Quote:Fundamentals don't get ingrained during live action. When the pressure and the need to do things in a hurry is on, people always fall back on what is more familiar which are old techniques and habits. That's just human nature. You have to put a person in an environment that allows them the opportunity to concentrate on doing things the correct way without having to worry about the negative consequences that come with trying to do these things in a real game. Once the season is on for a starter, techniques and fundamentals take a back seat to game planning.

 

And really learning to play doesn't happen without live action.

 

You dont know what pressures will result in what fundamentals being dropped and in what way until he goes into the deep water. Game planning may take a bigger chunk of practice time in the regular season, but that's going to happen if he is the backup. If the coaches are doing their jobs right, they wont ignore it and let bad habits form, they will make time to fix holes in his game.

 

Its all well and good saying let him sit and he will learn all these faultless fundamentals, but it doesn't work like that. If it did, all those mid round career backup QBs who bounce around the league for 10 years would all become superstars at some point. If he is the better QB even with lets say bad footwork, then he is the best chance of winning football games and he offers the best chance of maximizing the development of the whole team, plus he will be learning the things you can only learn from playing real NFL game.

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