Indianapolis Colts Preseason Week 3 Review: Luck and Griffin Battle to a Draw

August 25, 2012   ·   Nate Dunlevy   ·   Jump to comments

The Indianapolis Colts lost to the Washington Redskins on August 25, 30-17. That fact is completely irrelevant.
Here's what does matter from the Colts' third preseason game.
 

The Colts Made the Right Choice
The much-hyped battle between Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck ended with a victory for the Redskins, but that said as much about the overall qualities of their teams as it did about the play of the players themselves.
Luck battled protection issues all game long, but did manage a sterling touchdown throw to T.Y. Hilton. In just over two quarters of play, Luck hit 61 percent of his passes for 6.6 yards a pass. The low YPA was a function of how little time he had to throw.
He again showed an advanced ability to navigate within the pocket and find receivers under pressure.
For his part, Griffin threw for just 74 yards on 17 throws (4.4 YPA), and misfired on three deep passes. He did help lead two touchdown drives, however, and picked up a...

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