10-03-2011, 04:02 PM
I absolutely agree with minimizing Luck's exposure to injury. In that regard, that double reverse pass to Luck was a bad idea. Just the way Luck had to go all out to get under the play, he could have blown out a knee. If he'd caught the ball and a defender had been there to jar the ball loose, that could have been a bad outcome. It worked out nice, but it seemed like an unnecessary risk for the key to our title hopes. I also cringed when Luck ran the bootleg and was shoved out of bounds. Nice little shoulder injury waiting to happen. You can't play with fear, but you also minimize your risk.
I'm not talking about keeping him in games longer than necessary. But choosing to throw down field or using Luck's arm in the red zone rather than trying to pound it in every time will be both more effective at converting points and pad the stats.
I'm not talking about keeping him in games longer than necessary. But choosing to throw down field or using Luck's arm in the red zone rather than trying to pound it in every time will be both more effective at converting points and pad the stats.