get better. Luck needs to learn more patience.

[James]

7 in two games. Horrible,

[jemack]

Luck IS the 2nd coming of Manning

[dw49]

Gee thanks guys for pointing out that 6 +1 is 7

[nerd12]

Guys calm down. He can throw 10 for all I care. We were right in both of these games. Talking heads will love to mention his 7 INTs in the playoffs and so be it. He is still in his second year, thats something I never forgot this season. 

[#12]

He wishes he had a few back, but Luck is the only reason they won 11 games, the only reason they are in the the playoffs, and the only reason they won last week.  This team flat out sucks.  Like Manning, it's all on Luck.  I pray it's not that way for the next 14 years, but that's the reality.   

[MSColtsFan]

The harsh reality is this team can't run the ball.  And down, all the time, INTs will happen.  Some on Luck for sure.  Some are absolutely about always needing to throw. 

[SLILLINGTON10]

I think if Reggie was not hurt that would have been a lot different. No point on what ifs tho.

[our_dbs_rock]

A lot of the interceptions were kind of 'flukey' plays, not necessary bad throws. They were just great plays by the defense or the ball just 'bouncing' the other way.

[chad72]

All I can say is never take playoff wins for granted. We can dog on Peyton all we want but we do need to keep in mind that playoff wins are not given out like candy, they have to be earned. But the D, it was not playoff caliber D. Seemed like the old Colts run D to me.

We can't hope to win shoot outs in the playoffs most of the time.

[Drew1023]

I just don't see how he can be called a great quarterback and get away with throwing 7 interceptions.  Can we at least all agree that he isn't anywhere near a Brady or Manning level and definitely not a top 5 or 10?

[Dustin]

Luck IS the 2nd coming of Manning

We could only hope.

[Fx Stryker]

While two weren't his fault this week. And if I remember one wasn't his fault last week.

He is young, but as I said he needs to learn he can't do it all.

[lennymoore24]

You know what is so damned irritating is that everytime the Colts get close in a game winging the ball, the go back into handing the ball off and punting.  They stopped NE like 3 times in a row and did nothing on offense.

 

I'm not concerned about Luck.   He is a young QB in his second on a team with no running attack, no defense, and not a great receiving cast.  Some decisions are really bad, but he will get better.

[Draztik]

He plays so great we forget he's a second year player. Look at Wilson today. He didn't play well either but had a running game to fall on and a D to depend on.

[Drew1023]

He plays so great we forget he's a second year player. Look at Wilson today. He didn't play well either but had a running game to fall on and a D to depend on.

 

I didn't watch the Seahawks game. Did he throw 4 interceptions?

[#12]

People do realize the difference in playing QB for the Seahawks and for a * team like this, right?  Were Luck, like a monkey, to hand the ball off for 4 quarters and wait for his defense and running game to do their thing, what would the result be?

[amfootball]

Tough, tough game for Luck. Pats took TY out as we knew Bill would and roughed him up and he was forced to hold the ball. Still, I really like Luck a lot and his grit. He will come back next year even hungrier.

[mintor]

Does anyone else see that Luck had 7 interceptions in two playoff games as an issue? I'm not saying he is horrible but does this make you think differently of him or agree with the Bayless article a little more?  I know that not all of them were Luck's fault but still 7 interceptions in two games in the postseason is kind of significant.

 

 

not his fault avg wr,s  avg offense line .  o,line give you time  min of 3 sec too set a throw and since colts can,t run the ball because the  o,line . defense have a easier game too beat you.

[#12]

You know what is so damned irritating is that everytime the Colts get close in a game winging the ball, the go back into handing the ball off and punting.  They stopped NE like 3 times in a row and did nothing on offense.

 

 

I thought the same thing.  Luck is the only thing keeping you in the game.  You have to live and die by it.

[mintor]

The offense as a whole needs to get better. Luck needs to learn more patience.

 

 

how can you have more patience with a avg,  offense line ?  you time throw in 2.15 sec,s avg. then wr,s can't get open any.

[snkdy]

He plays so great we forget he's a second year player. Look at Wilson today. He didn't play well either but had a running game to fall on and a D to depend on.

 

Yep. This is the difference. Teams like the 49ers and the Seahawks can win without their QBs playing well. Hell, today Brady didn't even have a TD. The same can't be said for Andrew.

 

He didn't play well today. But I'm not worried about the future. He will be fine.

[No 1 Manning Fan]

Two of the picks were unforced. He made really bad reads and really bad decisions.

[ColtsBlueFL]

The immediate pick six wan't a good sign for tonight.

 

But he'll bounce back.

[Jason_]

only one was his fault

 

2 of the first 3 tonight were his fault.  He was very inconsistent with his reads and decision making tonight and was staring down his receivers quite a bit.  These are things he will improve on with time.  He's still a young QB.  

 

All this means is that a lot of people need to keep their expectations realistic.  Sure, Luck may be one of the best Qb prospects in a long time and yada yada, but he's not the best QB in the league right now and I'm not even sure if he should legitimately considered in the top 10. 

 

That's not a knock on him at all.  It simply means that he lacks NFL experience which he will gain in time and in that time I have no doubt that he will continue to improve and correct those mistakes.