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re: Etling is better.. but is his arm weak?
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:28 am to bmy
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:28 am to bmy
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Etling is better.. but is his arm weak?
Would you rather the worlds strongest arm with no touch or a "weak" arm that completes great throws and puts the ball where it needs to be?
Step away and enjoy some above average (for LSU) offensive play.
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Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:30 am to bmy
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:34 am to bmy
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but is his arm weak?
He doesn't have a cannon like Harris, but.....
TD pass to Chark was thrown from opponent's 45yd line and hit Chark about 8-9yrds deep in the endzone. That's a weak arm?
He reminds me (slightly, but still...) of another Purdue QB that plays in Louisiana.
This post was edited on 9/20/16 at 11:35 am
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:34 am to whodatdude
I did notice a few of his balls seemed to hang. Made me nervous for future games.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:34 am to bmy
He's prone to overthrowing the ball, so no lol
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:36 am to Number2
Very true and definitely something to work on. But his short and intermediate passing are great.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:37 am to Ignignot
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the frick game you watch Saturday......that pass to chark in the end zone.....that's more than enough strength
OP is correct, and you are a knucklehead!
Etling's arm strength is a weakness. In the NFL it could be fatal. In college it takes away some things but is not a big issue. Guys are wide open in college. You just have to be accurate.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:37 am to bmy
I don't know if he's got a weak arm but he seems to struggle some with throws over a medium distance. He's been lights out in short to intermediate stuff. But in the JSU game, he had a few deep balls to Dupre that were underthrown (the one in the end zone was intercepted because of it). Then in the State game he over threw several of the longer passes.
Maybe it's a timing issue and he'll get it worked out with more practice and playing time. The touchdown pass to Chark was perfectly placed and sat right down over Chark's shoulder.
Maybe it's a timing issue and he'll get it worked out with more practice and playing time. The touchdown pass to Chark was perfectly placed and sat right down over Chark's shoulder.
This post was edited on 9/20/16 at 11:39 am
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:37 am to Number2
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I did notice a few of his balls seemed to hang. Made me nervous for future games
People keep saying this but it's because Harris has brainwashed this fan base. Etling made some throws that had to go, not try to comprehend this, OVER LBs and IN FRONT of DBs. You don't do that by crow hopping a fricking 100mph fastball into the 3rd row.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:38 am to bmy
he's somewhere between danny wuerffel and john elway...
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:39 am to bmy
Accuracy > strength
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:41 am to Lsuhoohoo
As I said in a previous post, he's thrown some deep outs from the pocket that arrived well before a breaking defensive back. I think that says plenty about the adequacy of his arm strength.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:42 am to bmy
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He seems to have a noodle arm and throws balls that will be dangerous against more talented athletes.
I'd compare his arm to Andrew Hatch?
Danny Weurffel says, "Who the frick cares about arm strength in college?"
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:42 am to MightyYat
No these were throws that he needed to zip in there. They hung, and I saw flashes of Bama DBs going for 6.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:43 am to Ignignot
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the frick game you watch Saturday......that pass to chark in the end zone.....that's more than enough strength
you probably suck to hang out with
Deep balls are a terrible judge of arm strength. Anthony Jennings throws a beautiful deep ball, but the majority of his throws didn't have enough zip to be successful in our offense.
That being said, Etling has made some throws that show some arm strength. He's almost made some with a lot of touch that resembled an Anthony Jennings throw. Hopefully he's cognizant of when the floater can put us in a bind. Watching his throws thus far kinda looks like throwing off the back foot thing.
This post was edited on 9/20/16 at 11:47 am
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:43 am to DVinBR
He puts a lot of air under the ball but hopefully the WRs will all grow a pair by the time we start playing superior defensive talent because we will need to be able to fight for some balls in traffic rather than play like we're 5'9" and afraid to come down with the ball in a fight.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:43 am to Number2
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No these were throws that he needed to zip in there. They hung, and I saw flashes of Bama DBs going for 6.
Which ones?
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:47 am to bmy
A strong arm doesn't mean shite if it doesn't end up where it needs to be.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:53 am to bah humbug
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A strong arm doesn't mean shite if it doesn't end up where it needs to be.
This. Who gives a frick if you have a bazooka but can't hit a damn thing with it.
Posted on 9/20/16 at 11:54 am to lsu2006
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Not as strong as Harris'. But not many people have an arm as strong as his.
meaning overthrows on outs don't make the 5th row
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