When talking about Indianapolis Colts head coaches, Tony Dungy is without peer.
Dungy went 92-33 in seven seasons with the Colts, qualifying for the playoffs each year and winning Super Bowl XLI in 2007. Colts owner Jim Irsay invited Dungy to training camp Sunday, giving him an up-close look at No. 1 draft pick Andrew Luck in his first practice.
Luck looked sharp in completing 27 of 32 passes, according to The Associated Press, although he did throw two interceptions.
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"That's what impressed me the most, to see the decision-making, and the lack of any indecisiveness," said Dungy, who paired with Peyton Manning during his entire Colts career. "He looked like a third- or fourth-year guy, in his first practice.
"And I'd seen him play twice, Oregon against Stanford, so I saw it from that perspective, but you feel like he's running his offense that he's comfortable with. But to see it out here, knowing he's had a condensed offseason programming because of the school set up there, it was very, very impressive. I guess I know now what those guys, Ryan (Grigson) and Jim Irsay and Chuck (Pagano) knew, that they are going to be in good hands."
Dungy is known to be a pretty measured guy, so it's interesting to hear him so effusive in his praise of the rookie. New Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians similarly was complimentary of Luck on Saturday, saying he never has seen a rookie pick up an offense as quickly as Luck has.
The Robert Griffin III hype train rolled on furiously throughout the spring and into the summer. Singing deficiencies aside, it appears to be Luck's turn now.
