Belicheck Sith Tactics: "Luck has no weaknesses in his game..."

[ExodusNirvana]

Belichick: Luck 'a dangerous guy'

FOXBOROUGH, Mass -- New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick sees no weaknesses inIndianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's game.

"He's got a lot of strengths, no weaknesses," Belichick said during his news conference Wednesday. "He's got a great future in front of him. He's already done a lot in the time that he's been in the league, and I'm sure by the time he gets done he can pass a lot of guys by."

Luck defeated Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning in the AFC divisional round, the only other quarterback to receive such high marks from Belichick this season, to set up a matchup with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Luck already has the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first five postseason games with 1,703 yards.

Belichick said Luck was a pretty good player when he came into the NFL as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 draft. But now he sees an even better player who really challenges his opponents, especially with his ability to stay on his feet.

"Luck's hard to bring down," Belichick said. "He runs very well. He's athletic. He can get outside and make yards with his legs. They also use him on some keep-type plays, you know, the one he scored on for example in the Denver game last week."

Belichick said Luck is harder to bring down than Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

"He's strong, he's strong in the pocket, he's got good lower-body strength," Belichick said. "He's got strong legs. Hard to wrap up a lot of times, he's got guys draped all over him and he can throw the ball."

Luck's toughness when he runs has Belichick labeling him as a "sixth receiver in the passing game" because he needs to be accounted for at all times.

"[Luck's] a really dangerous guy, tough guy to handle," Belichick said. "Great quarterback."

The Patriots may have thrashed the Colts 42-20 in Week 11, but Belichick sees a major challenge for his team this weekend.

"We have a tremendous amount of respect for our opponents," Belichick said. "This is the toughest team that we played all year. The Colts are a very good football team.

"Well coached, good fundamentals. Offensively they're as explosive as it gets. They've got so many big-play guys. It starts with Luck, and they've got a great receiving corps. They run the ball well. They're consistent. They've got productive players at tight end, receiver, running back, quarterback. A lot to defend.

"Again, as explosive a team as there is in the league, both in the regular season and the postseason. Very consistent making big plays from everywhere by everybody. This will be a big challenge for us this week, all the things we have to deal with."


We see you Beli :WinslowWhat:

 

[FAH1223]

Luck throws a lot of Favre esque INTs

He was having fun out there Sunday

 

[MVike28]

 

[MVike28]

Luck throws a lot of Favre esque INTs

He was having fun out there Sunday

Phil Simms talmbout Luck's picks are equivalent of a punt

NAH fukk CRACKA

Nantz ethered him and said statistically teams score more often when they cause a turnover than a punt. Simms went quiet for a bit, that pasty faced devil.

 

[Stone]

Phil Simms talmbout Luck's picks are equivalent of a punt

NAH fukk CRACKA

Nantz ethered him and said statistically teams score more often when they cause a turnover than a punt. Simms went quiet for a bit, that pasty faced devil.

Well, you have to factor in that turnovers aren't always 30+ yards down the field like those two Ints were, or like how punts usually are.

Those specific Luck ints were the equivalent of punts.

 

[JLR Steez]

Ehh I thought neither of those picks in Denver were good decisions, especially the one before the half. But despite that luck played very well. He made some big time throws.

 

[Street Knowledge]

He can't turn the ball over Sunday or they're getting blown out

 

[CarltonJunior]

Ehh I thought neither of those picks in Denver were good decisions, especially the one before the half. But despite that luck played very well. He made some big time throws.

He was losing the ball after the half and wanted to get in field goal range but was stuck at 3rd down. A punt wouldn't have made much of a difference, and any time-wasting play like a run or a checkdown wouldn't have mattered much because Denver had timeouts. In what way was that a bad decision to throw the ball down the field

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Well, you have to factor in that turnovers aren't always 30+ yards down the field like those two Ints were, or like how punts usually are.

Those specific Luck ints were the equivalent of punts.

Most punts don't hand the ball to the opponent at the 40 either

Those were bad decision picks and the first one had a definite negative effect on the game, given the situation

He was losing the ball after the half and wanted to get in field goal range but was stuck at 3rd down. A punt wouldn't have made much of a difference, and any time-wasting play like a run or a checkdown wouldn't have mattered much because Denver had timeouts. In what way was that a bad decision to throw the ball down the field

Handing Peyton the ball with two timeouts at the 40 with under 2 minutes to go is not the same as handing it to him with one inside the 20 (likely output of a punt).

The decision was to throw to the defender was bad, not the decision to throw downfield

 

[CarltonJunior]

Handing Peyton the ball with two timeouts at the 40 with under 2 minutes to go is not the same as handing it to him with one inside the 20 (likely output of a punt).

The decision was to throw to the defender was bad, not the decision to throw downfield

aiight we will continue to disagree. By the way, I don't think that punt would've went inside the 20

 

[Stone]

Most punts don't hand the ball to the opponent at the 40 either

Those were bad decision picks and the first one had a definite negative effect on the game, given the situation

I didn't say that they weren't bad decisions, I was talking about the fact that saying that teams score more off turnovers than they do punts is merely stating the obvious. Also, that in those two situations, the Broncos are just as likely to score off of a turnover 30+ yards down the field as they would a punt, hence the logic behind saying that those two Ints were like punts.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

2nd best punter in the league behind Pat McAfee

Hopefully we let Pat punt this wk tho

Seahawks/Pats is gonna suck

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Most punts don't hand the ball to the opponent at the 40 either

Those were bad decision picks and the first one had a definite negative effect on the game, given the situation



Handing Peyton the ball with two timeouts at the 40 with under 2 minutes to go is not the same as handing it to him with one inside the 20 (likely output of a punt).

The decision was to throw to the defender was bad, not the decision to throw downfield

Both of those punts went across the 50

 

[BillBelichicks Conscience]

While I appreciate your analytics, you couldn't spell my name right in the title ?!

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Both of those punts went across the 50

Fair enough.

I look forward to him putting his punting prowess on display this Sunday





For the record, I like Luck a lot. I echo everything Beli said. The kid has IT. He does need to work on taking care of the ball, tho, and people should stop giving him a pass for it.