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“He’s a good prospect with a strong arm,” said Bill Polian, the long-time Colts general manager. “He’s pretty accurate. He’s going to have a learning curve to get into a non-shotgun offense. ”
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Okay, at the risk of sounding dumb....
I understand that Pro-style QB's perform under center, and spread QB's typically operate from shotgun.
What I don't understand is this: What's so bad about operating from shotgun? Why is that SO necessary in the pros? What can you do from under center that you can't do from shotgun? I'd think it would be a benefit as opposed to a setback, because you are further back from the line and don't have to worry about the drop back before analyzing and throwing.
Can someone explain this please?