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<blockquote data-quote="Cal2GreenBay" data-source="post: 215474" data-attributes="member: 682"><p><strong>Re: Let's be clear about what a "game managing" quarterback</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The gist of it is that the Jeff Tedford's offense has two zones of reads..the right and left side of the field. For his more "dumber" QBs....(David Carr, and most especially Kyle Boller)...he had them concentrate on HALF the field. </p><p></p><p>All Boller did was look at the left side of the field and throw to receivers who went through zones on that side of the field. the 10 yard, 20 yard and 30 yard zones. The problem w/BOLLER is that he would eyeball his receiver throughout and telegraph everything. David Carr..same thing.</p><p></p><p>When Tedford was more confident in his QBs..he combined the left and right zones. Only Rodgers, and their current QB Nate Longshore have gone to two zones. Kevin Riley their younger QB in waiting is also a two zone Tedford QB.</p><p></p><p>Boller couldn't grasp making reads across the field so Tedford left him in one zone and just him do what he did well. Minimized his mistakes.</p><p></p><p>Gave him a safe window to throw into.</p><p></p><p>That's why you see Boller struggle so much in the NFL</p><p>He can't scan the entire field. It took him 3 years to develop that. It takes time to learn it, and it also takes time to excel IN it.. Boller is JUST getting it...and has one more year to show he's got something.</p><p></p><p>Tedford didn't have to do that w/Rodgers.</p><p></p><p>W/Rodgers..Aaron understood both zones...and could go through a full field progression..but he still favored one zone. It's just the way Tedford's offense is. He didn't eye down half the field like bowler.</p><p></p><p>Tedford had a checkerboard w/the zones to throw to and the defenses aligned to stop it. He had Aaron master the audibles and protections and plays that would attach each defensive alignment. Aaron had that memorized in 2-3 weeks. </p><p></p><p>And Aaron was deadly accurate. He threw right at receiver's off shoulders where they could catch it and the corner couldn't touch it. That wasn't a part of the offense..that was Aaron's natural ability. Their current CAL QB Nate Longshore doesn't have anywhere near that accuracy and the results show.</p><p></p><p>Rodgers even admitted in his rookie year (in packers.com) in a preseason interview that at CAL they had the 2 zones for the field and it was hard to adjust to the spread offense of Tom Rossleys. Rossley had a spread field</p><p>w/his progression of reads w/out any zoning and each receiver had to be thrown to in a tiny space. </p><p></p><p>It's a big adjustment for a college QB to get. That just means the targets are that much smaller.</p><p></p><p>(to keep it simple..most college QBs are given large target areas to throw into..thats' why they look good and look accurate...in the NFL those windows are not there).</p><p></p><p>Aaron adjusted, but the terminology switch from Tedford to Rossley was pretty severe. Eventhough the concepts were the same.</p><p></p><p>When Mike McCarthy came in, McCarthy already had a relationship w/Aaron and discussed offense at CAL's proday. He also understood the system Aaron came from through Tedford.</p><p></p><p>Through QB school, Rodgers has been able to meld the two terminologies and really get a grasp of the West Coast Offense w/McCarthy's terminology.</p><p></p><p>The formations in Tedford's offense and McCarthy's are very similar</p><p>The terminology, cadence, and how to scan the field are different.</p><p></p><p>That's why you see Aaron playing much better in his 2nd and 3rd year than in his first. He had to process the plays in translation to the plays he understood at CAL. You can't do that at game speed and find the right throw.</p><p></p><p>Now..he's past that and looks at the field like a checker/chessboard again.</p><p></p><p>I could go into detail about the play breakdown further but I'll save that before writing a novel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cal2GreenBay, post: 215474, member: 682"] [b]Re: Let's be clear about what a "game managing" quarterback[/b] The gist of it is that the Jeff Tedford's offense has two zones of reads..the right and left side of the field. For his more "dumber" QBs....(David Carr, and most especially Kyle Boller)...he had them concentrate on HALF the field. All Boller did was look at the left side of the field and throw to receivers who went through zones on that side of the field. the 10 yard, 20 yard and 30 yard zones. The problem w/BOLLER is that he would eyeball his receiver throughout and telegraph everything. David Carr..same thing. When Tedford was more confident in his QBs..he combined the left and right zones. Only Rodgers, and their current QB Nate Longshore have gone to two zones. Kevin Riley their younger QB in waiting is also a two zone Tedford QB. Boller couldn't grasp making reads across the field so Tedford left him in one zone and just him do what he did well. Minimized his mistakes. Gave him a safe window to throw into. That's why you see Boller struggle so much in the NFL He can't scan the entire field. It took him 3 years to develop that. It takes time to learn it, and it also takes time to excel IN it.. Boller is JUST getting it...and has one more year to show he's got something. Tedford didn't have to do that w/Rodgers. W/Rodgers..Aaron understood both zones...and could go through a full field progression..but he still favored one zone. It's just the way Tedford's offense is. He didn't eye down half the field like bowler. Tedford had a checkerboard w/the zones to throw to and the defenses aligned to stop it. He had Aaron master the audibles and protections and plays that would attach each defensive alignment. Aaron had that memorized in 2-3 weeks. And Aaron was deadly accurate. He threw right at receiver's off shoulders where they could catch it and the corner couldn't touch it. That wasn't a part of the offense..that was Aaron's natural ability. Their current CAL QB Nate Longshore doesn't have anywhere near that accuracy and the results show. Rodgers even admitted in his rookie year (in packers.com) in a preseason interview that at CAL they had the 2 zones for the field and it was hard to adjust to the spread offense of Tom Rossleys. Rossley had a spread field w/his progression of reads w/out any zoning and each receiver had to be thrown to in a tiny space. It's a big adjustment for a college QB to get. That just means the targets are that much smaller. (to keep it simple..most college QBs are given large target areas to throw into..thats' why they look good and look accurate...in the NFL those windows are not there). Aaron adjusted, but the terminology switch from Tedford to Rossley was pretty severe. Eventhough the concepts were the same. When Mike McCarthy came in, McCarthy already had a relationship w/Aaron and discussed offense at CAL's proday. He also understood the system Aaron came from through Tedford. Through QB school, Rodgers has been able to meld the two terminologies and really get a grasp of the West Coast Offense w/McCarthy's terminology. The formations in Tedford's offense and McCarthy's are very similar The terminology, cadence, and how to scan the field are different. That's why you see Aaron playing much better in his 2nd and 3rd year than in his first. He had to process the plays in translation to the plays he understood at CAL. You can't do that at game speed and find the right throw. Now..he's past that and looks at the field like a checker/chessboard again. I could go into detail about the play breakdown further but I'll save that before writing a novel. [/QUOTE]
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