[OutsiderFan]

As everyone reading this knows, Andrew Luck is one of the great all-time leaders in football history.  Yes, that sounds a bit hyperbolic, but to me guys with the leadership ability of Luck should all be considered all-time great leaders.  They are pretty few and far between.  It's one thing to have great physical skills OR have great leadership ability, but another thing entirely to have great physical skills AND be a great leader.

Does Chryst have Luck-like leadership ability to go with his great physical skills?  If he does, Luck comparisons are fair and it would be quite reasonable to believe Chryst could be a recruiting magnet.  If he doesn't, it probably makes sense to temper hopes and expectations about Chryst's "Pied Piping" ability.

Another thing to consider...  When Luck came to Stanford the program was very down.  Though Pritchard might have been a strong leader, he didn't come close to Luck in the physical ability department.  Luck kind of had the room to immediately take a leadership role in the program because he was clearly "the man" waiting in the wings as a Frosh on a bad team.  Now, with three straight BCS appearances, and Kevin Hogan poised to be the team leader for a couple more years, will Chryst, or even Burns or Lloyd have the room to develop into the undisputed team leader Andrew Luck was?

[OutsiderFan]

As everyone reading this knows, Andrew Luck is one of the great all-time leaders in football history.  Yes, that sounds a bit hyperbolic, but to me guys with the leadership ability of Luck should all be considered all-time great leaders.  They are pretty few and far between.  It's one thing to have great physical skills OR have great leadership ability, but another thing entirely to have great physical skills AND be a great leader.

Does Chryst have Luck-like leadership ability to go with his great physical skills?  If he does, Luck comparisons are fair and it would be quite reasonable to believe Chryst could be a recruiting magnet.  If he doesn't, it probably makes sense to temper hopes and expectations about Chryst's "Pied Piping" ability.

Another thing to consider...  When Luck came to Stanford the program was very down.  Though Pritchard might have been a strong leader, he didn't come close to Luck in the physical ability department.  Luck kind of had the room to immediately take a leadership role in the program because he was clearly "the man" waiting in the wings as a Frosh on a bad team.  Now, with three straight BCS appearances, and Kevin Hogan poised to be the team leader for a couple more years, will Chryst, or even Burns or Lloyd have the room to develop into the undisputed team leader Andrew Luck was?