Your sample size is too small. It'd be like watching the Steelers play the Titans last season and praising Roethlisberger for his quick release. Many Colts fans began to complain about Andrew Luck "holding the ball too long" this season, and a savvy few have noticed the peculiarities of Bruce Arians' system, like the guy who drew this picture, for example:
Furthermore, Andrew Luck was not efficient. His passer rating for the season was less than one point higher than Roethlisberger's "motorcycle" passer rating in 2006, and he was one off the league lead in INTs. He'll get more efficient, no doubt, but it remains to be seen how much more because many Colts fans have lamented the fact that Arians' offense wastes the short field, just like we did when he was here.
By the way, isn't it ironic that Andrew Luck, considered by all draftniks to be an intelligent precision passer at Stanford, is now being compared to Brett Favre in the pros? The system has a lot more impact on QBs than people realize. Drew Brees didn't become a star until working with Sean Payton in New Orleans. When he was in San Diego with Marty Schottenheimer and Cam Cameron, he was considered to be good, but kind of an also-ran as well. That's no coincidence. Meanwhile, I don't ever remember Roethlisberger being in the discussion for the league MVP under Arians the way he was this season before his injury.
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