- Joined:
- Sep 28, 2014
- Posts:
- 8,622
- Liked Posts:
- 10,259
- Location:
- Chicago, IL
"And one trait you'll notice when quarterbacks are extending the play, his ability to keep his eyes downfield looking for targets instead of ducking his head and looking to run." -- Ryan Pace
The content of that quote is what separates Mitchell Trubisky from Watson and Mahomes, and why he has a good chance of being successful in the NFL.
This great article really highlights that and really made me reevaluate my position on Trubisky. Here is a portion of the article:
- Having a huge arm isn’t that valuable to me. My reasoning is simple: it’s not that valuable in the NFL. If I know you can throw the ball far and hard but you’re not accurate or making good decisions, I can’t build a playbook around you that results in an efficient offense. Being accurate and making good decisions is 90 percent of a quarterback’s success in the NFL.
It doesn’t matter if you like to run, if you’re a great athlete, if you’re a bad athlete or if you can only work inside the pocket. Being accurate and making good decisions is 90 percent of your success.
Typically these things are tied to your feet and your eyes. The relationship between your feet and your eyes tells you a lot about how a quarterback projects to the NFL. A quarterback who can’t move his eyes without moving his feet is going to run himself into a lot of pressure and disrupt the timing of the play designs. A quarterback whose feet don’t create balance or are rooted into the ground will have a tougher time throwing the ball accurately.
Everything NFL quarterbacks do starts with the feet. Pressure is inevitable for NFL quarterbacks. Only a few exist behind great offensive lines right now, Dak Prescott and Derek Carr are the exceptions. Being able to move within a condensed pocket to evade pressure while keeping your eyes downfield is integral to sustaining success.
Speaking generally, quarterbacks don’t change much. You can make small, gradual developments over the course of your career. From paying close attention over the past decade or so, the relationship between their feet and their eyes doesn’t change.
For that reason it’s a huge part of what I look for in prospects.
http://presnapreads.com/2017/04/12/...ospects-mitchell-trubisky-and-deshaun-watson/
The content of that quote is what separates Mitchell Trubisky from Watson and Mahomes, and why he has a good chance of being successful in the NFL.
This great article really highlights that and really made me reevaluate my position on Trubisky. Here is a portion of the article:
- Having a huge arm isn’t that valuable to me. My reasoning is simple: it’s not that valuable in the NFL. If I know you can throw the ball far and hard but you’re not accurate or making good decisions, I can’t build a playbook around you that results in an efficient offense. Being accurate and making good decisions is 90 percent of a quarterback’s success in the NFL.
It doesn’t matter if you like to run, if you’re a great athlete, if you’re a bad athlete or if you can only work inside the pocket. Being accurate and making good decisions is 90 percent of your success.
Typically these things are tied to your feet and your eyes. The relationship between your feet and your eyes tells you a lot about how a quarterback projects to the NFL. A quarterback who can’t move his eyes without moving his feet is going to run himself into a lot of pressure and disrupt the timing of the play designs. A quarterback whose feet don’t create balance or are rooted into the ground will have a tougher time throwing the ball accurately.
Everything NFL quarterbacks do starts with the feet. Pressure is inevitable for NFL quarterbacks. Only a few exist behind great offensive lines right now, Dak Prescott and Derek Carr are the exceptions. Being able to move within a condensed pocket to evade pressure while keeping your eyes downfield is integral to sustaining success.
Speaking generally, quarterbacks don’t change much. You can make small, gradual developments over the course of your career. From paying close attention over the past decade or so, the relationship between their feet and their eyes doesn’t change.
For that reason it’s a huge part of what I look for in prospects.
http://presnapreads.com/2017/04/12/...ospects-mitchell-trubisky-and-deshaun-watson/
