Preferred Walk-on QB to UT

[OldHippie]

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Blinn College quarterback Logan Vinklarek

 

[HornSwoggler]

Good move to bolster QB safety net. Preferred walk-on does not cost a scholarship until possibly 2015 at the earliest if he earns a scholarship.

 

[dillohorn]

Will this help?

 

[ViperHorn]

Well he does seem to keep hiseyes down the field and more or less knows what to do with his shoulders and feet.

 

[HornSwoggler]

dillohorn,

probably not unless there is a series of QB injuries.

it may help the scout team provide better challenges for the 1st and 2nd team defenses.

 

[Horns11]

His HS clips show better pocket presence than any of our current options. He stays in there, steps up when he needs to, and fires. His arm isn't that powerful, but you can make up for that by standing your ground and good footwork. He's better than Lou Holtz's grandson for sure, but not as good as some of the recent transfers we've lost (Brewer, Wood, etc.).

He's not particularly fast, but I'm guessing the fact that he's walking on didn't deter the coaches from pulling the trigger on him.

 

[dillohorn]

I don't see Ash staying healthy for any length of time.

 

[mop]

when we say "his arm isn't very powerful" I am always confused. Is this an innate thing with qb's? do you either have it or not? Why can't someone strengthen the appropriate muscles and become powerful? These are earnest questions and not meant to be argumentative remotely. I honestly don't know the answer and I always feel like I must not understand what people mean.

 

[OldHippie]

mop:

As I recall somewhere in the dark recesses of my memory, there was an attempted exercise program to strengthen the arms of QBs some 20-30 years ago and UT tried it with James Brown. He ended up with shoulder problems for the first half of the next season. So evidently, no, there are currently no specific shoulder exercises to strengthen throwing. I guess if there were a viable exercise or work-out, many more major league pitchers would be throwing 100 mph fastballs.

If there are any sports medicine or exercise people here, please feel free to correct any misinformation I may have just provided.

 

[Third Coast]

I read an article a while back about an interesting training method some coaches use to increase arm strength, along with muscle response as it relates to the central nervous system.

They begin by throwing a foam nerf ball as far as possible for several repetitions. They then switch to a regulation football for a like number of throws. Next they use a 3 lb. medicine ball in the same manner. Repeating the progression for several sets.

The idea being that after your throw the light ball, your nervous system will be set to resist a lighter weight and will use more muscle speed to throw that light weight. After the heavier ball your nervous system will be set to resist the heavier weight and use more power to move your muscles. Both of these effects will be temporarily transferred to your throws with the regulation ball and after repeated practice will be stored in the muscle memory.

Does it work? Hell if I know.

 

[Brad Austin]

TC,

Who cares if it works...with such a good description you made me want to go outside and throw a nerf.

 

[mop]

thanks guys! i honestly didn't know this stuff.