San Jose Bills Fan Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Yes, well it should be pointed out that your intense, forensic case of chronic Andy-worship may stem from the fact that you live in the Church of St. Andrew, and that your weekly Sunday Church Bulletins are the Andy-worship-laced Sunday sports pages of the San Jose Mercury Snooze and the San Francisco Comical. Funny stuff… except you must have me confused for someone else. I think highly of Luck for sure, but I've not been beating the drum for him. You on the other hand, my friend, are a percussionist par excellence…
BiggieScooby Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 (edited) Luck still has eligibility after this season. He doesn't have to report to Buffalo. Just keep that in mind. PTR he doesn't have to leave but all indications are that he will. Luck will turn 22 on Sept 12th. If he returns for his redshirt senior year in 2012, that means he will be a relatively "old" rookie at 24 in 2013. That's not to say you can't have a great 16 year career but it'd be nice for the kid to going sooner rather than later. Look at it this way Luck had nothing more to prove and probably would have been the #1 pick in the 2011 draft. There is more risk staying in school than leaving. He said he wanted to get his Stanford degree, and all indications are he will in 4 years by May. Unless he wants to start on his masters degree the kid should go pro in 2012. Most QB's all enter the NFL by age 23: Vick 21, Payton Manning 22, Eli Manning 23, Brady 23, Big Ben, 22, Matt Ryan 23, Marino 22, Elway 23, Favre 22. Chad Pennigton 24, Jim Kelly 26, Kurt Warner 27, are some of the better examples of later on success. The last 24 year old rookie QB from Stanford was "the great" Trent Edwards! Edited August 27, 2011 by BiggieScooby
The Senator Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 he doesn't have to leave but all indications are that he will. Luck will turn 22 on Sept 12th. If he returns for his redshirt senior year in 2012, that means he will be a relatively "old" rookie at 24 in 2013. That's not to say you can't have a great 16 year career but it'd be nice for the kid to going sooner rather than later. Look at it this way Luck had nothing more to prove and probably would have been the #1 pick in the 2011 draft. There is more risk staying in school than leaving. He said he wanted to get his Stanford degree, and all indications are he will in 4 years by May. Unless he wants to start on his masters degree the kid should go pro in 2012. Most QB's all enter the NFL by age 23: Vick 21, Payton Manning 22, Eli Manning 23, Brady 23, Big Ben, 22, Matt Ryan 23, Marino 22, Elway 23, Favre 22. Chad Pennigton 24, Jim Kelly 26, Kurt Warner 27, are some of the better examples of later on success. The last 24 year old rookie QB from Stanford was "the great" Trent Edwards! Oklahoma State's (and NFL Draft Scout's #3-ranked 2012 QB prospect) Brandon Weeden is 27. (He was a minor-league pitcher for 3 years before OSU.) Some times I wonder if maybe there's less 'bust' potential with an older, more mature rookie - especially at a position like QB.
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