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Hatch Compared to Steve Beuerlein by HS Coach
Posted on 8/29/08 at 1:08 am
Posted on 8/29/08 at 1:08 am
USA Today LINK
Also here is some info you may not know:
Hatch injured his throwing shoulder early last year. He could have played in an emergency if needed. Almost had to in Alabama, but his arm strength was no where near normal. Since he didn’t actually get in the game or any other after MTSU he qualified for the medical redshirt and was given an extra year.
Hatch wanted to have shoulder surgery before the year was over, but was still needed. Hatch was the only QB available for practice after the SEC championship game. You know while the team was preparing for the Big Game. Flynn was still recovering from his injury that kept him out of the SEC championship, and RP got hurt at the end of that game. Flynn and RP had recovered in time for the actual game, but it was Hatch who helped prepare the team for the game.
Hatch wanted to have surgery after the season, but spring camp started in February and there was no time for recovery. Hence, even in the spring game his arm was still not back to normal.
Hatch had shoulder surgery immediately after the spring game and his arm is finally getting back to normal. However the only time anyone gets to see him is during the first fifteen minutes of practice, also know as “warm ups”, when he is doing just that, and during last Saturdays scrimmage, when he was suffering from severe back pain before it even started.
Therefore, nobody has seen what Hatch can really do.
Both Hatch and Lee have been working hard to get ready for the season and they deserve the support of all true LSU Tiger fans.
Also here is some info you may not know:
Hatch injured his throwing shoulder early last year. He could have played in an emergency if needed. Almost had to in Alabama, but his arm strength was no where near normal. Since he didn’t actually get in the game or any other after MTSU he qualified for the medical redshirt and was given an extra year.
Hatch wanted to have shoulder surgery before the year was over, but was still needed. Hatch was the only QB available for practice after the SEC championship game. You know while the team was preparing for the Big Game. Flynn was still recovering from his injury that kept him out of the SEC championship, and RP got hurt at the end of that game. Flynn and RP had recovered in time for the actual game, but it was Hatch who helped prepare the team for the game.
Hatch wanted to have surgery after the season, but spring camp started in February and there was no time for recovery. Hence, even in the spring game his arm was still not back to normal.
Hatch had shoulder surgery immediately after the spring game and his arm is finally getting back to normal. However the only time anyone gets to see him is during the first fifteen minutes of practice, also know as “warm ups”, when he is doing just that, and during last Saturdays scrimmage, when he was suffering from severe back pain before it even started.
Therefore, nobody has seen what Hatch can really do.
Both Hatch and Lee have been working hard to get ready for the season and they deserve the support of all true LSU Tiger fans.
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Posted on 8/29/08 at 4:55 am to JaKaRe
that is a lot of explaining, but we get your point.
We'll see first hand Saturday what he's got. I contend he only needs an ok arm to be highly effective. Hatch will do very well and the offense will roar like the Tigers they are !
We'll see first hand Saturday what he's got. I contend he only needs an ok arm to be highly effective. Hatch will do very well and the offense will roar like the Tigers they are !
Posted on 8/29/08 at 5:01 am to Al Bundy
he just needs enough arm to get them out of 8 in the box.
Posted on 8/29/08 at 5:08 am to JaKaRe
The doom and gloom patrols have condemned Hatch.
fuggitaboutit! They'll have to watch him help win every game until Auburn to jump on the Hatch bandwagon.
The kid can throw a ball about 50 yards, and we all know he's developing his arm strength to maximum potential. There's a bunch of crap going around that he's only good for 25 yards ... all nonsense.
50 yards = a good strong arm ... not very good, excellent, or outstanding ... just a "good strong" arm.
This is what most of the Tiger tards slamming Hatch cannot understand. They wanna give you a dying duck physics lecture on velocity and how Hatch has no velocity on his passes, and the SEC covers are going to eat his lunch and yada yada yada.
Thanks for the link ... part I liked was a coach's candid perspective on his arm strength.
"Andrew's got a strong arm," said former Cimarron coach Ron Smeltzer, who coached former Notre Dame and NFL quarterback Steve Beuerlein in high school. "I don't know if Steve's arm was as strong as Andrew's. Both are very heady and smart. … We're all very excited for Andrew. It's really wild. One day he's at Harvard. The next he's at LSU and going to play. Geez, what a great deal!"
fuggitaboutit! They'll have to watch him help win every game until Auburn to jump on the Hatch bandwagon.
The kid can throw a ball about 50 yards, and we all know he's developing his arm strength to maximum potential. There's a bunch of crap going around that he's only good for 25 yards ... all nonsense.
50 yards = a good strong arm ... not very good, excellent, or outstanding ... just a "good strong" arm.
This is what most of the Tiger tards slamming Hatch cannot understand. They wanna give you a dying duck physics lecture on velocity and how Hatch has no velocity on his passes, and the SEC covers are going to eat his lunch and yada yada yada.
Thanks for the link ... part I liked was a coach's candid perspective on his arm strength.
"Andrew's got a strong arm," said former Cimarron coach Ron Smeltzer, who coached former Notre Dame and NFL quarterback Steve Beuerlein in high school. "I don't know if Steve's arm was as strong as Andrew's. Both are very heady and smart. … We're all very excited for Andrew. It's really wild. One day he's at Harvard. The next he's at LSU and going to play. Geez, what a great deal!"
Posted on 8/29/08 at 6:36 am to Ramah59
What people on this board tend to forget is that the opinions on this board are no more valid that the armchair quarterbacking of the produce guy at Kroger. Why they are given more validation because they are posting on an LSU sports board I have no idea. Take it with a grain of salt. They are just opinions and are not worth getting worked up over or certainly not worth insulting someone else because of their opinion. These people are not coaches and the majority of them probably never played organized football.
Posted on 8/29/08 at 6:50 am to JaKaRe
quote:
Both Hatch and Lee have been working hard to get ready for the season and they deserve the support of all true LSU Tiger fans.
Absolutely. I think both guys do have the support of the overwhelming majority of LSU fans. JJ too, for that matter.
Posted on 8/29/08 at 7:01 am to genuineLSUtiger
quote:
What people on this board tend to forget is that the opinions on this board are no more valid that the armchair quarterbacking of the produce guy at Kroger.
And the opinions on this board are a drop in the water of who gives a damn!
Posted on 8/29/08 at 7:47 am to #1lsufan
This produce guy at Kroger, does he know his football?
Posted on 8/29/08 at 7:52 am to BehindtheWoodshed
All I know is that if Hatch beat out Lee for the starting position, he must be good enough to manage this team to victory.
Have faith in Miles and the coaching staff. There has been very little he has done wrong, even if it hasn't been the popular choice by the fans.
Have faith in Miles and the coaching staff. There has been very little he has done wrong, even if it hasn't been the popular choice by the fans.
Posted on 8/29/08 at 8:19 am to JaKaRe
It's his high school coach. Of course he's going to give him props.
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