Langsdorf Not Looking to Make Drastic Chages to QB Mechanics

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Don't look for Nebraska's quarterbacks to undergo significant changes in their throwing motion.


I asked new Husker offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf what he thought about Tommy Armstrong's mechanics as a passer.

"I think he's OK. He's a pretty natural thrower," the coach said. "I mean, there's always little things we can do to tweak. But really, they've been throwing a certain way for a long time. You're not going to change them drastically."

That's generally the case with college and pro QBs, one would think.

"We're just trying to work on being a little more efficient, being a little more compact," Langsdorf said. "We want to get a natural thrower and not have to overhaul a guy a ton ... There's some things we're working on in their release and getting their elbow up higher -- just some fundamental stuff they can work on. But you're not going to change them overnight very easily."
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Classic! We heard over and over how we needed a QB coach so that the QB coach could fix/change mechanics...turns out that is not part of the job description.

 
teachercd said:
Classic! We heard over and over how we needed a QB coach so that the QB coach could fix/change mechanics...turns out that is not part of the job description.
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Or perhaps what everyone thinks can be done by a QB coach at this level isn't reality. It seems like a lot of people have this idea that a college coach is going break a player down to ground zero and build him back up again. Not reality.
 
caveman99 said:
teachercd said:
Classic! We heard over and over how we needed a QB coach so that the QB coach could fix/change mechanics...turns out that is not part of the job description.
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Or perhaps what everyone thinks can be done by a QB coach at this level isn't reality. It seems like a lot of people have this idea that a college coach is going break a player down to ground zero and build him back up again. Not reality.
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Exactly! I agree 100%.

 
The Dude said:
We needed a QB coach to teach fundamentals, which is literally what Langsdorf said.
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Yup, and besides, Tommy's throwing mechanics aren't all that bad; they're good enough to be efficient if he can be a little more precise with his reads. I'm sure that's the path Langsdorf is taking with him, and it's the smartest path to travel until we can get more of a natural thrower in Lincoln.

 
I took it that he's not gonna try to make someone something that they're not....like a special project.....and just work on the little things that will improve on what they already are. Sounds good to me. The idea that you would turn an ok dual-threat passer into a star pocket passer by bringing in a super coach has always sounded far fetched to me. Even worse would be to ignore all the other guys on the team while trying to do it.

 
So he is going to tweak minor things in regards to mechanics regarding TA...ummm last I checked that is exactly what TA needs. He doesn't shot put the ball like TM used to

 
Hedley Lamarr said:
So he is going to tweak minor things in regards to mechanics regarding TA...ummm last I checked that is exactly what TA needs. He doesn't shot put the ball like TM used to
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And teach him not to force the ball into coverage, to check down, and to do these things with the correct timing.

 
teachercd said:
I gotta think that TA is well over 60% next year.
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i don't know about that, but i would rather see him throw the ball away than force it and throw INT's......that needs to change, nothing worse than a bunch of damn turn overs and losing field position!

 
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