Andrew Luck: All I have heard ever since Andrew Luck was drafted was how great he was. ” He is so smart, can read defenses, great arm, so athletic…”, but watching him and his numbers prove that he isn’t that good. Everyone says that he is so smart. He obviously is a bright guy he went to Stanford. But if he is such a smart player, why does he make so many mistakes. He is a turnover machine (55 picks in 4 seasons.) If he is so good at reading defenses why does he turn the ball over? He has been given this hype about how great he is but he hasn’t really shown it, and it’s year 5 and all eyes are on him to reach his potential. Let’s look at Andrew Luck’s numbers compared to other QB’s drafted in that draft. He is considered to be in Russell Wilson’s class of elite quarterbacks and supposed to be mountains better then a guy like Ryan Tannehill. But this what the numbers say. Andrew luck has a worse completion percentage then Tannehill for their careers at Lucks 58% to Tannehill’s 62%. Him and wilson have similar touchdowns at his 101 to wilson’s 106, but wilson has 34 picks to Luck’s 55. Luck has the numbers in terms of yards and touchdowns, but it’s because he has lots more attempts compared to Wilson and Tannehill because a lack of a running game so those numbers are inflated. Another thing is his injury history. He has a knack of getting hurt and really as a quarterback, your best ability is your availability. The last is the argument is that Andrew Luck is “a winner”. The only thing wrong with that argument is that he has been given that division consistently and beating those crappy teams has been the colts backbone for making the playoffs. Luck is 16-2 against the AFC South for his first three years of his career. So he has relied on beating his division so he can get to the playoffs, and when he got to the playoffs, he was a wreck against the chiefs where it took injuries for the chiefs and a miracle for the colts to comeback, and in the AFC Championship, they lost 45-7. He was also 25th in the NFL in QBR.(Quarterback rating). He has great talent and has a high ceiling but he has been given pre mature hype.

Ben Simmons: This guy was marked as the next Lebron/ Magic coming out of high school. And he was the consensus 1st overall pick for the 76ers. Before I get started I just want to say that the 76ers taking Simmons was a mistake. They have a lot of big guys who don’t stretch the floor and no guards, so in a guard, shooting driven league they take a big guy who can’t shoot. Real smart. But what do you expect they are the 76ers.  But back to the point. Yes, I get what is great about Simmons. He is a phenomenal passer, good rebounder, can handle the ball, and is a great athlete for his size. But he has huge issues I can’t overlook for this “transcendent” talent. One is he can’t shoot. It’s broken guys. He has no confidence in it (3 three point attempts) and it just seems flat. The second is his desire to win. The only way I can explain this is when I watched Ben Simmons played, it seemed like he wanted to play and liked it, but didn’t love it and need it. Lebron and Kobe needed basketball, they breathed it. But guys like Ben simmons don’t.  And in my opinion, great players need that intangible to be great.

Overrated players in next weeks article: Russell Wilson; Anthony davis

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