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Why wasn't there ONE left handed QB in the NFL 2019? Last lefty that started was 2015
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:19 pm
Very strange trend. Does it spell trouble
for Tua?
"Experts" stumped
for Tua?
"Experts" stumped
quote:
"I really don't know the answer," Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said.
Added Atlanta Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff: "Quite honestly, I don't know."
Said Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman: "I usually have an answer or can dance around a lot of things. That one, I have no answer to.
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Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:21 pm to RD Dawg
Left handed QBs are secret devil-worshippers?
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:27 pm to ecb
Could be but Elway thinks they're all going into MLB...strange none the less.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:30 pm to RD Dawg
Like 10% f the world is left handed.
Roughly 64/330,000,000 people in the US are NFL QBs.
The odds just aren’t in their favor
Roughly 64/330,000,000 people in the US are NFL QBs.
The odds just aren’t in their favor
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:36 pm to RD Dawg
A lot of y’all might not know but Tua is really right handed. His dad forced him to learn to play left handed because his dad is a lefty too.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:39 pm to moester75
what a dick
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:42 pm to SammyTiger
quote:
Like 10% f the world is left handed.
Roughly 64/330,000,000 people in the US are NFL QBs.
The odds just aren’t in their favor
Also in the nonzero amount of athletes opting to play baseball over football due to the value (based on scarcity) baseball presents for lefties.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:42 pm to RD Dawg
Because it gives no advantage, and a strong armed lefty is playing baseball.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:43 pm to SammyTiger
quote:
The odds just aren’t in their favor
Of course but if you read the article (which you obviously didn't) the low numbers are still strange for the NFL.
A lefty hasn't even thrown a NFL pass in 5 years.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:48 pm to RD Dawg
How many left handed 2nd baseman are in MLB?
Posted on 7/7/20 at 10:49 pm to moester75
quote:
lot of y’all might not know but Tua is really right handed. His dad forced him to learn to play left handed because his dad is a lefty too.
Yep and does everything else right handed.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 11:10 pm to RD Dawg
I've heard players complaining about having to learn how to catch football from lefty qbs but they could have been bullshitting trying to explain their drops.
Posted on 7/7/20 at 11:12 pm to RD Dawg
quote:
Very strange trend. Does it spell trouble
for Tua?
Injury and lack of clutch play (except his first substantive game) spell trouble for Tua not his dominant arm, Steve Young for life, baby!
Posted on 7/7/20 at 11:16 pm to moester75
quote:
A lot of y’all might not know but Tua is really right handed. His dad forced him to learn to play left handed because his dad is a lefty too.
So almost like Todd Marinovich except Tua's dad wasn't the extent of football lifestyle maniac tyrant Marv was from what I know
Posted on 7/7/20 at 11:17 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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I've heard players complaining about having to learn how to catch football from lefty qbs but they could have been bullshiteting trying to explain their drops.
Jerry Rice with Steve Young initially
Posted on 7/7/20 at 11:17 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
quote:
I've heard players complaining about having to learn how to catch football from lefty qbs but they could have been bullshitting trying to explain their drops.
I think you're right Peter. I heard Brian Finneran talking about it on 680. Said it's big adjustment for many WR's especially these days with doing 7 on 7 and catching alot more passes throughout out the off season with the passes thrown by RH QB's
This post was edited on 7/7/20 at 11:57 pm
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:08 am to RD Dawg
Fun fact is that the last Lefty to throw a TD was Dez Bryant.
The answer is easy though. The entire offense is flpped. Your LT is now not as valuable. As much as people say they should be easily moved over that isn't the case. Most college tackles that are taken early and switch sides have flopped. Muscle memory is such a vital skill for OL and many people don't understand that.
Also, every current offensive player in the organization has to completely flip what that they know in regards to the playbook. It typically isn't worth the headache.
A guy like Tua obviously changes that, but the reasoning is very simple in that the already low percentage of average LH QB's are not worth the total reconstruction of the offense.
The answer is easy though. The entire offense is flpped. Your LT is now not as valuable. As much as people say they should be easily moved over that isn't the case. Most college tackles that are taken early and switch sides have flopped. Muscle memory is such a vital skill for OL and many people don't understand that.
Also, every current offensive player in the organization has to completely flip what that they know in regards to the playbook. It typically isn't worth the headache.
A guy like Tua obviously changes that, but the reasoning is very simple in that the already low percentage of average LH QB's are not worth the total reconstruction of the offense.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:19 am to JJ27
quote:
How many left handed 2nd baseman are in MLB?
I don't know but how many left handed QB's
are in the NFL HOF? I can think of 2 off the top of my head.
You can't be this stupid.
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:27 am to McCaigBro69
quote:
"I really don't know the answer," Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said.
Added Atlanta Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff: "Quite honestly, I don't know."
Said Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman: "I usually have an answer or can dance around a lot of things. That one, I have no answer to.
quote:
The answer is easy though
So ALL these NFL GM's don't have an answer
but for you "its easy!"
Man,you need to sign up to become a NFL ASAP. You could OBVIOUSLY teach all those guys a thing or two! Not to mention Steve Young and John Elway!
Go for it dude
Posted on 7/8/20 at 12:29 am to RD Dawg
My point was there just aren't that many to start from, so it's not that out of the question for them to be limited at the highest level of competition. They're unicorns.
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