Quote:People don't know their history enough to appreciate this
I'll add a few
Mel Blount = Ramsey
Fran Tarkenton > Russel Wilson
Jim Brown > Emmitt Smith
Munoz>Boselli>everyone else
You are totally off topic there and missing the point.
Quote:Years ago Baseball used to be the national past time and was the most popular sport for kids in the US.
In baseball, being a left-handed pitcher (or 1st baseman) was an advantage. Therefore, there was greater weight and emphasis placed on being left handed. The baseball pitcher was often the QB of the local football team as well.
Fast forward to today. Kids play soccer, lacrosse and other sports instead of baseball so there really isn't an emphasis on being left handed. As a result, the population of left handed QBs is minimal.
So there used to be a lo/t of left-handed quarterbacks? Sign up more baseball players for football!
Baseball may be a lot less popular now, but having southpaws on the roster is still important. I can't remember if it helps the pitcher or batter though.
On soccer, there probably (just guessing here) is a difference between right-footed and left-footed players.
No one has mentioned Leftwich huh?
Quote:No one has mentioned Leftwich huh?
I always thought he has the wrong name because he is right-handed.
Quote:I always thought he has the wrong name because he is right-handed.
We are still talking Left though, so still applies, right?
Quote:We are still talking Left though, so still applies, right?
Not at all. We are talking about left-handed quarterbacks and why there are fewer such players now.
Quote:Years ago Baseball used to be the national past time and was the most popular sport for kids in the US.
In baseball, being a left-handed pitcher (or 1st baseman) was an advantage. Therefore, there was greater weight and emphasis placed on being left handed. The baseball pitcher was often the QB of the local football team as well.
Fast forward to today. Kids play soccer, lacrosse and other sports instead of baseball so there really isn't an emphasis on being left handed. As a result, the population of left handed QBs is minimal.
On top of that, being left handed is a distinct advantage in baseball while being only a minor one in football. It could even be a disadvantage since the team suddenly has to invest in a top talent at RT to protect the blind side. As a result demand for left handed pitchers is high while demand for left handed QB's is either average or low. So when kids make the decision between baseball and football they're much more likely to pick baseball if they're left handed.
Quote:On top of that, being left handed is a distinct advantage in baseball while being only a minor one in football. It could even be a disadvantage since the team suddenly has to invest in a top talent at RT to protect the blind side. As a result demand for left handed pitchers is high while demand for left handed QB's is either average or low. So when kids make the decision between baseball and football they're much more likely to pick baseball if they're left handed.
At the high school and college levels, there is no "investment" in a premier RT. Teams just have to make a bigger effort on recruiting good RTs if they have left-handed QBs. And that is if the lefty is a freshman. I am sure it would make a bigger difference in the NFL because tackles blocking for left-handed passers might think they are underpaid.
Left-handed kids can decide to play football, but not QB. Could some lefties want to play a different position (or be told to by their coaches) because the pass blocking for them would be a disadvantage?
Did anyone actually read the article?
Quote:Greater at what?
Running. They retired with more rushing yards than the best left-handed QB of all time, Steve Young.
I don't know why somebody would mention a right-handed QB in this thread though.
So far pass blocking seems to be the biggest disadvantage for left-handed throwers. What about the snaps from center? Now the scary part . . . Coaches might turn southpaws into Jake Browning.
You're being a bully in this thread JW.
Snaps from center mean nothing between left and right handed quarterback. You just switch hands, its easy. The center wouldn't even notice.
If there was an amazing left handed quarterback a team would go for it. I think it's just been dumb luck there hasn't been an elite level left handed qb for a while.
Quote:Snaps from center mean nothing between left and right handed quarterback. You just switch hands, its easy. The center wouldn't even notice.
If there was an amazing left handed quarterback a team would go for it. I think it's just been dumb luck there hasn't been an elite level left handed QB for a while.
It might not make a difference, but the center does notice if he can feel the QB's hand.
Quote:It might not make a difference, but the center does notice if he can feel the QB's hand.
Not if you coach it correctly.
I haven't coach hand-over-hand snap catch in years. It's archaic and a symptom of how a lot of NFL coaches are unwilling to innovate in order to make things easier on themselves as well as their players.
Fitting that the facepalm is a southpalm.
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Quote:Not if you coach it correctly.
I haven't coached hand-over-hand snap catch in years. It's archaic and a symptom of how a lot of NFL coaches are unwilling to innovate in order to make things easier on themselves as well as their players.
I never heard that term before. What kind of snap catch do you coach?
Quote:I never heard that term before. What kind of snap catch do you coach?
Hold your hands out in front of you. Now, put your thumbs together with the ends of both pointing up. The outsides, the parts away from the rest of your fingers, of your thumbs should be touching one another and you may be reminded of a butterfly when you look at your hands.
Now, when you go to receive the snap, the backs of your thumbs should fit on the Center's crotch.
This requires the Center to change his snap, but that's actually the impetus for this technique. Instead of "snap and twist" where the Center grips one side of the ball and turns it sideways to meet the QB's hand, he grips the nose of the ball with the laces turned to the side. The ball should be at something like a 45 degree angle to the ground. To snap, the Center simply tries to slap the QBs hand with the ball while keeping the elbow and wrist straight.
It's a much simpler motion for everyone involved.
Quote:Hold your hands out in front of you. Now, put your thumbs together with the ends of both pointing up. The outsides, the parts away from the rest of your fingers, of your thumbs should be touching one another and you may be reminded of a butterfly when you look at your hands.
Now, when you go to receive the snap, the backs of your thumbs should fit on the Center's crotch.
This requires the Center to change his snap, but that's actually the impetus for this technique. Instead of "snap and twist" where the Center grips one side of the ball and turns it sideways to meet the QB's hand, he grips the nose of the ball with the laces turned to the side. The ball should be at something like a 45 degree angle to the ground. To snap, the Center simply tries to slap the QBs hand with the ball while keeping the elbow and wrist straight.
It's a much simpler motion for everyone involved.
Complicated explanation for a simple maneuver LOL. I did it myself to see what you are talking about.
BTW have you ever had a left-handed QB?
My ex was left handed. Part of why I don't trust them. Always backwards.