Really appreciating your channel right now. I’m on a new semipro team startup this season, played QB in middle school but moved to RB for highschool. I was going to be a depth back up qb until our main qb couldn’t play anymore so I’m the next man up. Trying to absorb all the information I can.
Dan Marino - "I throw to the open guy!" Look at Dan Marino, best pure passer that ever lived and you'll notice - His head is NOT on a swivel, he is NOT reading progressions, his eyes are NOT going from receiver to receiver, but he throws to the perfect guy ever time, and that's exactly how I played QB back in the early 80s, just like Dan Marino. I ended up switching to WR and made the NFL as a receiver, but I still saw the field the same way Marino did. [If you're smart you'll read this entire comment and I'll tell you how. If not, whatever...] Like me, Marino could see the entire field through his peripheral vision, so he would just stare blankly at the safety (the middle of the field) while actually looking at both cornerbacks through his peripheral vision, and HIS HEAD WOULD NOT TURN UNTIL HE WAS THROWING THE BALL. The truth is QBs today have gotten a lot dumber, not smarter, and these "progressions" simply turn a QB into a robot, taking the CHOICE out of his hands, and forcing him to look at one receiver, then another, and another. I never heard the word "progressions" until the mid 90s, because ORIGINALLY passing routes were designed to give the QB options, and allow the QB to INTELLIGENTLY choose the best option he saw fit. Now, QBs are given virtually no choice at all, told the must look at a certain receiver first, then the second, then the third, and they are told to throw to the first read receiver EVEN IF HE'S ONLY BARELY OPEN and are expected to be pin point accurate, INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SCANNING THE ENTIRE FIELD AND LOOKING FOR THE WIDE OPEN GUY, like Marino did, like I did. Marino didn't care about "primary" receivers, BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. DBs are smart, defenses are unpredictable, so after the first 5 yards (unless it's a blitz) IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO 100% PREDICT WHERE DB'S ARE GOING TO BE or the coverage they will end up in. A lot of Ints today happen by the DB being completely unpredictable and peeling off one coverage and going into another, BECAUSE DB'S KNOW TODAY'S QB'S ARE LOCKED INTO PROGRESSIONS. Like me, Marino didn't look at the receivers. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!! You've ran the play 1,000 time in practice and YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE RECEIVERS ARE GOING TO BE, so why are you looking at them??!! Marino (and me) would look at the DBs because THAT'S WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW!!! The DB's action dictates where the ball is going to be thrown, not the receivers, SO WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE RECEIVERS??!! Like me, Marino 1) First makes sure it's not a blitz, 2) Snaps the ball and looks perfectly straight "towards" the safety but actually has his peripheral vision mainly centered on the cornerbacks, 3) Judges the position of the DBs with his peripheral and looks for gaps in the defense, and/or DBs that are in bad position - for example: A DB who is standing flat footed with my receiver streaking at him full speed. By scanning the DBs and looking for gaps it enables you to see who is GOING to be open, instead of waiting for a receiver to be open. The last, and one of the most important things is you must ALWAYS MAKE THE DEFENSE PAY FOR LETTING A RECEIVER GET WIDE OPEN DEEP. Like Marino, your eyes should always be looking for flat footed DBs in bad positioning when a receiver is GOING to be open deep. You'll notice that many of today's QBs fail to hit receiver streaking downfield wide open, and IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE BUSY READING PROGRESSIONS!!! Their going 1, 2, 3, instead of looking for gaps and bad positioning with their peripheral vision, and Marino knew that it's absolutely crucial that you see and make the throw to guys wide open downfield (f*ck progression) because it's the only way to keep a defense honest. If you don't do that, not only will you miss out on a lot of touchdowns, but you will also have DBs giving your receivers less and less space, continually closing distance, and making windows tighter and tighter, making your job much harder and ints much more frequent. Anyway, that's my rant for today. LIKE MARINO, I HATE PROGRESSIONS because it turns QBs into stupid robots by taking the choice and intelligence out of their hands and forces them to throw to the man you tell them to. I believe QBs should be trained on how to use their peripheral, keep their heads straight and ACTUALLY see the entire field with their peripheral vision, and be taught how to look for naturally occurring gaps in a defense, be taught how to tell when a DB is in bad position, and taught how to tell when a receiver is GOING to be open instead of waiting for him to break open. Look at film on Marino and see what I'm talking about. Look how he simply looks straight and SOMEHOW knows exactly where to throw the ball. How??!! I just told you how, but I'm sure most people are simply too stupid to understand much of anything I said, much less read this entire comment. smh
@@ChicagoPatriot123 Hell yes I do, but you have to get very good at doing that or it could cost you. And make sure you KNOW your progressions so in the QB room when the QB coach asks you what the progressions are you can tell him, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS THROW THEM!!! But you always have to gain the QB coaches trust and confidence or he won't put you on the field, and sometimes you can also go through progressions, depending on the play. Being able to play both ways will take you far, so be smart, use your intelligence. Key = Understand that QB, receiver, and DB are symbiotic positions, and the centerpiece of the three is the receiver, not the QB = the QB is trying to get the receiver the ball, and the DB is trying to stop the receiver. I played all three positions and made the NFL at receiver, while my two brothers played DB at UCLA and the NFL, so I've always played and understood all three positions at a high level. THIS HELPS A QB TREMENDOUSLY, to understand how all three work, and it's always why a guy like Richard Sherman was such a good DB = BECAUSE HE FIRST PLAYED RECEIVER. Study DBs and receivers. Be able to understand when a DB is GOING to get beat. Be able to see when a receiver is GOING to be open, even before he breaks open. One big key is "momentum". If your receiver is on a streak and he's not open yet, but he has speed and he's gaining ground very quickly, AND THE DB IS STILL STANDING FLAT FOOTED, then the receiver is GOING to be open downfield for a big play. To ignore progressions and scan the field successfully you have to understand DB body language and positioning and know when a receiver is GOING to be open, because waiting for him to break open is often too late. To see the entire field and do this "no progression" QB style effectively you have to train your eyes to be able to use your peripheral vision, look straight ahead "towards" the safety, but be focusing on the entire field looking for gaps in the defense and bad DB positioning. Always be looking for the wide open receiver the farthest downfield, and always make the DBs pay for letting a guy wide open downfield. Don't dink and dunk all day, make sure to get big chunk yards whenever you can, keep the DBs terrified of getting beat, AND YOU WILL DESTROY THEM. Understand the #1 job is the DB is NEVER LET A RECEIVER BEHIND THEM!!! A DB will lose his job IF HE LETS MAYBE 5 - 6 GUYS GET BEHIND HIM FOR BIG PLAYS all year!!! Take advantage of this. Make DBs terrified of getting beat deep, which keeps the first 20 yards wide open all day and you can pick the defense apart. Progressions won't do that!!! - Progressions force you to throw a 10-yard curl even when another receiver is streaking 40 yards down the field wide open, letting the DBs off the hook. If you're hitting these open guys and gashing the defense for big chunk plays the coaches won't mind if you miss a few progressions, BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN A RECEIVER IS "GOING" TO BE WIDE OPEN, EVEN BEFORE HE BREAKS WIDE OPEN. Study DBs and receivers, notice when and how DBs get beat, and be able to see the play coming even before it happens. This is critical!!! To play in this style takes knowledge and intelligence so sometimes jump out there and play DB on defense, and occasionally play a little receiver, so you understand how these positions work better. More than anything, you are throwing the ball AWAY from the DB, so understand how DBs operate as much as you possible so you can know 1) what DBs can and can't do, and 2) When a DB is in bad positioning - before and during the play. Know each of your receivers individually. Know their individual abilities and be able to throw each receiver a different ball BASED ON HIS ABILITIES. Always throw "away" from the DB, and know how to throw to the spot where only your receiver can even touch the ball. Sometimes you can go through progressions too. You don't have to do only one way or the other. Don't be a robot. Use your intelligence and also try to understand the design of the play as much as possible (a very good point this QB coach in this video makes.) Bottom line = Your mind is your best weapon. Good luck
@@broq9194 appreciate it my man. saying this from the bottom of my heart . you are truly knowing my life obviosly , you are truly of of the very few ppl who are great and done me something i felt moved and benifited by, and i dont even know you . so thank you so so much bro wish you and us the very besti was the type of guy to take a curl b4 the deep post for example kuz a cb would trick me for example but watching how dbs on every team will help tho ive been doing that for about a year
thank you so much . knowing my life obviously, you are one of very few who inspired and helped me and gave me something beneficial that made me so thankful and happy by just this comment and i dont even know u. thanks from the bottom of my heart i felt it fr. would you advise me to read a defence post snap or read half of the field or just as i said prior just those spots/areas the wr and ball meet. and again thank you @@broq9194
This is the longest TH-cam comment I’ve ever seen, and then you left an even longer comment under your own comment. I ain’t reading all that, but I respect the hustle
come on jt. you need to do a course on how to be a qb. mentally and technically. i understand why you are avoiding it. cuz it ain’t a betty crocker cake mix. but take a chance. i’ve heard you say cleats in ground. i had a toesy qb. i told him cleats in ground. he didn’t listen. he struggled.
Really appreciating your channel right now. I’m on a new semipro team startup this season, played QB in middle school but moved to RB for highschool. I was going to be a depth back up qb until our main qb couldn’t play anymore so I’m the next man up. Trying to absorb all the information I can.
Nice. Good luck.
There are some young NFL qb's who need to watch this.😆
That's only if their OC's have them using pure progression reads
@@lifelibertyandthepursuitof7240 what are some alternative approach(es) to pure progression?
There are certainly some offensive coordinators (Think Pittsburgh/Canada) that could use to understand this as well.
Nice. I love these insights into QB play. After all, it IS the hardest position in football. Good work, J.T.!
Appreciate it!
Dan Marino - "I throw to the open guy!" Look at Dan Marino, best pure passer that ever lived and you'll notice - His head is NOT on a swivel, he is NOT reading progressions, his eyes are NOT going from receiver to receiver, but he throws to the perfect guy ever time, and that's exactly how I played QB back in the early 80s, just like Dan Marino. I ended up switching to WR and made the NFL as a receiver, but I still saw the field the same way Marino did. [If you're smart you'll read this entire comment and I'll tell you how. If not, whatever...]
Like me, Marino could see the entire field through his peripheral vision, so he would just stare blankly at the safety (the middle of the field) while actually looking at both cornerbacks through his peripheral vision, and HIS HEAD WOULD NOT TURN UNTIL HE WAS THROWING THE BALL. The truth is QBs today have gotten a lot dumber, not smarter, and these "progressions" simply turn a QB into a robot, taking the CHOICE out of his hands, and forcing him to look at one receiver, then another, and another. I never heard the word "progressions" until the mid 90s, because ORIGINALLY passing routes were designed to give the QB options, and allow the QB to INTELLIGENTLY choose the best option he saw fit. Now, QBs are given virtually no choice at all, told the must look at a certain receiver first, then the second, then the third, and they are told to throw to the first read receiver EVEN IF HE'S ONLY BARELY OPEN and are expected to be pin point accurate, INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SCANNING THE ENTIRE FIELD AND LOOKING FOR THE WIDE OPEN GUY, like Marino did, like I did. Marino didn't care about "primary" receivers, BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. DBs are smart, defenses are unpredictable, so after the first 5 yards (unless it's a blitz) IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO 100% PREDICT WHERE DB'S ARE GOING TO BE or the coverage they will end up in. A lot of Ints today happen by the DB being completely unpredictable and peeling off one coverage and going into another, BECAUSE DB'S KNOW TODAY'S QB'S ARE LOCKED INTO PROGRESSIONS. Like me, Marino didn't look at the receivers. WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??!! You've ran the play 1,000 time in practice and YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE RECEIVERS ARE GOING TO BE, so why are you looking at them??!! Marino (and me) would look at the DBs because THAT'S WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW!!! The DB's action dictates where the ball is going to be thrown, not the receivers, SO WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE RECEIVERS??!! Like me, Marino 1) First makes sure it's not a blitz, 2) Snaps the ball and looks perfectly straight "towards" the safety but actually has his peripheral vision mainly centered on the cornerbacks, 3) Judges the position of the DBs with his peripheral and looks for gaps in the defense, and/or DBs that are in bad position - for example: A DB who is standing flat footed with my receiver streaking at him full speed. By scanning the DBs and looking for gaps it enables you to see who is GOING to be open, instead of waiting for a receiver to be open. The last, and one of the most important things is you must ALWAYS MAKE THE DEFENSE PAY FOR LETTING A RECEIVER GET WIDE OPEN DEEP. Like Marino, your eyes should always be looking for flat footed DBs in bad positioning when a receiver is GOING to be open deep. You'll notice that many of today's QBs fail to hit receiver streaking downfield wide open, and IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE BUSY READING PROGRESSIONS!!! Their going 1, 2, 3, instead of looking for gaps and bad positioning with their peripheral vision, and Marino knew that it's absolutely crucial that you see and make the throw to guys wide open downfield (f*ck progression) because it's the only way to keep a defense honest. If you don't do that, not only will you miss out on a lot of touchdowns, but you will also have DBs giving your receivers less and less space, continually closing distance, and making windows tighter and tighter, making your job much harder and ints much more frequent. Anyway, that's my rant for today. LIKE MARINO, I HATE PROGRESSIONS because it turns QBs into stupid robots by taking the choice and intelligence out of their hands and forces them to throw to the man you tell them to. I believe QBs should be trained on how to use their peripheral, keep their heads straight and ACTUALLY see the entire field with their peripheral vision, and be taught how to look for naturally occurring gaps in a defense, be taught how to tell when a DB is in bad position, and taught how to tell when a receiver is GOING to be open instead of waiting for him to break open. Look at film on Marino and see what I'm talking about. Look how he simply looks straight and SOMEHOW knows exactly where to throw the ball. How??!! I just told you how, but I'm sure most people are simply too stupid to understand much of anything I said, much less read this entire comment. smh
@@ChicagoPatriot123 Hell yes I do, but you have to get very good at doing that or it could cost you. And make sure you KNOW your progressions so in the QB room when the QB coach asks you what the progressions are you can tell him, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS THROW THEM!!! But you always have to gain the QB coaches trust and confidence or he won't put you on the field, and sometimes you can also go through progressions, depending on the play. Being able to play both ways will take you far, so be smart, use your intelligence.
Key = Understand that QB, receiver, and DB are symbiotic positions, and the centerpiece of the three is the receiver, not the QB = the QB is trying to get the receiver the ball, and the DB is trying to stop the receiver. I played all three positions and made the NFL at receiver, while my two brothers played DB at UCLA and the NFL, so I've always played and understood all three positions at a high level. THIS HELPS A QB TREMENDOUSLY, to understand how all three work, and it's always why a guy like Richard Sherman was such a good DB = BECAUSE HE FIRST PLAYED RECEIVER. Study DBs and receivers. Be able to understand when a DB is GOING to get beat. Be able to see when a receiver is GOING to be open, even before he breaks open. One big key is "momentum". If your receiver is on a streak and he's not open yet, but he has speed and he's gaining ground very quickly, AND THE DB IS STILL STANDING FLAT FOOTED, then the receiver is GOING to be open downfield for a big play. To ignore progressions and scan the field successfully you have to understand DB body language and positioning and know when a receiver is GOING to be open, because waiting for him to break open is often too late. To see the entire field and do this "no progression" QB style effectively you have to train your eyes to be able to use your peripheral vision, look straight ahead "towards" the safety, but be focusing on the entire field looking for gaps in the defense and bad DB positioning. Always be looking for the wide open receiver the farthest downfield, and always make the DBs pay for letting a guy wide open downfield. Don't dink and dunk all day, make sure to get big chunk yards whenever you can, keep the DBs terrified of getting beat, AND YOU WILL DESTROY THEM. Understand the #1 job is the DB is NEVER LET A RECEIVER BEHIND THEM!!! A DB will lose his job IF HE LETS MAYBE 5 - 6 GUYS GET BEHIND HIM FOR BIG PLAYS all year!!! Take advantage of this. Make DBs terrified of getting beat deep, which keeps the first 20 yards wide open all day and you can pick the defense apart. Progressions won't do that!!! - Progressions force you to throw a 10-yard curl even when another receiver is streaking 40 yards down the field wide open, letting the DBs off the hook. If you're hitting these open guys and gashing the defense for big chunk plays the coaches won't mind if you miss a few progressions, BUT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN A RECEIVER IS "GOING" TO BE WIDE OPEN, EVEN BEFORE HE BREAKS WIDE OPEN. Study DBs and receivers, notice when and how DBs get beat, and be able to see the play coming even before it happens. This is critical!!! To play in this style takes knowledge and intelligence so sometimes jump out there and play DB on defense, and occasionally play a little receiver, so you understand how these positions work better. More than anything, you are throwing the ball AWAY from the DB, so understand how DBs operate as much as you possible so you can know 1) what DBs can and can't do, and 2) When a DB is in bad positioning - before and during the play.
Know each of your receivers individually. Know their individual abilities and be able to throw each receiver a different ball BASED ON HIS ABILITIES. Always throw "away" from the DB, and know how to throw to the spot where only your receiver can even touch the ball.
Sometimes you can go through progressions too. You don't have to do only one way or the other. Don't be a robot. Use your intelligence and also try to understand the design of the play as much as possible (a very good point this QB coach in this video makes.) Bottom line = Your mind is your best weapon. Good luck
@@broq9194 appreciate it my man. saying this from the bottom of my heart . you are truly knowing my life obviosly , you are truly of of the very few ppl who are great and done me something i felt moved and benifited by, and i dont even know you . so thank you so so much bro wish you and us the very besti was the type of guy to take a curl b4 the deep post for example kuz a cb would trick me for example but watching how dbs on every team will help tho ive been doing that for about a year
thank you so much . knowing my life obviously, you are one of very few who inspired and helped me and gave me something beneficial that made me so thankful and happy by just this comment and i dont even know u. thanks from the bottom of my heart i felt it fr. would you advise me to read a defence post snap or read half of the field or just as i said prior just those spots/areas the wr and ball meet. and again thank you @@broq9194
This is the longest TH-cam comment I’ve ever seen, and then you left an even longer comment under your own comment.
I ain’t reading all that, but I respect the hustle
Thank you. So glad your back.
reading walsh’s the care and feeding of qbs right about now.
How important is the Mike compared to will? Is the Mike more important?
come on jt. you need to do a course on how to be a qb. mentally and technically. i understand why you are avoiding it. cuz it ain’t a betty crocker cake mix. but take a chance. i’ve heard you say cleats in ground. i had a toesy qb. i told him cleats in ground. he didn’t listen. he struggled.
Nice pitching ninja shirt. Were you a two sport athlete?
C’mon bro
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San Diego >>>
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