Carucci: Fixing footwork has allowed Josh Allen to make big strides with the Bills

[Chandler#81]

1 minute ago, HappyDays said:

His footwork has come a very long way. I don't think I've ever seen a QB improve this much from college to the pros so quickly. Maybe Palmer really is a QB guru.

 

Not diminishing the obvious early progress, but a near walk on  at Powerhouse Wyoming likely didn’t do much of anything to develop techniques. ‘Kin ya throw? Git in thar!’ 

Its to Bills fans glee the kid cares to get better.

[Sky Diver]

2 minutes ago, TheElectricCompany said:

 

That's a good way of approaching it. 

Nobody really knows they are talking about. 

 

 

 

A good number of people are only capable of parroting back what they hear.

Edited August 22, 2018 by Sky Diver

[TheElectricCompany]

1 minute ago, Sky Diver said:

 

A good number of people are only capable of parroting back what they hear.

This is the internet, everyone is an expert. 

 

[BigBuff423]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

Great article in TBN

https://buffalonews.com/2018/08/21/fixing-footwork-has-allowed-josh-allen-to-make-big-strides-with-the-bills/

 

Some may not have access so a couple excerpts: 

 

 

Much of that over striding almost sounds like it was a baseball delivery. As though he was standing / bouncing and when he was ready to deliver, he stepped into it like a baseball pitch. If I recall, Allen played a bit of baseball as well, right? If that's accurate and presuming my conclusion is accurate, it's interesting that it was really that *simple* in terms of placing the correction toward a football stride instead of a pitcher's stride. 

 

I'm sure it isn't easy to overcome when muscle memory has been developed, but being able to notice it, address it, and then make sense of the correction is a good indication of when coaching works and makes a difference. Jury is still out on Allen - and count me among the hopeful - but early signs indicate the hard work is paying off. 

[North Buffalo]

I think the baseball deal is probably correct.  My son can’t throw a football, but has a nasty breaking fastball.  Tried to correct his throwing motion but could be his footwork too.  Kid is going to play tight end and linebacker instead.  Already 6’1” 180 and size 12 dogs so linebacker may be best. He just turned 14.  Got bored of baseball.

[Kelly the Dog]

That's an excellent article by Vic. Good stuff.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

I could never pinpoint it when i watched him - just looked awkward.  It makes sense now though, he did have a really narrow base and then a long stride.  

 

Hopefully it works!

[Reed83HOF]

1 hour ago, thebandit27 said:

This is the exact thing that I said about Allen leading up to the draft: fix the footwork and develop some touch on the short-area boundary throws and you've got yourself a complete QB.

 

 

LAMP 

[billsfan_34]

2 hours ago, Sky Diver said:

His completion rate so far is exactly what it was in college.

As long as he doesnt throw interceptions and puts the ball where it needs to be who cares at this point. Also, let him establish some rapport with his receivers before casting a silly percentage comment. You need to look at the whole body of work.

[thebandit27]

1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said:

LAMP 

 

I'm holding off on those in the event that Allen turns out to be the best QB in the class--and then certain specific folks may (or may not) get called out in very specific LAMPish ways

[Sky Diver]

4 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said:

As long as he doesnt throw interceptions and puts the ball where it needs to be who cares at this point. Also, let him establish some rapport with his receivers before casting a silly percentage comment. You need to look at the whole body of work.

 

Just to be clear, I didn’t have any major issues with his completion rate in Wyoming.

[FeelingOnYouboty]

2 hours ago, Juice_32 said:

 

And Sunday it will be a very respectable 68.8%.

 

Rounded up. NICE!

[Chandler#81]

4 minutes ago, billsfan_34 said:

As long as he doesnt throw interceptions and puts the ball where it needs to be who cares at this point. Also, let him establish some rapport with his receivers before casting a silly percentage comment. You need to look at the whole body of work.

 

Welp, if the naysayers who won’t believe throwing motions can improve are correct, then Allens’ college stats of 2-1 TD to Int ratio means he’ll throw a pick off the get-go before he tosses another TD Sunday afternoon. Frankly, I’m interested to see this as well.

[Big Turk]

2 hours ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said:

Jordan Palmer needs to be a QB coach on some team. 

Why? He sets his own schedule and makes tons of money doing his own thing

[Teddy KGB]

1 hour ago, Sky Diver said:

 

Not really interested in the article. The whole accuracy issue was a canard.

 

Or a Rhodes Scholar finalist like Greg McElroy or a Hall of Famer like Joe Namath, Ken Stabler and Bart Starr.

 

I know a girl named Ming Li.      She’s smarter than Greg McElroy.  

 

Ill ask my great grandpa who the others are.   

 

Allen looks pretty strong so far.   Right ? 

Edited August 22, 2018 by Teddy KGB

[Domdab99]

Nice article... but let’s remember it’s just preseason. So far, Jamie’s Winston is PFF’s top rated QB through two games. ?

[Captain Caveman]

2 hours ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said:

Jordan Palmer needs to be a QB coach on some team. 

You're assuming he wants that.

[BrotherChazz]

2 hours ago, Sky Diver said:

His completion rate so far is exactly what it was in college.

 

Sure. He also never had a single game ompletion percentage higher than 58% his junior year and 59.4% his senior year. Last week it was 69.2, and that included a spike. 

[billspro]

3 hours ago, Sky Diver said:

His completion rate so far is exactly what it was in college.

 

His adjusted completion percentage is 75%. Thats the number that matters. 

[Boatdrinks]

17 minutes ago, billspro said:

 

His adjusted completion percentage is 75%. Thats the number that matters. 

Great point. Completion % is a good stat, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.