Most NFL observers, from casual fans to expert analysts would speak highly of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and peg him as a candidate to become an elite player. Former Stanford teammate and current Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin took it a step further, though.
"I'm on the record as saying Andrew Luck can be the greatest quarterback who ever played the game of football," Baldwin said Wednesday. "I've seen him do some unbelievable things that I still can't believe a quarterback was able to do. I have tremendous respect for that guy."
Baldwin said Luck's ability to navigate Indianapolis to the postseason following a two-win campaign the previous year is proof of his capability.
"I don't like to compare guys," Baldwin said. "But when I look at Andrew's rookie season, he took control of a team that really didn't have much around him and he took them to the playoffs. They didn't have a defense and didn't have a running game, but they made it to the playoffs. He had a whole bunch of fourth-quarter comeback victories."
Luck seemed flattered by his ex-teammate's high praise, saying, "I always admired Doug's work ethic and his football smarts. I remember Doug's last year at Stanford really developing a good rapport with him."
Baldwin concurred. "There would be crucial moments of a game [at Stanford] where we needed to make a play," Baldwin said. "He would tell me to go to a specific spot on the field and just throw the ball there. I remember numerous times he would ask me what I saw, and we would just makes plays on the fly. We definitely had a great relationship."
The comments are interesting, seeing as how Baldwin's current quarterback Russell Wilson was taken two rounds after Luck in the same draft. He said Wilson compares favorably to Luck.
"They're both very good quarterbacks," Baldwin said. "They're both highly intelligent, both make plays with their feet and both have great arms. I don't want to take it any further than that."
The Seahawks are traveling to Indianapolis this week to face off in a 1:00 p.m. Sunday game.
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