Bob in Mich Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Here are a couple: - don't give him a checkdown option under 10 yards upfield - Tell him if he wants to stay in the game, on passing plays he either passes the ball for more than 10 yards or he MUST run it himself. Maybe a few good pops and he'll decide throwing it doesn't sound so bad. Any others? Brilliant replies only, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boom Jam Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Not really all that brilliant, but he needs to take the field wearing one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Tell him that Dakota Fanning LOVES the deep ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dog14787 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Trent Edwards needs to study Tom Brady's stance and throwing motion. TE doesn't get enough velocity on some of his throws and it appears to be something correctable. TE seems to almost push the ball( all arm, no follow through or body motion) instead of throwing with a normal delivery. It resembles Dan Marino a little the way TE flicks the ball , but the results are very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyDingo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Make the players throw bic lighters at him for every checkdown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I think he needs an alarm clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saundena Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Rocket boots... Why throw the ball when he could just take the snap and fly in for the TD. Seriously though, I think he'd look much better with a healthy line and a coach with some history of actually helping struggling qb's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffmonster Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Trent Edwards needs to study Tom Brady's stance and throwing motion. TE doesn't get enough velocity on some of his throws It is funny he puts up lame ducks when throwing down field, but when he checks down half the time he absolutely whips the ball at poor Freddy or Lynch. Maybe just tell him it is opposite day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b stein 22 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 if trent wants to get better he should study bret farve. He should add some pump fakes. And also move the defenders off the ball like brett farve does. This would probably take a long time to develop but the pump fakes should help because lee evans and TO are so fast that they can beat a defender even if they get fooled for a spilt second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie Ray Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Trent Edwards needs to study Tom Brady's stance and throwing motion. TE doesn't get enough velocity on some of his throws and it appears to be something correctable. TE seems to almost push the ball( all arm, no follow through or body motion) instead of throwing with a normal delivery. It resembles Dan Marino a little the way TE flicks the ball , but the results are very different. Funny, I noticed his weird delivery too last season and couldnt help but wonder if thats the reason for his poor long ball. But I think ultimately he needs more work on his confidence and decison making in order to make more attempts down field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Funny, I noticed his weird delivery too last season and couldnt help but wonder if thats the reason for his poor long ball. But I think ultimately he needs more work on his confidence and decison making in order to make more attempts down field. Fortunately, confidence and decision-making are skills which are very easy to obtain on short notice. I think Trent should go out and pick these up today so that he can have the rest of the week to practice using them. Sorry, I'm in a goofy mood. Probably just a weird side effect of all the despair I repress on a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjpbills Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Here are a couple: - don't give him a checkdown option under 10 yards upfield - Tell him if he wants to stay in the game, on passing plays he either passes the ball for more than 10 yards or he MUST run it himself. Maybe a few good pops and he'll decide throwing it doesn't sound so bad. Any others? Brilliant replies only, please. Try using the no huddle for what it was meant.WHY did they let Miami keep rotating fresh players instead of SNAPPING THE BALL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffmonster Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Try using the no huddle for what it was meant.WHY did they let Miami keep rotating fresh players instead of SNAPPING THE BALL? Jauron explained that the weather was HOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm sorry, but outside of someone recommending an alarm clock this thread is devoid of brilliance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilbuffalobob Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yeah, he should move in with a Broad (other than his sister). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing Man Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hand him a clipboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjpbills Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Jauron explained that the weather was HOT. YEP Thats why they should have been keeping the hot defensive players on the field instead of letting fresh players to keep coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLZFAN4LIFE Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm sorry, but outside of someone recommending an alarm clock this thread is devoid of brilliance. I certainly thought that using Dakota Fanning as motivation was indeed brilliant. After all, Trent has been declaring his fascination with her for at least 4 years now. But since that one failed to make the grade, how about this: Have him jump up and down until his testicles descend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saundena Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Here are a couple: - don't give him a checkdown option under 10 yards upfield - Tell him if he wants to stay in the game, on passing plays he either passes the ball for more than 10 yards or he MUST run it himself. Maybe a few good pops and he'll decide throwing it doesn't sound so bad. Any others? Brilliant replies only, please. Don't know if this is brilliant, inventive and perhaps it's already being done-- but here goes. Perhaps in practice, Trent should should face and extra pass rusher or and extra corner back for a few hours a week. Although it wont help our defense any, I have to think that by making his practices extra tough will ultimately make an actual game a little easier for him. A while back (circa '99), I remember Kurt Warner said that the reason why he made such quick decisions was that the Area League forced him to think quicker, and that when he got into the NFL, even though the quality of the opponent was significantly better, the game seemed a bit slower to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Here are a couple: - don't give him a checkdown option under 10 yards upfield = sack before anyone gets open - Tell him if he wants to stay in the game, on passing plays he either passes the ball for more than 10 yards or he MUST run it himself. Maybe a few good pops and he'll decide throwing it doesn't sound so bad. = sack before anyone gets open or injury to the QB Any others? Brilliant replies only, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Have him jump up and down until his testicles descend. We only have until Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabden Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 if trent wants to get better he should study bret farve. He should add some pump fakes. And also move the defenders off the ball like brett farve does. This would probably take a long time to develop but the pump fakes should help because lee evans and TO are so fast that they can beat a defender even if they get fooled for a spilt second That would require some coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'm telling ya - you dress up every receiving target like Dakota Fanning. When 'Trenters' see the d-back attacking 'DK', he'll throw the ball right at 'im. Then, it's up our WRs to fight for the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabden Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Rocket boots... Why throw the ball when he could just take the snap and fly in for the TD. Seriously though, I think he'd look much better with a healthy line and a coach with some history of actually helping struggling qb's Agreed. I noticed TE suffering from what has been called "Happy Feet" When he is looking down field, his feet are jumping around like crazy. A sure sign of anxiousness, in that, if I don;t get rid of the ball soon, I will be eating out of a straw sooner. This was a problem identified of Jim (Chris) Everett by I believe the espn qb wonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hindsight Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Trent Edwards needs to study Tom Brady's stance and throwing motion. TE doesn't get enough velocity on some of his throws and it appears to be something correctable. TE seems to almost push the ball( all arm, no follow through or body motion) instead of throwing with a normal delivery. It resembles Dan Marino a little the way TE flicks the ball , but the results are very different. Wins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 The only brilliant remedy for Trent's incompetence is electro-shock therapy to the frontal lobe. Further more, they could perform this treatment at the stadium before the game and show it on the big screen. Even if the electro-shock therapy doesn't help it certainly couldn't make him any worse. If nothing else, the fans would be guaranteed of something fun to watch for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Trent Edwards needs to study Tom Brady's stance and throwing motion. TE doesn't get enough velocity on some of his throws and it appears to be something correctable. TE seems to almost push the ball( all arm, no follow through or body motion) instead of throwing with a normal delivery. It resembles Dan Marino a little the way TE flicks the ball , but the results are very different. I quess you didn't hear, Trent does not watch any football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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