(05-02-2020, 10:52 AM)Newton Wrote: Watching this video of Minshew's first four games gets me pumped up for this team's future. We have never had a rookie QB play like that. I think having more tight end contributors will help us use the middle of the field more, mitigating the effectiveness of the containment strategies teams utilized down the stretch.

I was watching the video of his season highlights in general and they just reminded me again of how well he played overall. And DJ chark too.

It looks like Gardner has been working hard during this offseason, training. Anthony Tumbarello is helping train him during this offseason. They are working on several things including Gardner working on his speed, rotational work, stability, strength, etc... (There are several clips of him working out in these videos, and you can press the side arrows in each set to see more of them.)

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Esu2OFYMQ/

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9orLWiFB-R/

Also, it looks like Gardner is bulking up more especially in his upper body area. His arms/chest looks like they are getting bigger.

 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fDa-GFzre/

I am excited to see him grow as a QB next season. I hope he does takes good steps forward in his development. Even more because a lot of people in the national media are doubting him and his ability to be a starting QB in this league. A lot of them are just parroting generic assumptions IMHO. I also think that some (maybe a lot of them) didn't pay much attention to his play last year and are letting where he has been drafted cloud their opinions of him.

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