GMG.com Twit my Tweet 8.18.15 (practice edition)

[Harry]

 

[Cr1028]

Wish qbs could practice throwing to a sprinting target rather than ones just loafing. I'm sure the corners at SMU will just let Carlos jog by them on a corner route for a TD.

[Withers940]

How about a go route or a deep post route to test their arm strength and accuracy? Nah we would rather see them do fake hand off, know the offense and then make a sub par throw to slant pattern 

[greenminer]

I'm pretty sure a single Tweet does not encapsulate the entirety of QB workouts and drills.

[Cr1028]

I'm pretty sure a single Tweet does not encapsulate the entirety of QB workouts and drills.

That is true but there are several tweets and each one the qbs run through a drill and throw it to a stationary or loafing receiver.

[Christopher Walker]

That is true but there are several tweets and each one the qbs run through a drill and throw it to a stationary or loafing receiver.

Same for the Periscope vids Poppy (Papi?) puts on.

[MEANGREENCOACH2]

Once again the video stops right before Chumley.

Am I the only one that finds this hilarious?

[Army of Dad]

Once again the video stops right before Chumley.

Am I the only one that finds this hilarious?

eh, what is he 5th-6th string? Just be happy they aren't cutting it out when Smith and Mini Mac are throwing.

[Cr1028]

Wish qbs could practice throwing to a sprinting target rather than ones just loafing. I'm sure the corners at SMU will just let Carlos jog by them on a corner route for a TD.

Rinse and repeat. I was always taught to practice how you play. The timing on these guys' throws are going to be off in the games because they aren't throwing to targets moving at game speed.

 

Edited August 19, 2015 by Cr1028

[bstnsportsfan3]

Rinse and repeat. I was always taught to practice how you play. The timing on these guys' throws are going to be off in the games because they aren't throwing to targets moving at game speed.

 

I think yall are over looking this...its still early in the practices..only week 2. They will surely do more GAME SPEED drills when implementing more game plan into practice.  Rememebr they have 4 or 5 weeks of practice this year before the first game due to the delayed season start for us

[Cr1028]

I think yall are over looking this...its still early in the practices..only week 2. They will surely do more GAME SPEED drills when implementing more game plan into practice.  Rememebr they have 4 or 5 weeks of practice this year before the first game due to the delayed season start for us

If that is the case, what were they working on in the summer that Vito touted in his writings? I guess I don't understand the point of throwing out of a drill to a target that is moving at a speed that you are never going to see in a game. Stationary targets, I get that, we run a lot of quick out/wr screen garbage anyhow.

[Aldo]

If that is the case, what were they working on in the summer that Vito touted in his writings? I guess I don't understand the point of throwing out of a drill to a target that is moving at a speed that you are never going to see in a game. Stationary targets, I get that, we run a lot of quick out/wr screen garbage anyhow.

There were no organized practices (allowed), only conditioning, over the summer so they took it upon themselves to build the chemistry.

These drills are just mechanics in order to make it second nature while throwing.

Quite sure we will never see a video of them going 100% because that's likely when they'd be running an actual play.

[greenminer]

If that is the case, what were they working on in the summer that Vito touted in his writings? I guess I don't understand the point of throwing out of a drill to a target that is moving at a speed that you are never going to see in a game. Stationary targets, I get that, we run a lot of quick out/wr screen garbage anyhow.

Every sport does isolation drills to look at mechanics.  In any physical activity, it is not always about pace and timing.  Every body has got to slow things down and isolate mechanics.

Tennis players practice their forehand against balls that are placed in the exact same spot

Baseball players swing at pitches that are practically under-handed to them.

...etc
We have a ton of things to worry about already (Right there with ya on QBs).  Reading too much into a these drills, however, does not need to be one of them.

Looks like Aldo touched on this above.

Edited August 20, 2015 by greenminer

[Cr1028]

I guess I wouldn't be so sensitive if we hadn't underthrown so many balls last year. Looking at you 5.