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"mobile quarterback" refers to a football player who is able to run quickly and move around the field easily while still being able to throw and pass the ball.
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Given his offensive expertise, and given that he almost coached the
most mobile quarterback ever and that he's acknowledging you needed then - unseen level of speed at the QB position to get around the edge on reads, I can't not ask.
It's important to note that these oddsmakers rankings only examine the odds to lead the league in passing yards, so the rankings
for mobile quarterbacks are highly skewed.
Given the 2012 NFL season and his offensive expertise, and given that he almost coached the most
mobile quarterback ever and that he's acknowledging you needed then - unseen level of speed at the QB position to get around the edge on reads, I can't not ask.
Phillips, to his eternal credit, didn't go the traditional route when it comes to
facing mobile quarterbacks and it paid off for him and his team big time.
They had Douglas and Wright who are both very good at the quick underneath routes to go along with a
very mobile quarterback who also completed 61 percent of his passes and threw for 367 yards on the day.
Had Cam Newton run for a bunch of yards on scrambles with the edge rushers getting upfield, there would have been no shortage of people second guessing Phillips after the fact and wondering why he didn't just do what everybody else does
against mobile quarterbacks.
The Ducks employ a style that can
protect mobile quarterbacks: throw on early downs, when the opponent is fearing the run, and run on passing downs, to make sure defenses can't get too aggressive.
«The guy that loves
[mobile quarterbacks] to death is the offensive line coach,» Florida State coach Bobby Bowden says.
What has
brought mobile quarterbacks to the fore is their effectiveness as an antidote to the faster, bigger defenders now crowding the line of scrimmage.
That is the type of ruse that will be a prominent part of both
highly mobile quarterbacks, Prescott and Kirk Cousins, when Dallas plays at Washington on Sunday.
The next two games are against Tennessee and Texas A&M, two teams
with mobile quarterbacks, able - to - excellent run games, and disruptive defensive line play.
Expect John Wolford to have a big day under center for Wake Forest, as Texas A&M has really struggled to
contain mobile quarterbacks the past few years.
A mobile quarterback offers one more weapon for a defense to account for (one extra variable here: Lunt's backup, Chayce Crouch, seems like far more of a dual - threat option), but if Illinois struggles again in 2016, it won't be because Lunt won't run.
The defense, like all defenses, can be broken down by
a mobile quarterback having an insanely good game.
McGee and Petrino dabbled with
mobile quarterbacks at UL, but in his first year at UI, he might have to shelve those concepts — incumbent quarterback Wes Lunt is one of the least mobile quarterbacks in the country, at least from a «running forward with the ball» perspective.
But
mobile quarterbacks are often prone to taking more sacks, and the State attack will be the best Adams has ever faced.
Otherwise, the Tide shut down
the mobile quarterbacks of Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State and LSU and demolished drop - back passers.
The Bucs have shut down the last two
mobile quarterbacks they've faced, the Falcons» Michael Vick and the 49ers» Jeff Garcia, which might not look good for Donovan McNabb.
But
mobile quarterbacks are lit.
Or maybe you'll be able to counterpunch against a hyper - aggressive front and run
your mobile quarterback.
There's
a mobile quarterback who refuses to make mistakes.
Though many expect Kelly's offense to be anchored by
a mobile quarterback, Kelly himself has done his best to quell that notion, telling media that his offenses are and were «personnel based.»
I circled the down and distance markers to drive home the point if you didn't get it before that having
a mobile quarterback would have certainly helped on this play.
A healthy Vick could be seen as the ideal quarterback for Kelly's offense, which begs for
a mobile quarterback, but unfortunately for both Vick and the Eagles, Vick does not have a clean bill of health.
Built in a similar fashion to Seattle and San Francisco with
a mobile quarterback and an excellent defense, the Panthers appeared to have turned the corner last year and could be another contender in the NFC moving forward.
Bobby Bowden, who has been in the business for nearly 50 years, believes the sudden popularity of
the mobile quarterback is the last brick to be removed as the stereotypes of black quarterbacks have been dismantled.
Adds Tuiasosopo, «Whether you're
a mobile quarterback or not, you have to play on instincts.
Rodriguez is known for his work with
mobile quarterbacks — Woody Dantzler at Clemson, Pat White at West Virginia, Denard Robinson at Michigan, etc. — but despite decent mobility from quarterback Anu Solomon, Arizona was a pass - first team.
His summary of Manziel is framed proudly around his own beliefs, that
mobile quarterbacks that can also operate as accurate pocket passers are ideal.
We all know the rule when
a mobile quarterback sees everybody running with their back to him; you're just asking for Taylor to roll out in that case.
They've allowed Vick to be sacked 27 times, a number that's inexcusable for arguably the most
mobile quarterback the NFL has ever seen.
It's also worth noting that Bovada has posted rushing over / unders for a handful of
mobile quarterbacks:
In fact, these supposed weaknesses led oddsmakers to question whether
the mobile quarterback was even worthy of a top ten pick.
The Seminoles will face
another mobile quarterback this week.
The offensive system before the season was planned around having
a mobile quarterback that can takeoff when needed, execute the read option well, thrive in play action passing and be able to get the ball down field and out of the pocket in 3 - 4 seconds.