Northwestern Specialists mock Taylor
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BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA
All-American
totally agree. He isn't all that experienced as a passer since he was moved there as a junior in high school. That's not really that long to where he can't have his bad habits broken and retaught.
Stickney
Five-Star Recruit
Seriously? There are more than a few knowledgable NU pundits who would disagree with that (J Peter/D Benning) . . . If all of those 6'7" NFL measurable OL would play half as hard as Caputo that line would be great. As it is, the line has been a pleasant surprise this year.
So you're saying Martinez hit Caputo in the back of the helmet with his pass to retaliate against him for all of his shortcomings, real or imagined? Excellent commentary!
As long as you are on a roll, tell us who should be playing center, and also why you think Cotton isn't playing that particular person.
Hammerhead
All-Conference
If anything, their offense should've mocked our defense by standing in the huddle with their thumbs up their butts between plays.
Jason Sitoke
All-Conference
What's wrong with Taylor's throwing motion? He looks like a pro QB to me. And I should know. I watch the Chosen One sling it around the yard every week for the Denver Broncos.
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HuskerCarter
Special Teams Player
Every week someone makes a negative comment on the television about Taylor Martinez's throwing motion.Glendower said:
But it may just be me, but it seemed like he didn't do a lot of the lobbing the ball in the air.
champaignhusker
Three-Star Recruit
To the OP, who gives a sh*t! Let em make fun, they won.
Fumbles are inevitable and happen also, that doesn't mean it's okay to carry a ball one handed like a loaf of bread, because sooner or later the ball will be fumbled regardless of good technique or lack thereof.
It happens more to quarterbacks who release the ball lower than those that release the ball higher.
zoogs
Assistant Coach
I think there could be a bit more to throwing the football than there is to using a mouse lefthanded.Bowfin said:
The long and short of it is that it's a difficult art that the best of them have had training since very young to master. Taylor is much newer and much more raw to the QB position than most - what is it, like before four years ago that he never played QB? That explains why it is such a quirky motion as well as why it can't just be "fixed." If it were that easy, anybody could be a QB! Also, this is not the kind of stuff that you can mess with during a season. With everything else that is going on, even during offseasons you can only devote a certain percentage of your attention to it. And Taylor has just five offseasons (four really) in his entire career where he can dedicate himself to working on it.
Don't mean to sound defeatist but he'll always "have a ways to go."
3rd and long
Starter
First of all, let me say that I"m not saying anything disparaging about TM with this, I thought again he played really, really well last night, and did everything he could to give us an opportunity to win the game.
But if he's only been QB'ing for four years, it should be easier to fix because the motions should not be so ingrained. I seriously doubt he throws a baseball that same way (if he does than it might not be fixable), I would guess the football motion has come about since he started playing QB. As well as he is playing right now, corrected mechanics would make him even that much better. Some of the throws that are off just that little bit might be just that more on target. The difference in a long TD and a 10 yard gain is often something as small has hitting the runner out in front and in stride as opposed to the ball being behind him (just a couple of feet off on a 15 yd play can make all the difference). And someone else addressed the heigth of his release. Just little things that might help make him that much better.
But you're %100 correct, those things can't be corrected during the season. It takes reps after reps after reps to make it habit. You can't be thinking of your throwing motion when you're back in the pocket, you just have to let if fly. I don't know who supposedly worked with him this past offseason, but I really hope they get someone different next spring and summer, cause he's doing awfully well lately doing it ugly, it's scary to think how good he could get with some refinements.
HuskerfaninOkieland
Heisman Trophy Winner
They're kickers. Who cares what they think.ILHusker said:
True2tRA
Banned
You too! I love watching Nebraska lose and then get to watch my Broncos on Sunday. There's so many similarities between the two teams it's actually scary.