Cam has as many TD's passing, 28, as Luck has with one fewer interception and 100 fewer attempts. Cam is 3" taller and has about 30 lbs on Luck...while Cam is definitely the better runner. Cam had 1400 yards rushing with 20 TD's on the ground while Luck had 438 yards rushing and 3 TD's.
Cam is by far the superior athlete.
Cam is a winner. He lead Auburn to an undefeated season with a chance for a National Title and let Blynn JUCO to a National Title last year as well.
Cam played in the SEC where there are superior defenses to that of the Pac-10. Auburn also played Clemson which ranks in the Top 25 in total defense as well.
Cam has far more up-side than Luck. You can build a team around Cam. He can take a group of guys and make them excel. Can Luck do that? Cam took a 7-5 team last year and made them 13-0 this year. With almost the exact same players.
Luck will have to have play makers surrounding him to be successful...Cam is a playmaker that makes other players successful.
No offense, but most of your reasons sound like that of a 12 year old Auburn fan who has never been outside of 36830.....meaning, almost all of the same things could be said about Luck if you were a Stanford fan that had never been outside of 94305. In other words, it sounds a little like "he's better because he's my favorite".
Luck is 6' 4", 235 lbs....so Cam has him by 2" and 15 lbs....which is pretty irrelevant since both are easily NFL ready size. It's kind of like saying someone clears a hurdle by 1" and someone else clears it by 2"....as long as you clear it, it really doesn't matter.
Is Luck not a winner? Didn't he just go 11-1 at STANFORD of all places. (Stanford was also 8-5 last year).
I'm mostly just not sure how statements like "you can build a team around Cam" and "he can take a group of guys and make them excel", could not also apply equally to Luck. You just happen to be an Auburn fan, not a Stanford fan. Cam may very well be a better pro one day, but nothing you just listed necessarily sets him apart from Luck.
Essentially it will come down to what a team is looking for. If a team has no intention on running their QB, then most of the statistical advantage (rushing numbers) for Cam will be meaningless to that particular GM.
As for upside, again, that's a guess. You could say Cam has more because he could be a dual threat like Vick, but if Luck turned out to be a Tom Brady or a Peyton Manning, then "dual threat" is of no interest and not necessary. Of course Luck could be the next Ryan Leaf. But Cam could be the next Brad Smith or Vince Young. You just never know.
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