Originally posted by BirdGang:
Originally posted by Furlow:
How is anyone seeing anything negative about Kaep so far this season? His delivery is cleaner and his footwork is vastly improved. He's moving in the pocket and along the LOS, looking to find his weapons. Checking down to RB's. Very clean, efficient, boring QB play which is exactly what we need. I had my doubts but I'm quite pleased about it so far.
And he does seem to be toning down the sideline attitude and off-field/press conference antics from years past.
I was going to ask how you think working with the Cardinals great Kurt Warner may have helped Kaep.
Sounds like you like preliminary results.
Absolutely. I listened to an interview with Warner on the radio, and they asked him about Kaep. He said they had limited time, so he didn't want to mess with his mechanics and delivery too much. But that they focused on footwork, and the mental aspect of what to look for, and getting the ball to your weapons. They watched a lot of video. He said it was 90% mental, and 10% physical. Kaep's play is a reflection of everything that Warner talked about.
Obviously Kaep needs to continue to do everything he did over the summer. You can't just "go play" QB in the NFL. I think he's competitive enough to do just that.
I forgot to mention my favorite moment of his so far. Down by A LOT to the Steelers, Kaep completed a nice pass to Torrey Smith who broke for a 75 yard TD. Kaep sprinted down to Smith to greet him, excited like it was the Super Bowl. That was really cool. No regard for the score or situation, just happy for his teammate. The team will feed off of that positive energy. They lost and the score looked bad, but they never had that defeated demeanor.
