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Bruce Arians rips spread offense QBs: I don't even consider it quarterbacking
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:22 am
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:22 am
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It is a big thing. Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians colorfully described how much of a transition spread quarterbacks have to make.
"So many times, you're evaluating a quarterback who has never called a play in the huddle, never used a snap count," Arians said. "They hold up a card on the sideline, he kicks his foot and throws the ball. That ain't playing quarterback. There's no leadership involved there. There might be leadership on the bench, but when you get them and they have to use verbiage and they have to spit the verbiage out and change the snap count, they are light years behind."
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Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:26 am to Bench McElroy
He's right. For the most part, the college game is not preparing QBs for the NFL. I think it's part of the reason why there are so few elite QBs right now. With the emphasis most offenses put on QBs, it is making for some terrible football right now.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 1:28 am to Bench McElroy
Can't say he's wrong, really.
Texas Tech QB's were examples of this for years. Now we're seeing more of it with the proliferation of spread offenses.
It's not a bad thing if you're winning on the collegiate level, but you have to take those QB's with a grain of salt, because they're not running a scheme that will translate well to the next level.
Some will pick it up, and some won't.
Texas Tech QB's were examples of this for years. Now we're seeing more of it with the proliferation of spread offenses.
It's not a bad thing if you're winning on the collegiate level, but you have to take those QB's with a grain of salt, because they're not running a scheme that will translate well to the next level.
Some will pick it up, and some won't.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 7:51 am to Bench McElroy
It's pretty shocking just how little development NFL franchises actually do... they rely almost 100% on the college system to prepare guys for the pro game...
god forbid Arians fatass and his staff actually take a guy with a QB skillset and teach him the game... what a concept.
god forbid Arians fatass and his staff actually take a guy with a QB skillset and teach him the game... what a concept.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 8:11 am to Bench McElroy
So he is saying Wilson isn't elite. Jim Rome may never have him on his show again.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 8:28 am to Bench McElroy
Pro style offenses prepare a kid better for pro football, but talent is talent. If somebody like Rodgers or Manning played in a spread offense in college I'm still convinced they would have been elite pro QBs. The spread offense just increases the learning curve IMO
Posted on 2/20/15 at 9:48 am to Bench McElroy
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They hold up a card on the sideline, he kicks his foot and throws the ball. That ain't playing quarterback.
Hmm sounds familiar - who does that?
Posted on 2/20/15 at 9:54 am to Bench McElroy
But he considers what Logan Thomas does quarterbacking?
Posted on 2/20/15 at 10:59 am to Bench McElroy
NFL Coach with valid experience and a valid opinion on a topic relates to his field, 100% correct..
Posted on 2/20/15 at 11:12 am to Bench McElroy
College football is big business. Coaches are under pressure to win and win now. They are not interested in how a player does in the NFL, they are interested in how they do while playing for him in college. As long as that is the case, that will remain the reason why College QB's take a shite in the NFL. They want robots who regurgitate play calls and do as little thinking as possible.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 11:13 am to Bench McElroy
Although I see his point, I think he's going a little overboard. QBs outside a pro system will have to adjust for sure. I'm not arguing that, but talent is talent. Rarely does a player perfectly fit (insert NFL team)'s scheme. That's on the coaches to get him through the adjustment. Good QBs with a good work ethic will make it. Those without will fall down the depth chart.
In summary, nothing has changed. It's just harder for an early round QB to come in and succeed right away. The spread style offense is still growing in usage, so NFL coaches will simply have to work with what they got.
In summary, nothing has changed. It's just harder for an early round QB to come in and succeed right away. The spread style offense is still growing in usage, so NFL coaches will simply have to work with what they got.
Posted on 2/20/15 at 6:59 pm to Bench McElroy
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Bruce Arians
Is this the same guy that Bama fired because a player dropped a ball he had in his hands?
Posted on 2/21/15 at 8:39 am to Bench McElroy
I don't think it is so much a problem that there aren't good QBs in the NFL.
I think the issue we are seeing is the top dogs in college don't translate.
And this is why. It is easier than ever to outscheme and outclass defenses in college, but that isn't the case in the NFL when the talent has condensed from 125 teams to 32.
I think teams are going to have to start taking QBs earlier and give them time to learn.
The problem is a team like Tampa Bay doesn't have 3 year for a spread guy to learn a system.
I think the issue we are seeing is the top dogs in college don't translate.
And this is why. It is easier than ever to outscheme and outclass defenses in college, but that isn't the case in the NFL when the talent has condensed from 125 teams to 32.
I think teams are going to have to start taking QBs earlier and give them time to learn.
The problem is a team like Tampa Bay doesn't have 3 year for a spread guy to learn a system.
This post was edited on 2/21/15 at 8:49 am
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