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Every so often a team is lucky enough to land itself a franchise quarterback. And if you are the Indianapolis Colts, you hit the jackpot and end up having two consecutive eras with franchise QBs. At least, that’s the plan. The Andrew Luck era starts in 2012 and the Stanford product possesses the athleticism, intelligence and intangibles to start for the Colts from Day 1 of training camp. But that doesn’t amount to a hill of beans for your fantasy squad given the lack of talent the Colts possess on offense. While Luck makes for an outstanding dynasty league prospect, his prospects for 2012 leave something to be desired. Not only is Indianapolis attempting to rebuild its aging, leaky offensive line, the team also lacks a proven starting running back, has a pair of rookies atop its tight end depth chart and has a group of wide receivers led by 12-year veteran Reggie Wayne but with little else behind him. For Luck to emerge as a starting fantasy quarterback, he will need his supporting cast to improve greatly upon what is expected in 2012 and that’s not likely to happen. He is a low end QB2 at best.
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Coach Pagano wants more efficiency -- Thu May 16 3:00 pm --
More three- and five-step drops for Colts QB | "We still want to be able to run the football. We’re still going to take our shots down the field, calculated. We don’t want to waste plays. We want to be efficient. The biggest difference might be a little bit more quick-game, if you will. Get the ball out of Andrew’s hands. Three- and quick five-step drops. Get it into our playmakers’ hands. A little bit more catch-and-run type of things." (Indianapolis Star)
FF Today's Take: The Colts ran a lot of seven-step drops and deep throws for Andrew Luck last season under Bruce Arians which resulted in a low completion rate (54.1%) for the rookie QB. A more efficient Luck in 2014 may lead to slightly less passing stats but he still qualifies as a low-end QB1.
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