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Is RGIII Ahead of Andrew Luck? and Other Must Reads from the AFC South

Published by Nate Dunlevy on October 18, 2012
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Indianapolis Colts

Stats don't lie.

But when writers use them incorrectly, they might as well.

Today's article of the day is an ESPN Insider piece by Ben Alamar arguing that Robert Griffin is further along in his development than Andrew Luck. Now, that may or may not be true, but if it is an accurate claim, it is almost certainly not for the reasons Alamar lists.

Take his first claim that:

Only 26 percent of Griffin's passes are 10 yards or longer in the air while 40 percent of Luck's are that long (league average is 30 percent), but that might be because Griffin is reading the defense and picking his spots more effectively than Luck.

While that's an interesting argument, he's making it based on no actual observ...

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