BTW:
What type of rookie season production does Luck need to justify the 'best prospect since' hype? (60.0%--4,051yds--7.8ypa--21 TDs--17 Ints--84.5 Rating +706 rush yds--14 rush TDs)
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At first blush I automatically thought we were clearly better in every area but I think its close in most areas.
OL: Colts
I give them a slight edge on the OL.
I'm assuming both the Colts and our OL will improve but this is where they rankled last year:
http://www.profootballfocus.com/blog...-lines-part-1/
PFF rates their OL ahead of ours and that's
without Ben Ijalana and offseason additions of Samson Satele
Receiveing Corps: Redskins
I think we have a better overall receiving corps but again its close.
WRs:
The starting WRs based on production:
Wayne (a true #1 WR) + Collie is at
least equal to Garcon + Morgan/Hankerson
Hankerson, Moss and Armstrong give us greater
depth though
(imo Ty Hilton was an absolute steal for them though)
TEs:
Best overall player: Fred Davis however the Colts drafted the 2 best TEs in the draft and I give the combo of Fleener/Allen the edge of Davis/Cooley(health questions)
Running game: Push
I give us the slight edge because of scheme but Donald Brown was a producitve back last year and Carter was decent.
Running game is another area I think is closer then people realize.
Scheme: Redskins
I give us the edge overall because of
continuity but I think Bruce Arians is a very good OC that was Peyton Manning's QB coach during his rookie season and helped groom Rothlisberger w/Steelers. Their already borrowing some concepts from Standford and will feature a Coltesque double TE based offense.