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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts: Keep Your Enemies Close – 5 Questions with Horseshoe Heroes

By Daniel Lago

Jul 21, 2016; London, United Kingdom; General view of NFL Wilson football and the Tower Bridge. NFL commissioner Roger Goodelll and executive vice president international Mark Waller (both not pictured) have announced three games in London as part of the 2016 NFL International Series featuring the Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Oct. 2, 2016), New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams (Oct. 23, 2016) and the Washington Redskins vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Oct. 30, 2016). Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 21, 2016; London, United Kingdom; General view of NFL Wilson football and the Tower Bridge. NFL commissioner Roger Goodelll and executive vice president international Mark Waller (both not pictured) have announced three games in London as part of the 2016 NFL International Series featuring the Indianapolis Colts vs Jacksonville Jaguars (Oct. 2, 2016), New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams (Oct. 23, 2016) and the Washington Redskins vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Oct. 30, 2016). Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 25, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) drops back to pass during their game against the San Diego Chargers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) drops back to pass during their game against the San Diego Chargers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Andrew Luck was a bit of a question mark after struggling with injuries in 2015. How has he performed so far?

"The four turnovers (three for touchdowns) look bad, especially given when they happened in games, but his interception rate is actually down. Luck needs to improve his efficiency but he certainly isn’t the sole reason the Colts are 1-2. Week 1’s loss to the Lions can be pinned squarely on the defense. We can blame Luck for Week 2 (although the game sealing fumble was more about Von Miller doing Von Miller things). And in Week 3 Luck had some bad moments but led a game winning drive. Overall, I believe Luck is playing better but he still needs to be able to trust his defense and get a little help from the run game. Injuries on the offensive line aren’t helping and despite rebuilding this unit he is the most pressured QB in the NFL."

My take:

I have no doubt Luck will continue to get better and eventually be back to form as a top 5 QB, it just hopefully won’t happen this week. Luck’s offensive line needs to play better still since we’ve learned Luck isn’t indestructible, and they’ll actually have to face a Jaguars team that for once has a semblance of a pass rush. The Jaguars didn’t play Luck last year, so it’ll be interesting to see how the young QB adjusts to a very different looking defense. I think he’ll have more success than we’d like.

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