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2012 NFL Draft: Evaluation of the first round
The 2012 draft started out with no surprises to anyone with the first two picks going to the Indianapolis Colts and the Washington Redskins picking Andrew Luck from Stanford number one overall and Robert Griffin III from Baylor. These two quarterbacks are the biggest names in the draft. They will always be compared to each other. Only time in the league will tell who has the better career.
Andrew Luck is called the NFL prototype QB with his size at 6ft. 4in. tall and weighing in at 234lbs. He is a good decision maker. He does not have the strongest arm, but he is very accurate. He is being compared to Peyton Manning, and those are very big shoes to fill. Luck has a lot of work ahead of him if the Colts are to be successful considering all the departures of key players.
2012 NFL draft: Indianapolis Colts full of Luck
Joe Montana, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady. Usually an NFL team considers themselves lucky to land a Hall of Fame quarterback, but it rarely happens where the luck continues and you have the ability to draft one just after releasing another. For the Indianapolis Colts that is reality as they make Andrew Luck the number one overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft.
The opportunity to draft the best player in the draft presented the Indianapolis Colts when Peyton Manning would sit out the 2011-2012 season with a neck injury and they wouldn’t pass up the opportunity.
After the rumors, speculation and release of Manning, Andrew Luck is now the face of the Colts. While it may take some time to adjust for Colts fans it’s only a matter of time until they are once again relevant for another 10 years.
2012 NFL Draft: Andrew Luck Highlight Video
With the first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft the Indianapolis Colts select Andrew Luck, Quarterback, Stanford.
At 6-4, 235 lbs Luck has the ideal size to succeed in the NFL. His big frame will allow him to take some punishment while his NFL ready arm appears destined to return Indianapolis to glory.
To the moon or bust: Andrew Luck vs Robert Griffin III
As Andrew Luck is chosen by the Indianapolis Colts and Robert Griffin is selected by the Washington Redskins history tells us one of these quarterbacks will either pan out or be a bust. Of course teams that are drafting would hope that this would not happen, but lets take a look down memory lane. Here’s a look at the past ten years of multiple quarterbacks taken in the top five of the draft.
2002 David Carr(1) and Joey Harrington (3) both quarterbacks were looked at as busts. You could give Harrington a pass and say that he did play for a while but both quarterbacks being drafted that high were looked at being the franchise guy but it never happened.
RGIII versus Luck will go down in 2012
Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck are the new starting quarterbacks of the Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts. Don’t look now but they will be playing each other this season. Both ownerships and front offices of both teams have said that they will be intent with either one. The good thing about that ever so important decision of Jim Irsay and Dan Snyder is that either way, RGIII versus Luck will happen in 2012.
Does recent NFL draft history favor Ryan Tannehill?
It’s a foregone conclusion that the first two picks in the 2012 NFL Draft will be quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III. With such an emphasis being placed on the passing game, when it comes to franchise quarterbacks the NFL has become a league of haves and have not’s. Either you have a franchise quarterback and therefore a chance to win the Super Bowl, or you don’t. Ryan Tannehill is the third best choice at quarterback in this upcoming draft and because everyone wants a franchise QB, his stock is skyrocketing as draft day approaches. Some are saying he’s overhyped while others think he’s money. Let’s take a look at some recent NFL drafts that had three quarterbacks taken in the first round and see how No. 3’s have fared.
Will Andrew Luck’s rookie season surpass his dad’s career?
Next week, former Stanford Cardinal QB Andrew Luck will be the first name called out in the 2012 NFL Draft. He will be selected by the Indianapolis Colts and instantaneously become the face of their franchise.
Being the first pick in the draft comes with a lot of pressure as all eyes will be on the rookie throughout the course of his inaugural NFL season. Only time will tell whether or not Luck will experience success his first season but one thing is for sure, he certainly has the opportunity to show up his dad’s entire career; as a rookie.
NFL mock draft 3.0: Trades, trades and more trades!
We are officially one week away from the 2012 NFL Draft and one week away from the complexity of the 2012 Season changing with every pick.
NFL mock draft 2.0: Cowboys bring competition for Romo?
Free Agency has come and gone, teams have filled needs through signings and are now preparing for the 2012 NFL Draft.
This off-season may go down in NFL history as the biggest Free Agency period of all time. Peyton Manning signed with the Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow is now a New York Jet and Mario Williams is a Buffalo Bill. How have those signings changed the complexity of the NFL Draft, let’s see how in my second mock draft.
1. Indianapolis Colts- Andrew Luck QB Stanford: I have a solid top six that should only change barring any trades within the top six. Right now the only thing left for the Colts is to make it official and hear Roger Goodell announce Andrew Luck as the newest member of the Indianapolis Colts. We have seen rookie quarterbacks have success since 2008 when both Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco took their teams to the playoffs as rookies, and has continued on, now can Andrew Luck take the Colts to the playoffs in his first season?
Could Andrew Luck be the next QB for the Washington Redskins?
Could Andrew Luck be the next QB for the Washington Redskins? After Robert Griffin III was able to put on a textbook clinic of a show during his pro day workout for NFL owners and coaches on Wednesday, some insiders left with the impression that there could be a possibility that the Indianapolis Colts may just select RGIII and not the consensus All-American signal caller from Stanford in Luck. While most people are playing it off and are still saying Colts GM Jim Irsay will still go with Luck, there is the possibility there could be a change of mind and if it were to happen what would the Redskins do next?
Surprise! Reggie Wayne re-signs with Colts
In an unlikely turn of events, the Indianapolis Colts have re-signed long time receiver Reggie Wayne to a new three-year deal worth $17.5 million. After the house cleaning last week to get under the cap, it seemed to everyone the Colts were ready for a complete re-build. Yet the Colts surprise everyone and bring back one of their own as the Colts look toward a new era in Indianapolis.
2012 NFL mock draft: First round
After teasing you with my divisional mock draft tour, I now present to you the full 32 team first round mock. This will be the first of about 3 or 4 mock drafts I will do leading up to Thursday Night April 26th when the 2012 NFL Draft gets under way.
