Pundits have gone so far down the "QBs are runners!" road that they've lost their minds, and Clark is a racist on top of that idiocy. Peyton was, without question, considered a generational talent. Brady wasn't, in part because teams focused on his physical traits instead of his actual ability to play the game.
Being an NFL QB has only one absolute physical requirement, and that is that a QB must have an arm that's both strong and accurate enough to make all the basic required throws (You don't need to be able to throw the ball 80 yards in the air, but you need to be able to throw a long ball, the deep out, the ball that splits two man coverage down the middle, etc...). Every other absolute requirement is mental.
Pundits have gone so far down the "QBs are runners!" road that they've lost their minds, and Clark is a racist on top of that idiocy. Peyton was, without question, considered a generational talent. Brady wasn't, in part because teams focused on his physical traits instead of his actual ability to play the game.
Being an NFL QB has only one absolute physical requirement, and that is that a QB must have an arm that's both strong and accurate enough to make all the basic required throws (You don't need to be able to throw the ball 80 yards in the air, but you need to be able to throw a long ball, the deep out, the ball that splits two man coverage down the middle, etc...). Every other absolute requirement is mental.
Not really. Even statues can take you to Super Bowls. We have proof of that right here in New England, with Bledsoe. It just requires a better OL (or different coaching/play calling) than might otherwise be needed.
The mental ability and fortitude needed to be a quarterback is one reason why I pay attention to how good of a student they are in school and if they took a big class load and if they graduated because it shows that they can process a lot of
information and still play football at a high level.
The mental ability and fortitude needed to be a quarterback is one reason why I pay attention to how good of a student they are in school and if they took a big class load and if they graduated because it shows that they can process a lot of
information and still play football at a high level.
This interview with Joel Klatt is from August 28th. I thought it was interesting.it was Brady talking about a variety of topics. How many passes out of 700 that he threw in a year during a game do you think he was happy with?