Ummm I was just being sarcastic about the Drew Willy thing, sorry bout that I should try to be more to the point. My point being a lot of folks thought Willy would be a star.
Franklin unfortunately I have not watched, so I guess I know nothing really. Just saying he seems like a big unknown to me.
OTOH I do value your views depop so thanks.
If it were up to me I'm pretty sure doubles would still be here but that's very old news now.
After what this team did this year I've no issues with any of their choices, they've more than proven how little I know. It's just nice to be excited about where this team seems to be heading and I hope the success continues.
Oh yea this quick release stuff you mentioned, sounds nice, I do like KG for his quick release and I do believe it is a major advantage for the offense in that it gives the defense less time to react... 1 missed tackle can be a wonderful thing.
I actually picked up on that more after I typed it and said "me F it" lol
Franklin is a prospect and by no means a given...don't get me wrong. His poise for his experience is really impressive though. He rolls the pocket without panic and keeps his head looking downfield. IMO he is a cerebral guy who is pas first and works non-stop on bettering his mechanics. His throwing mechanisms remind me somewhat of a guy like Dickenson with a faster release and better mobility...that is a big statement. What is impressive is that he seems to already know when to take off or kill the play and when he uses his legs he generally goes sideways not backwards (my biggest concern with Bridge)...that is what separates him from Bridge
at this point but that can by all means change.
Glenn has a quick release in a different sense. He makes fast decisions and lets it go with strong mechanics, but his actual timed release is (assume) good but not spectacular. When you are talking actual release time stats that is a measurement of snap to pass release. This is massive massive massive for short timing routes. Glenn is pretty good at it, but better at a quick release when sitting in the pocket reading...not exactly the same thing. This is something that has become an important measurement in the NFL starting about 12-15 years, and huge in the last 5 or so.
Unfortunately, it is not a stat talked about in the CFL (yet) so we don't get a lot of great figures...so I will talk NFL a bit. Put it in perspective of this...
- A decade ago there were maybe a couple QBs that were <2.5s and the average was above 3s.
- The average now is is, IIRC, 2.46s
- in 2012 there were 7 QBs <2.5s
- in 2013 there were 11 QBs <2.5s
- in 2014 there were 13 QBs <2.5s
- in 2015 there were 20 QBs <2.5s
- in 2016 there were 26 QBs <2.5s
- Andy Dalton was the lowest a couple years ago at 2.20s, Tom Brady was next at 2.26
- Brett Hundley (Green Bay) is the
highest this season...look at the results.
- Alex Smith was the fastest last season...he had just a stunning year
Now...don't get me wrong, there are factors in this all. Eli Manning has a stellar release time, but that is because his OL sucks...not because he is excelling...he is just trying to survive and putting up garbage in effort...at a fast rate. The top guys like Brady, Smith, Brees...those are good examples, so you have to take a wider look at the number than simply the number itself.
Another issue is the man snapping the ball. Let's look at Clark. Most guys get a hand on the sidish of the ball and palm it for grip while guiding with a hand on top when snapping. Clark has short arms and small hands...he can't do that. What he has started doing...and a big reason he has looked a lot better...is he puts the nose of the ball in the palm of his hand to snap. This locks up both the wrist and the grip and gives amazing control but does 2 things...ONE - it is a slightly slower ball in velocity and that is because of TWO - the ball comes sideways so has more resistance...that is to say that instead of coming nose first the nose is pointed more straight up. This actually adds a 3rd matter...the QB has to change a catching the snap motion significantly...something that the have been doing their entire life...not the end of the world, but that is a big change. Yep...more control...way way more control, but slower
I know this sounds trivial at first, but it is a huge deal as defenders simply get faster and learn to react faster.