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Luck good to go for camp

Quarterback awfully productive on the field

It seems like forever since we've seen Andrew Luck on the field. A year ago, there were lots of empty promises and assurances, which in retrospect (and even at the time) seemed like efforts to sell tickets. But so far, everything sounds better this year.

Luck was throwing at minicamp last month, proclaiming his surgically repaired shoulder to be "pain-free." Yesterday GM Chris Ballard said Luck is good to go for training camp. (Wisely, the Colts have Ballard rather than team owner Jim Irsay giving updates on the quarterback, since everyone has learned not to trust anything Irsay says.)

Because Luck missed all of last season and a good chunk of 2015, it's easy to forget just how productive he is when he plays. He runs more than a lot of quarterbacks, and Indianapolis' defense has been the type to encourage shootouts. Plus he's really good. Add all that together, and you've got a quarterback who's 2nd-only to another Colts when it comes to per-game fantasy production over the last five years. (1 point for every 20 passing and 10 rushing yards, 4 point TD passes.)

QB PER-GAME FANTASY POINTS, 2013-2017 (40-PLUS STARTS)
PlayerStPYdRYdTDPts
Peyton Manning41303.7-1.52.525.3
Andrew Luck54272.322.02.225.1
Aaron Rodgers64263.119.22.324.8
Drew Brees79310.52.12.224.7
Cam Newton77222.837.31.923.6
Russell Wilson80238.234.81.923.2
Ben Roethlisberger72289.53.01.922.9
Tom Brady76281.02.92.122.8
Kirk Cousins56274.76.41.922.5
Philip Rivers80280.72.91.922.0
Matthew Stafford80274.37.81.822.0
Matt Ryan80285.56.51.721.7
Jameis Winston45258.611.31.721.5
Carson Palmer60279.71.71.821.3
Blake Bortles61241.122.61.621.1
Marcus Mariota42225.621.71.620.6
Josh McCown40242.710.01.720.5
Ryan Tannehill61248.514.01.620.5
Andy Dalton77239.810.11.720.4
Tyrod Taylor43202.335.71.520.3
Alex Smith76231.722.01.520.0
Colin Kaepernick51204.437.01.419.8
Eli Manning79255.21.81.619.6
Ryan Fitzpatrick51228.216.21.519.5
Derek Carr62236.95.91.719.3
Jay Cutler60230.39.41.619.1
Joe Flacco74245.24.51.419.0

Those burned by Luck last season understandably would like to see him on the field before selecting him. But so far, so good.

--Andy Richardson

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