SeaTown81
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So golden child Andrew Luck has his worst game as a pro and his Colts get stomped by the Rams last week. That happens.
And what response do we get from the national media? I'm watching NFL Live today and they're talking about how poor his o-line played last week and how he's tied for 3rd most sacks the past few weeks. One of the analysts says "It doesn't matter how good a qb you are. If you don't get protection, you can't succeed."
I'm sorry. But this drives me insane.
I'm not saying Luck sucks or anything of the kind. He's awesome. He's great. But we've all seen the sort of reaction that our guy gets when he puts up less than stellar stats thanks to getting bum rushed an entire game. He gets the blame. Nobody says a thing about his o line. It's all about how he didn't throw for over 300 yards and only had 1 td. We read articles about how he's "struggling" and how defenses are adjusting to him. When we as Hawks fans who actually watch the games know good and well the magical job he pulls off just to get the stats he does. They don't even watch his performances. They just look at stat lines.
And the anointed one, Luck, has a bad game and the media can't rush to his defense and attack his o line fast enough. It's disgusting to watch. The national media is so predicable and lazy. It makes me want to throw up all over myself. I know this is nothing new. Luck is the new Favre. And will be for long enough that we all have to get in line and learn to deal with it. But it's maddening to witness unfold. We never had a qb who was nearly equal to Favre, to make us cringe even more at the national media's love affair with him. Now we do. And it is beyond obnoxious.
And what response do we get from the national media? I'm watching NFL Live today and they're talking about how poor his o-line played last week and how he's tied for 3rd most sacks the past few weeks. One of the analysts says "It doesn't matter how good a qb you are. If you don't get protection, you can't succeed."
I'm sorry. But this drives me insane.
I'm not saying Luck sucks or anything of the kind. He's awesome. He's great. But we've all seen the sort of reaction that our guy gets when he puts up less than stellar stats thanks to getting bum rushed an entire game. He gets the blame. Nobody says a thing about his o line. It's all about how he didn't throw for over 300 yards and only had 1 td. We read articles about how he's "struggling" and how defenses are adjusting to him. When we as Hawks fans who actually watch the games know good and well the magical job he pulls off just to get the stats he does. They don't even watch his performances. They just look at stat lines.
And the anointed one, Luck, has a bad game and the media can't rush to his defense and attack his o line fast enough. It's disgusting to watch. The national media is so predicable and lazy. It makes me want to throw up all over myself. I know this is nothing new. Luck is the new Favre. And will be for long enough that we all have to get in line and learn to deal with it. But it's maddening to witness unfold. We never had a qb who was nearly equal to Favre, to make us cringe even more at the national media's love affair with him. Now we do. And it is beyond obnoxious.
