Andrew Luck was creeping into the territory of being elite before his shoulder injury took him out for the 2017 season. With Josh McDaniels as the Colts incoming head coach, Luck will assert himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. He could soon be in the discussion with Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.

In 2016, Luck finished with 4,240 passing yards, 31 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions. That was while he was dealing with his lingering shoulder issue, which started in 2015.

McDaniels may have had Brady to make him look good. But he’s also helped game plan for Matt Cassel and Jimmy Garoppolo. And those guys looked pretty good in Patriots uniforms.

Luck has different tools than Brady, Cassel and Garoppolo. But McDaniels will be quick to acknowledge those differences and implement them in a system customized for Luck. Don’t expect McDaniels to ask Luck to look like Brady. Don’t expect McDaniels to ask Luck to be Brady. The Colts next coach won’t make Luck deliver quick passes and crossing routes to drive the offense. That may be a part of it — but McDaniels will surely devise a different system that makes use of Luck’s mobility and talents delivering the ball downfield. Luck can throw on the run and can rush for yardage. He’s also less risk averse than Brady. McDaniels will find a system that puts that all together for the betterment of Luck.

Unfortunately for Luck and McDaniels, they have to wade through Ryan Grigson’s brutally bad general management decisions with new general manager Chris Ballard. But there are good players for McDaniels for highlight in what will be a new system.

McDaniels knows how to use a receiver like T.Y. Hilton. The Patriots became a more vertical team in 2017 with Brandin Cooks looking like Hilton lite. McDaniels knows how to get the most out of a tight end like Jack Doyle, as tight ends have long been a focal point in New England’s offense. And McDaniels definitely knows how to get the most out of a back like Marlon Mack, who is an exceptionally versatile threat. McDaniels has done wonders with versatile back in New England. Even Frank Gore falls under the Patriots’ big back category like LeGarrette Blount. If Gore sticks around, he will have a role, too.

Much like a tailoring a suit, McDaniels will devise a system fitted just for Luck, who will look awfully comfortable — and awfully good on Sundays.