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Tua throwing motion
Posted on 4/6/20 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 4/6/20 at 1:32 pm
I was watching highlights of 1st round draft picks in the upcoming draft and I noticed something about Tua Tagovailoa that nobody seems to talk about. That is that when tua is moving to his left (as a left-hander), he throws across his body and doesn't square up his hips and shoulders to his target. The play where he injured his hip is a perfect example of this, but I saw several other examples of this in his film.
Comparing his throwing motion to Joe Burrows, when he throws while moving to his right, Joe is much more squared up to the target. You can see this against Georgia (his Heisman moment play), Ole Miss, and Oklahoma. Tua keeps his torso facing the sidelines and whips his arm across his body. It seems that he is working against the physics forces of his body, and it would be tough to be accurate while on the move. No doubt that he is incredibly accurate while in the pocket, but he looks awkward and puts him self in a position to be injured by not squaring up to the line of scrimmage on those moving throws.
Has anybody else noticed this?
Comparing his throwing motion to Joe Burrows, when he throws while moving to his right, Joe is much more squared up to the target. You can see this against Georgia (his Heisman moment play), Ole Miss, and Oklahoma. Tua keeps his torso facing the sidelines and whips his arm across his body. It seems that he is working against the physics forces of his body, and it would be tough to be accurate while on the move. No doubt that he is incredibly accurate while in the pocket, but he looks awkward and puts him self in a position to be injured by not squaring up to the line of scrimmage on those moving throws.
Has anybody else noticed this?
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Posted on 4/6/20 at 1:58 pm to Jax-Tiger
I haven’t noticed it but his injury was a freak accident and not caused by his throwing motion or anything else. You’re a lot more likely to get your knee blown out by squaring up and getting hit laterally while you’re throwing downfield vs. getting hit from behind on the run
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:20 pm to Jax-Tiger
Umm his accuracy is really good. He’s fine. Pretty damn good qb !
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:22 pm to Jax-Tiger
top 5 pick...dont care
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:28 pm to LSUgrad08112
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I haven’t noticed it but his injury was a freak accident
Idk, he seems to be made of glass.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:31 pm to Jax-Tiger
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Tua throwing motion
Reminds me of Lonzo Ball’s jump shot release.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 2:34 pm to Jax-Tiger
Burrow's throwing motion is very mature and consistent - what you would expect from NFL coaching for several years.
Tua relies on his natural ability which is fine if he's healthy.
Tua relies on his natural ability which is fine if he's healthy.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 3:19 pm to Jax-Tiger
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It seems that he is working against the physics forces of his body,
Because he's right handed.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 3:32 pm to LSUgrad08112
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but his injury was a freak accident
Getting injured both years you start isn't a great track record for the future.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 3:42 pm to The Boat
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Getting injured both years you start isn't a great track record for the future.
He rolled his ankle. Prior to 2014, the surgery he had would not have been performed. He just would've either taped it up or been out. The hip injury is legit. I mean it ended the greatest athlete ever's career. The ankles really aren't a big deal at all.
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The tightrope is a relatively new innovation in the treatment of high ankle sprains, in which ligaments and tissues around the leg bones, the tibia and fibula, are loosened and become unstable. The tightrope offers an alternative to the traditional methods of treatment: rest and rehabilitation or the insertion of screws into the tibia and fibula, bonding them like one would a pair of two-by-fours with a nail. In tightrope fixation, surgeons slip a high-strength suture through small holes in the bone, fasten it with small metal buttons and then tighten it as you would a zip tie. The procedure takes about 25 minutes.
Once something of a secret weapon for Alabama, tightrope surgeries have been brought into the spotlight by the circumstances of the Crimson Tide’s 2018 season. Starting quarterback Tagovailoa and backup quarterback Jalen Hurts each suffered a high ankle sprain about six weeks apart. Within four weeks, they both returned from an injury that would normally sideline an athlete six to eight weeks, if not much longer.
Tightrope SI article
Posted on 4/6/20 at 3:54 pm to Jax-Tiger
Yes, he has a big arm and doesn't need to square up and throw with his entire body to be effective. You see that as a negative?
Posted on 4/6/20 at 5:23 pm to Jax-Tiger
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Tua throwing motion
I was watching highlights of 1st round draft picks in the upcoming draft and I noticed something about Tua Tagovailoa that nobody seems to talk about. That is that when tua is moving to his left (as a left-hander), he throws across his body and doesn't square up his hips and shoulders to his target. The play where he injured his hip is a perfect example of this, but I saw several other examples of this in his film.
Comparing his throwing motion to Joe Burrows, when he throws while moving to his right, Joe is much more squared up to the target. You can see this against Georgia (his Heisman moment play), Ole Miss, and Oklahoma. Tua keeps his torso facing the sidelines and whips his arm across his body. It seems that he is working against the physics forces of his body, and it would be tough to be accurate while on the move. No doubt that he is incredibly accurate while in the pocket, but he looks awkward and puts him self in a position to be injured by not squaring up to the line of scrimmage on those moving throws.
Has anybody else noticed this?
I really haven't notices, but I do know that Tua's completion rate and big play rate outside of the pocket are crazy good.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 7:33 pm to LSUgrad08112
Klatt actually made a good point about Tua's injuries are usually him being tackled from behind. Which suggests he underestimates his opponents ability to close or overestimates his own elusiveness. Either way, if he doesnt get a handle on that he may continue to be prone to injury.
Posted on 4/6/20 at 9:20 pm to Jax-Tiger
Tua is the most accurate QB I've seen in 35 years of watching college ball. That supercedes any motion flaws.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 12:21 am to Dawgwithnoname
Kirby Smart agrees.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 1:23 am to Dawgwithnoname
Watch more ball.
There are 10 guys who have a higher Completion % than him in just the last 15 years.
And he was behind an amazing O-line.
He's not gonna get all that time in the world to wind up.
Charmed College QB rarely live charmed NFL careers...because they realize they had so much frickinig talent around them.
They were just a cog. Tua was a cog. Like Leinart and Ken Dorsey. Hell Bama almost won everything without Tua. Probably could've...lost 3 points in the Iron Bowl.
There are 10 guys who have a higher Completion % than him in just the last 15 years.
And he was behind an amazing O-line.
He's not gonna get all that time in the world to wind up.
Charmed College QB rarely live charmed NFL careers...because they realize they had so much frickinig talent around them.
They were just a cog. Tua was a cog. Like Leinart and Ken Dorsey. Hell Bama almost won everything without Tua. Probably could've...lost 3 points in the Iron Bowl.
This post was edited on 4/7/20 at 1:27 am
Posted on 4/7/20 at 4:33 am to Jax-Tiger
Tua will get eaten alive in pros, he basically had guys running wide open slants all game. He's a bust if he ever plays a down.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 5:47 am to Strannix
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He's a bust if he ever plays a down.
The sad part is that you actually believe that.
Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:40 am to 4quartaBamaball
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The sad part is that you actually believe that.
Sweet melt
Posted on 4/7/20 at 7:55 am to JJ27
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Because he's right handed.
Yeah, what a complete piece of shite his father is.
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