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03-01-2012, 04:46 AM | Topic Starter | |
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Whitlock thinks RG3's speed is a curse
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03-01-2012, 05:20 AM | #2 |
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First and foremost... Andrew Luck is pretty goddamn fast. I'm not sure Whitlock realizes that.
He's got a good point about QB's and speed, but I don't think Griffin is gonna get the Randall Cunningham treatment. The falcons actually tried pretty hard to make Vick a legit QB. He just didn't put in the work. Even Vick himself has admitted this. I think, at times, athletic QB's have a running mentality simply because they can have that. A human's strongest emotion is the avoidance of pain For slower QB's the way to avoid pain is to read the defense really fast and get rid of the ball to the open guy. Running isn't even an option. For guys who can move... it is an option. They don't develop the tools of a QB as naturally. It takes more discipline because they have that option. I think Griffin has the mental make up to do what many athletic QB's have failed at. |
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03-01-2012, 08:14 AM | #3 |
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03-01-2012, 08:30 AM | #4 | |
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03-01-2012, 11:33 AM | #5 | |
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03-01-2012, 03:10 PM | #6 | |
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03-01-2012, 03:17 PM | #7 |
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We have had nothing but pocket passers since our Super Bowl win back when I was just a pup. I'm game to try something a little different.
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03-01-2012, 05:40 AM | #8 |
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I think Whitlocks fat ass is a curse.
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03-01-2012, 06:52 AM | #9 |
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I agree with him. A little mobility is good. But "run around" quarterbacks have never won shit in terms of NFL championships. You have to win from the pocket. That's not even debatable.
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03-01-2012, 06:55 AM | #10 |
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Steve Young says "what? "
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03-01-2012, 07:05 AM | #11 |
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03-01-2012, 07:26 AM | #12 |
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I knew someone would bring up Steve Young.
1. There is always going to be an exception to every rule. But Steve Young was just very mobile, he wasn't a run around QB like RGIII is. Mike Vick, Randall Cunningham, Donovan McNabb, Vince Young, etc. None of these guys ever won a championship. 2. Steve Young could win from the pocket and did. 3. Run around QB's don't win championships. It's not really even a debate. Someone can try, but list me the last 20 SB winning QB's and tell me if they are considered pocket passers or mobile QB's. |
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03-01-2012, 06:34 PM | #13 | |
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He's had 3 seasons in his entire career where he went over 400 yards rushing. You're confusing rushing QBs with QBs who extend plays with their mobility ala McNabb and Roethlisberger. |
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03-01-2012, 06:45 PM | #14 | |
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03-01-2012, 07:34 AM | #15 |
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Why does everyone call him that? Young had one great running TD.
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