Unbias Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Pocket awareness is something that can be taught. If you look at the Manning passing academy it's a big item. Teaching the kids to keep their eyes downfield and in a throwing body position as they 'feel' where the pressure is coming from. Like all things, some of this is natural and some is learned, but overall it's something that's critical to extend plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 1 minute ago, Unbias said: Pocket awareness is something that can be taught. If you look at the Manning passing academy it's a big item. Teaching the kids to keep their eyes downfield and in a throwing body position as they 'feel' where the pressure is coming from. Like all things, some of this is natural and some is learned, but overall it's something that's critical to extend plays. Completely agree. There's a FANTASTIC video floating around somewhere where Bill Walsh teaches the basics of the WCO, and the QB that's demonstrating it is Joe Montana. Now, you can't get a better pair to teach you about WCO fundamentals than Walsh and Montana. At one point, Walsh says that after the drop, and the QB goes though the hitch-steps to reads 1 and 2, you have to evade, keep your eyes down field and look for option 3. (Or something like that. Hes talking about a 3 step drop pay.) What he says next is critical. "This is something we have to drill and practice so the QB knows where to go." Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding. Bill Walsh was a smart man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinsinparadise Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 40 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said: Maybe, I have no idea how high Kirk sets the bar. It really doesn't matter. The fact that he likes Hasselbeck is kindof an interesting factoid. That's cool. I didn't though direct my original point at your post. My post was directed at the idea that Kirk sets his bar low and he should set it higher. You responded to my post and so I explained my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyJ Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 22 hours ago, beachboy757 said: That Patriots game was fun. Back when we actually had a running game with the Shanny’s and we ran the ball a lot with Roy Helu and Evan Royster. London Fletcher getting a good hit on Brady. The tiny 145lb kick returner Brandon Banks throwing a TD to Santana Moss. End zone INT on Brady. Of course it all was topped off by an interception by Grossman lol! I just rewatched the highlights video from it, and the most frustrating part about that game, aside from Gronk looking like Jerome Bettis, was that the Grossman interception was because he threw it Moss, who immediately let the ball slip through his hands to a Patriot. Like Moss just flipped it straight to him at 2:52 I'm getting angry just watching it now, I forgot how much I hated Moss for that lol. And that was the drive after Brady got a ripped a new one by his OC for an interception in the endzone. I also forgot that entering the game, Grossman had 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. *shudder* Oh, and I still say that unnecessary roughness call on Fletcher was total BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinzplay Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I always liked Rex. He knew his limitations. The coaches knew them. Hell, we all knew 'em. It was fun to watch him out there. I don't want to see Cousins slingin' it like ol' Sexy Rexy, but he does need to take more shots downfield instead of thinking about INT ratios and how that might affect next year's pay prospects. Despite his risk-taking ways, Rex was a real student of the game. He probably has some valuable insights to share. I'm pretty intrigued by the Hasselback angle. But man oh man.......FIIGD.......I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsailand Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 **** it I'm going deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Green Fan Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Kind of surprised that a guy whose entire career is defined by an endless list of soul crushing interceptions at the worst possible time is getting so much love here. Not me. Never trusted the guy because I knew he would crush your spirit in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I think we've buried the lede of that interview. They asked Grossman about the story that in a meeting with Mike Shanahan, RGIII told the coach he no longer wanted to run the read option, something RGIII has long denied. Grossman said "Oh yeah, that happened." Then he said that Mike Shanahan has a recording of the meeting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeken24 Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 On 11/3/2017 at 9:57 AM, Dan T. said: That is an interesting notion - that a quarterback's overall personality reflects the type of quarterback he is, at least in terms of risk-taking and making stuff up on the fly. For Kirk at least, it seems to fit. He is the anti Captain Chaos. Glad someone here caught the point. 2 hours ago, Dan T. said: I think we've buried the lede of that interview. They asked Grossman about the story that in a meeting with Mike Shanahan, RGIII told the coach he no longer wanted to run the read option, something RGIII has long denied. Grossman said "Oh yeah, that happened." Then he said that Mike Shanahan has a recording of the meeting! I knew someone would grab it. Sigh... On 11/2/2017 at 10:28 PM, SkinsFTW said: Um, at least Post a link to the interview You'd know if you "followed" the Redskins like most true fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Green Fan Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Dan T. said: I think we've buried the lede of that interview. They asked Grossman about the story that in a meeting with Mike Shanahan, RGIII told the coach he no longer wanted to run the read option, something RGIII has long denied. Grossman said "Oh yeah, that happened." Then he said that Mike Shanahan has a recording of the meeting! Yeah I heard that too. Robert Griffin is a lying, bitter, delusional little kid who still thinks the world did him wrong. Seriously screw that guy, I hope he was lite up on Twitter after making that claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 On 11/2/2017 at 11:11 PM, Voice_of_Reason said: This should probably go in the Cousins thread. I listened to the interview on Cooley and Kevin. I'm not sure if it's been transcribed. one thing that caught my attention:Rex said Kirk really respected Matt Hasselbeck (however you spell that). Rex even chuckled about it. Matt was a good, system QB that played for a good team and had success. But will never be confused with a HOF type talent or career. If that's who Kirk models himself after, it speaks volumes about his mentality. Kirk has also spoekn about respecting Aaron Rodgers and trying to emulate his pocket movement, and also trying to emulate Brady's study and approach to the game. It's almost as if Kirk sees accomplished QBs and tries to LEARN from them, even Hasselback. So maybe slow your roll with the proclamations about "Kirk's mentality," lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Matt Hasselbeck is/was a damn good QB for quite a while. Wed be so lucky to have a guy like that, and we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veteranskinsfan Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 I heard the interview and Rex was good and honest about a lot of issues. He sounds happy with his 12 year career. He had a good head on his shoulders. Quarterbacks need a good mind and physical tools too. RGIII has good physical tools until he was injured. He should stay off social media and move on to finding a new career path. He cannot keep living in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 On 11/4/2017 at 7:47 AM, joeken24 said: You'd know if you "followed" the Redskins like most true fans. He was giving you correct advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFTW Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 1 hour ago, veteranskinsfan said: He cannot keep living in the past. But Watson just had an ACL injury and Houstons going to need a qb... I heard a guy on the radio the other day say about Watson's game vs the Seahawks "when is the last time you've seen a QB do that to that Seahawks defense" and I was like ummm, how about the first half of our playoff game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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