Kurt Warner on Drew Lock

[toffee]

Warner on Lock!! Think we need to draft a QB?

 

[Spin Doctor]

Warner on Lock!! Think we need to draft a QB?

Yes. Drew Lock is not our savior.

 

[Smellyman]

now do Kurt Warner on Russell Wilson

 

[nwHawk]

I watched that one too. Kurt certainly pointed out holes in Russell’s game. But many didn’t like it when he did. Calling Kurt a jealous Ex-Cardinal. I though he was fair and realistic.

 

[ElvisInBlue]

Sure, but not this year unless it’s a late round flyer.

 

[sc85sis]

I watched that one too. Kurt certainly pointed out holes in Russell’s game. But many didn’t like it when he did. Calling Kurt a jealous Ex-Cardinal. I though he was fair and realistic.

Just watched it. There were multiple times in the film Kurt reviewed in which Russ could have taken shorter completions to move the chains and didn't. Most of them ended up with incompletions or sacks as a result.

 

[Tusc2000]

Sure, but not this year unless it’s a late round flyer.

Agree. There are lots more good QBs coming out next year. Best move for this year is to try and build them a good foundation. Even a great QB will fail if the pieces around them are inadequate.

 

[Chukarhawk]

never been a big fan of Kurt Warner. Biased and envious of other players isn't a take I put much stock in.

 

[keasley45]

never been a big fan of Kurt Warner. Biased and envious of other players isn't a take I put much stock in.

Analyzing tape and the nuance of a play is an objective study. Kurt might have favorites in the league but the biggest Lock supporter in the world wouldn't be able to defend the faults that Kurt pointed out in his review. And those faults are pretty much in line with general assessments of Lock to date. Big arm, sometimes impatient, relies on his arm more than his head, questionable technique at times. All things that are coachable. To what degree, remains to be seen.

He had a similarly critical review of a qb who played here recently that was also dismissed by some over the perception that Kurt didn't like him. Film is film. Football is football. Either the play is executed by the player as intended or its not. Feelings have no bearing on that.

One thing I'm seeing in Lock... his play reminds me of Jay Cutler ... a lot. Hopefully he turns out to be a better player. Cutler had all the talent in the world but never seemed to put in the time to match his xs and os ability with his arm talent. He also suffered from some maturity issues that Lock doesn't seem to have...

 

[toffee]

Analyzing tape and the nuance of a play is an objective study. Kurt might have favorites in the league but the biggest Lock supporter in the world wouldn't be able to defend the faults that Kurt pointed out in his review. And those faults are pretty much in line with general assessments of Lock to date. Big arm, sometimes impatient, relies on his arm more than his head, questionable technique at times. All things that are coachable. To what degree, remains to be seen.

He had a similarly critical review of a qb who played here recently that was also dismissed by some over the perception that Kurt didn't like him. Film is film. Football is football. Either the play is executed by the player as intended or its not. Feelings have no bearing on that.

One thing I'm seeing in Lock... his play reminds me of Jay Cutler ... a lot. Hopefully he turns out to be a better player. Cutler had all the talent in the world but never seemed to put in the time to match his xs and os ability with his arm talent. He also suffered from some maturity issues that Lock doesn't seem to have...

Bill Walsh said what he liked in Montana was Joe's footwork and poise under fire, with that, couple of things stood out in Kurt's assessment:

1. Footwork, or lack of it. His throws could have been better if he could improve his footwork. His lack of accuracies often resulted from poor footwork.
2. Poise, or lack of it. He often panic which led to lousy footwork or started to rely too much on his big arm.
3. With his big arm, his long balls often went quite flat or low, making catch difficult and INT easier. Man, we gonna miss Russ's moonballs.

One would think 1 and 3 could be coached on? 2 is something either you got it or you don't?

 

[keasley45]

I think 2 is coachable as well. It's a matter of knowing what's coming, presnap pressure wise, communicating well with your line, and knowing where your hot read is if you need it.

That's all coaching and prepping a young player for what the defense is going to do. Because invariably what they're going to throw at a young guy is different than what weekly tape might show. It's prep and rep, over and over in as many hypothetical situations as possible until there are as few surprises as possible.

A running game that helps make those reads easier and keep the defense guessing will be Locks best friend in limiting mistakes.

 

[pittpnthrs]

Even a great QB will fail if the pieces around them are inadequate.

As has been proof with this team for years now.

 

[keasley45]

As has been proof with this team for years now.

Great thing that guy is surrounded by far better talent now. His numbers should be head and shoulders above what they were here... ... ..... .

 

[pittpnthrs]

Great thing that guy is surrounded by far better talent now. His numbers should be head and shoulders above what they were here... ... ..... .

They'll be just as good

 

[RedAlice]

I watched that one too. Kurt certainly pointed out holes in Russell’s game. But many didn’t like it when he did. Calling Kurt a jealous Ex-Cardinal. I though he was fair and realistic.

Why would you ever think Kurt is fair and realistic?

Have you not watched him talk about the Rams?

 

[Throwdown]

As has been proof with this team for years now.

Lmao idk by mid season that qb was trash idk if that’s on the team.

 

[audioeffects]

Warner on Lock!! Think we need to draft a QB?

Thanks for posting this. It may come down to better coaching and getting Lock into a good place to run this offense the way it is designed to be executed. It appears that he has to get good at managing the game so his big arm can be taken more seriously.