When you break up with a girl you love...

by captaincomeback on Jan 29, 2012 5:10 PM EST

...you sit around listening to depressing albums, eating junk food or no food at all, and contemplating every step in the process that led to this catastrophic event. You have no desire to hear how smoking hot your friend's girlfriend's cousin is, but, when you finally do see the cousin, she really is that smoking hot. You then start thinking things like..."Okay, no one will ever replace my original girl, but IF somebody has to, I really want it to be her."

In football terms, I spent the entire week in depressing albums and junk food. Late last night, however, I got on YouTube and starting watching Andrew Luck highlights. Sure, nobody will ever replace Peyton Manning, but if somebody has to, I really want it to be this dude. He is a pretty incredible football player, and at some point we are all just going to have to get over it and be thankful that the new guy is roughly one million times better than Curtis Painter.

Some of you will now make jokes about me thinking Andrew Luck is hot or having a man crush, etc. Those of you who can grasp the analogy, however, need to likewise go on YouTube and watch some clips. It will cheer you up somewhat.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Stampede Blue's writers or editors.

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Andrew Luck is not hot.....

but he is a damn good football player. Worthy of the hype and provides the opportunity to clear the deck and rebuild.

by thomasezekiel77 on Jan 29, 2012 7:17 PM EST reply actions

I took your advice

and YouTube’d Mr. Luck, and it does help. I haven’t seen much of him as I don’t watch much college football, but what I saw WAS pretty impressive. I understand the speed of the game and competitive nature of the NFL is much different but he is impressive nonetheless. The first thing I noticed about him was how he seems to just flick his wrist and the ball goes down the field for 25 – 35 yards with pretty good accuracy. It sure helps fill the void, but sometimes you can’t help to think about the one that got away.

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing." ~ Edmund Burke

by Lord help our Colts on Jan 29, 2012 7:20 PM EST reply actions

71% completion rate in each of the last two seasons.

And I really like his ability to run the football. I know we won’t use him in that capacity, but it is good to know he can do it in an emergency. He totally trucked that DB, and laid out the linebacker who picked up the fumble. He is tough and I imagine he would excel at other positions if he had not been so good at QB. I agree with thomasezekiel…worthy of the hype.

by captaincomeback on Jan 29, 2012 8:20 PM EST up reply actions

and if you have not seen this yet...

it tells all.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/feature/video/_/id/7303334/ultimate-scouting-report

by captaincomeback on Jan 29, 2012 8:37 PM EST reply actions

If...

Luck is in face compared to Matt Ryan and performs like him, we are f*cked…I think Ryan is incredibly overrated, and fizzles in all his playoff games.

"No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive"

by Z.Pain on Jan 30, 2012 9:28 AM EST up reply actions

*fact

"No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive"

by Z.Pain on Jan 30, 2012 9:28 AM EST up reply actions

i said the same thing when people compare him to matt ryan

luck is NOT peyton manning or better than manning… fans need to stop it with that crap. i’m not even a luck fan but feel bad for him like i do tebow since fans and experts put these unrealistic expectations on these kids then get mad when he doesn’t measure up to what they wanted or expected and want the next shiny new “best QB of this decade” that is hyped up.

luck will never be manning and may not be even ryan but i’m fine with that as long as we don’t give him too much $$ where we once again are a team that is financially unbalanced, which Irsay has said he will not do again.