Colts HC Reich dismisses concern about Luck's velocity

Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich dismissed any concerns about Andrew Luck's arm strength following Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Luck missed the entire 2017 season while recovering from a shoulder injury but has since completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 662 yards and five touchdowns against three interceptions. Although Jacoby Brissett replaced Luck to attempt a last-minute Hail Mary pass, Reich shook any argument that his starter isn't at full capacity.

"What I've seen is he makes all the throws," Reich said via ESPN's Mike Wells. "There's been plenty of throws down the field, in my mind ... (What) I've seen is a guy who is extremely accurate. I have no concerns about velocity."

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Luck is averaging 5.5 intended air yards per pass, the second-lowest total in the NFL, according to Next Gen Stats.

With the Colts focusing on their divisional rival Houston Texans in Week 4, Reich praised Luck for his command on the offense and doesn't appear worried about the deep ball.

"I think he's playing good football," Reich said. "I'm happy with the way he's playing. I know he's like all of us, when you don't win you never feel like you're good enough at any position. We all wanted to do better than we did. I'm sure he would include himself in that, but overall he's doing a lot of things. Handling the offense well. We know how it goes, the quarterback is going to get more credit and more blame when they go right and wrong. So overall I think he's playing well."

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