hype train is emptying so I'll move up a few seats. yeah, he hasn't been the greatest over the middle of the season, but I still think he's the guy you can give the keys to a franchise. getting beat up and torn down some after everyone called you Andrew Luck mixed with Troy Aikman is probably a good thing.

why keep the faith? he still has a ton of excellent plays. his arm can run any offense, and he throws like a NFL quarterback when he's on the move or resetting in the pocket. he diagnoses coverages pre-snap, he can go through three reads in as many seconds, and he understands how accurate you need to be when your throwing windows shrink down to pinholes in the NFL.

so yeah, I'm in. if you look around at the top 15 quarterbacks in the league, does he have the tools to be in that class? absolutely.