The Indianapolis Colts coaches most directly involved with rookie quarterback Andrew Luck don't like the guy. They love him.

New Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians compared him to quarterbacks who he has worked with over the course of his 20 years in the NFL.

"He has such a little bit of Peyton [Manning], a little bit of Timmy Couch and a little bit of Ben [Roethlisberger]," Arians said as the Colts officially reported to training camp.

"It's scary how good he can be. I'm really anxious to see him develop and watch him grow. He's got the best of all three of those guys."

Arians is hardly alone in the preseason praise, however.

"He just has a maturity, a football maturity and a life maturity that we couldn't have anticipated," Colts quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen said.

Christensen said he expects Luck to take most of the snaps during practices, and probably even more than usual since the team is implementing a new offense with new coaches and players.

Luck said he is eager to get to work in camp and looks forward to the nearly 24-7 training schedule at Anderson University the next three weeks.

Raiders

After spending a decade as an assistant in the NFL, Oakland coach Dennis Allen is excited for his first training camp as the man in charge. "Jacked up about it," Allen said. "We're ready. It's a start of a long journey." The hiring of Allen as coach was part of the major change that went on with the Raiders in the first offseason since the death of longtime owner Al Davis. Reggie McKenzie was hired as general manager and made Allen the team's first defensive head coach since John Madden.

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Luck already impressing Colts' coaching staff