Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Originally posted by riverrunzthruit:
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if you really understood what you were talking about you could explain it in detail and you wouldn't have to refer to YT...
You could start by looking at how high Rodgers held the ball in college, damn near by his ears. It was a technique common with Tedford QBs. It was convenient for that particular college offense but holding the ball up that high restricts a QBs ability to throw accurately on the move or to adjust their angle, not to mention limiting throwing power. It's one reason why Tedford QBs tend to be described as "robotic."
Beyond that, Rodgers was pure hot garbage in his first preseason. He looked completely lost in the sauce, eons away from being an NFL starter. He put in a whole lot of work to become the annoying prick..err MVP level passer he is today.
Or you know, just take it from Rodgers himself:
Rodgers: "When I first got into the league, I held the ball really high. That was the standard in college, and it messed up my timing a bit -- the draw, bringing it back, then the release... You're taught to get back as deep as you can, but you can never throw the ball out on time when you do that."
Tedford coached his QBs to hold the ball up high like that so it would speed up the release, that was his theory anyhow. Rodgers holds it on the lower end now at the numbers, but he is as pure a passer as there is, and if you could look at his junior high tape (if that was possible) I'm guessing his overall delivery is similar to what it looks like today. I would not consider moving the ball from near your ear to level with the numbers a huge change in his mechanics.
