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In response to "This must be a frustrating draft for racist scouts since Luck and Griffin are so similar in athleticism and intellect. -- nm" by David

Athleticism? I don't think Luck is has half the speed that RGII does.

Posted by musubi Apr 19 '12, 15:19

I think they're both great, but I just don't see Luck being the athlete that RGII is. Not a knock on Luck, just that RGIII is ridiculously athletic imo.

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Track down the combine stats. Luck matched Cam Newton, but his offense doesn't require the QB to run any. - David Apr 19, 15:30 16
- Fair nuff, like I said, it doesn't seem Luck has the same speed, but maybe he just never flashed it in-game the way Griffin did. - musubi Apr 19, 15:40 15
  - I think RGIII just looks more fluid/polished in his movements because it's a big part of his game/the system he played in. - Stephen Apr 19, 15:54
  - What you're saying is right. The most athletic thing he ever did was the elimination tackle after that fumble. - David Apr 19, 15:47 8
    - It may be we're also thinking of "athleticism" differently. - musubi Apr 19, 15:50 7
      - Luck is the fastest of the three, but athleticism is much more than simple foot speed. - David Apr 19, 15:54 6
        
        Really? Luck ran faster than a 4.41?!? - musubi Apr 19, 15:57 5
        
        Correcting: RG3 is clearly the fastest of the 3. - David Apr 19, 16:00 3
        
        Ok, thanks. I was so confused there. Point being, my interpretation of "athleticism" was just different that yours. - musubi Apr 19, 16:02 2
        
        This is a better 1/2 punch at QB than Eli/Big Ben in 2004. And by quite a bit. - David Apr 19, 16:04 1
        
        (Although we probably shouldn't expect 4 Super Bowl rings from them.) -- nm - David Apr 19, 16:06
        
        Wait. Now I'm confused. - musubi Apr 19, 16:00
  - Wait, I read that wrong. Did Luck match Cam or RGIII's sprint times? - musubi Apr 19, 15:44 4
    - Cam. RG3 was 4.41 in the 40, 10'0" in the broad jump, 39" vertical. - David Apr 19, 15:52 3
      - Question related to that last bit. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 19, 15:56 1
        
        Since Holmgren apparently made the call, it shouldn't but it probably will. -- nm - David Apr 19, 15:58
      - That 4.4 speed is what I'm thinking about. Luck has good speed, Griffin is elite. - musubi Apr 19, 15:55
RG3 had 4x as many rushing yards and rushing TDs last year... a decent 40 time doesn't change that - stewie Apr 19, 15:27 5
- What it means is that Cam ran more, not that he's a better athlete. - David Apr 19, 15:34 2
  - the underwear olympics don't make me believe he's a running threat when he hasn't show it on the field - stewie Apr 19, 15:51 1
    - Peyton wishes he had Luck's athleticism but that's a great example of how the best QBs rarely need to run anyway. - David Apr 19, 15:56
- Well, who had the better weapons to throw it to? -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 19, 15:28 1
  - Both of these QBs are the weapon. -- nm - David Apr 19, 15:39
Half? He has approx. 92%. -- nm - Iron Spawn Apr 19, 15:22 3
- I think you're making that percentage up. (nm) - musubi Apr 19, 15:26 2
  - 92%? If I were making one up, it would be something better. - Iron Spawn Apr 19, 15:27 1
    - It's actually 96% so your totally made up number was in the ballpark. -- nm - David Apr 19, 15:36
he's fast for a big white dude -- nm - pixitude Apr 19, 15:21 3
- No doubt. He's a hell of a QB and he toasted SC on more than one occassion, but I just don't see them being on the same level of athleticism. - musubi Apr 19, 15:26 2
  - the scouts disagree with you -- nm - pixitude Apr 19, 15:34 1
    - Something we should all remember for years to come is that almost everyone who participated in the Green Bay story liked Luck more than RG3. - David Apr 19, 15:39

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