Sentences with phrase «quarterback like»

Experience — and a quarterback like Patterson — will be especially vital for Michigan if it intends to return to the conversation as a College Football Playoff contender.

The first play was the inverted veer, but with two stacked backs instead of four wide receivers, and with a receiver sweeping through the backfield instead of being stationary beside the quarterback like that diagram shows.

https://vine.co/v/eWhhnDI21zZ/embed LeBron James is getting some work in before Sunday's Game 4, hitting a full - court shot with a quarterback like toss.

Hulking linemen like Popo Aumavae and Cole Norgaard, fleet receivers like Dewey Cotton and Keaton Hampton, a savvy quarterback like Jake Dunniway, a high - IQ safety like David Ford leading the secondary... are just a few of the reasons for such optimism.

A trade would make plenty of sense for Kansas City, and there are a lot of teams that could use an efficient quarterback like Smith.

It stands to reason that nothing molds a first - rate college quarterback like experience.

So when a quarterback like Smith throws for 8,590 yards and 73 touchdowns in two seasons, how much credit do we give him as opposed to the scheme and talent around him?

Baltimore has faced some great offenses so far this postseason, but none with a dual - threat quarterback like Kaepernick (who is the Super Bowl MVP favorite).

I understand Cousins may have a different preference on who he wants to sign with and maybe he doesn't sign here if the Vikings give him the best offer (could be more than Staffords), but I'd much rather have a quarterback like Cousins than two mediocre ones.

Look at what has happened to Romo, and its easy to understand why quarterback Tom Brady's passion to play never wavers, why an accomplished quarterback like Drew Brees never wants to miss a snap.

«He gets to the quarterback like that,» Dimitroff said.

I've said it tons of times... if you want to sling the ball like New England, Green Bay, New Orleans etc. does you need to exchange Cam for a quarterback like those teams have.

They need to stop settling for a quarterback, and there's no guarantee the quarterback they like will be available with the fourth pick.

The offense is allowed to do whatever they want to convince the defense they're allowed to snap the ball — this is considered gamesmanship, and when a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers becomes great at drawing the opponent offsides, we laud them.

Alcorn State's Steve McNair spurned bigger schools so he could stay near home and play quarterback like his big brother

Alabama hasn't faced a quarterback like Deshaun Watson.

The result is The System, and a team that is remarkably consistent — could any other club lose a quarterback like Staubach and not miss a beat?

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The scoring in pro football games generally features spiraling passes from quarterbacks like Tarkenton to smooth - gaited receivers like White, but Allen won the game over the Rams as surely as Bud Grant is a duck hunter.

That has worked for quarterbacks like Nebraska's Taylor Martinez, and it's almost unfair to employ it with a quarterback like Mariota, who is nearly as fast as Martinez and has an NFL - caliber arm.

Mediocre quarterbacks like Rex Grossman can win a lot of games, and given a great offensive line, great receivers, and a great offensive coordinator can even take you to a Super Bowl.

Quarterbacks like Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph or Washington State's Luke Falk could make sense, as could Richmond's Kyle Lauletta, who has many parallels to Garoppolo.

He compared Rosen to other cerebral quarterbacks like Peyton Manning, pointing out that former Colts receiver Marvin Harrison recently told Mora that Manning's inquisitive nature routinely kept meetings going longer than they otherwise would have gone.

Some of the players who get released before free agency will be bigger names, including quarterbacks like Tyrod Taylor and Blake Bortles.

That puts him on par with other talented young quarterbacks like Derek Carr, Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Ryan Tannehill and Tyrod Taylor.

Last season there was significant line movement following injuries to middle - of - the - road quarterbacks like Jay Cutler and Marcus Mariota, but there's only one non-quarterback that holds any real value to the line — Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

Quality offensive lines have made quarterbacks like Dak Prescott appear serviceable and quarterbacks like Carson Wentz look amazing.

While Jones has played well in Arizona, quarterbacks like Matt Cassel and Ryan Mallett fetched high compensation and didn't play up to the price tag.

Kiper and his peers have questioned the ability of dual - threat quarterbacks like Deshaun Watson and Cam Newton to adapt from spread offenses to the NFL.

What about the great read - option quarterbacks like Marcus Mariota.

DP: What about the great read - option quarterbacks like Marcus Mariota.

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Not exact matches

With this year's NFL draft also loaded at quarterback, now seemed like the perfect time to go back and see how the six from»83 fared.

Steinberg and his team argued that Thomas's value to the Bills exceeded that of a running back and was more like that of a quarterback.

«A great AI developer today is being identified sophomore year, junior year in college and receiving NFL - quarterback - like contracts.»

New pieces like Austin Seferian - Jenkins clearly have a spot with the team, but what New York will decide to do at quarterback is anybody's guess.

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Over the years, I went from looking like a 6 - foot 2 - inch quarterback to someone who looks more like a linebacker.

The Rams, like the Seattle Seahawks before them, are reaping the benefits of drafting a capable quarterback who is still on his rookie deal.

While the quarterback is making reasonable money, Los Angeles could load up in 2018 and»19 by front - loading mega-deals with defensive tackle Aaron Donald and / or an expensive important addition like Beckham.»

At $ 6,100, Carson Wentz isn't as great a value as is normally included in this column, but getting an MVP candidate and NFC player of the month at the eighth most expensive quarterback feels like a steal and will still save you an extra $ 1,000 compared to the top QBs on the board.

Though the sample size was limited, Garoppolo looked like a promising young quarterback who spent years learning under Tom Brady.

(Not coincidentally, superstar NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, too, has stressed the importance of practicing under game - like circumstances, to the point of intentionally leaving your comfort zone.)

What scouts like: With size and arm strength to spare, Rudolph certainly looks the part of an NFL starting quarterback.

What scouts like: While he's not the most prominent player on the national level, Chubb spent the 2016 season terrorizing ACC quarterbacks.

What scouts like: USC has developed its share of quarterback prospects over the years, and Darnold could be the best one in a while.

«The quarterback of the football team likes rap, he also goes to [electronic music festival] EDC, he skateboards.

What scouts like: Jackson, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, is a prototypical dual - threat quarterback with a strong arm and an uncanny ability to slip past defenders.

In particular, he says, CEOs should be more like quarterbacks in the way quarterbacks stay focused on the real goal of the game — winning — rather than on meeting the expectations of those who speculate on the outcome of the game from the outside.

According to Martin, for example, CEOs Should Be More Like Quarterbacks.