10-03-2023, 10:08 PM
I think everything cross body (left side of field) is going to automatically be worse with the calf. Harder to twist your body and throw accurately without planting firmly or following through more. Lots more floaty lob like throws. IMO seems like he's trying to poorly time that correctly since he can't just put it exactly where he wants with follow through. Right side is better but not a ton.
I believe line play is also making this much more difficult for him to trust anything he's doing physically or mentally. I would think you automatically have an "escape" type mindset when people are coming after you. Once you are in the situation of knowing 100% there won't be an escape that would make it pretty difficult to focus on anything else other than the impending blast you are about to take. You go from taking the hit like you would standing tall in the pocket after a throw to worrying about landing wrong or getting hit wrong and ending your season and possibly part of the next season or winding up hurt with another non-related injury.
When he's somehow clean (rare) he's throwing flat footed half the time or not fully planting on his throws. Less velocity, less accuracy, more mental gymnastics worrying about his throws knowing they are not like they used to be. Worrying about planting too hard finding that medium ground where throws can be decent but not further tweak the calf.
Coaching making this even worse as play calling is absolute garbage. Disservice to Joe and the entire team to not gameplan better for his injury if planning to trot him out there the whole game. Run game not utilized enough when it's working. Creativity is zero. Defense already has a leg up with knowing to an extent his limitations. That seems to not even have been a factor of the offensive gameplan and teams are teeing off. Once they get ahead, they will have an even bigger edge knowing we are out of time to run.
All the things combined make this a crap situation all together. Bad habits being developed, risking further injury / seasons, losses piling up with literally zero gain. Team needs to start with sitting him. Thank him for his willingness to battle through it but save him from his own stubbornness to keep playing. Polack should be afraid for his job and whoever is calling the plays between Zack and Brian needs to get their crap together and put in A LOT more effort in week-to-week game planning.
I believe line play is also making this much more difficult for him to trust anything he's doing physically or mentally. I would think you automatically have an "escape" type mindset when people are coming after you. Once you are in the situation of knowing 100% there won't be an escape that would make it pretty difficult to focus on anything else other than the impending blast you are about to take. You go from taking the hit like you would standing tall in the pocket after a throw to worrying about landing wrong or getting hit wrong and ending your season and possibly part of the next season or winding up hurt with another non-related injury.
When he's somehow clean (rare) he's throwing flat footed half the time or not fully planting on his throws. Less velocity, less accuracy, more mental gymnastics worrying about his throws knowing they are not like they used to be. Worrying about planting too hard finding that medium ground where throws can be decent but not further tweak the calf.
Coaching making this even worse as play calling is absolute garbage. Disservice to Joe and the entire team to not gameplan better for his injury if planning to trot him out there the whole game. Run game not utilized enough when it's working. Creativity is zero. Defense already has a leg up with knowing to an extent his limitations. That seems to not even have been a factor of the offensive gameplan and teams are teeing off. Once they get ahead, they will have an even bigger edge knowing we are out of time to run.
All the things combined make this a crap situation all together. Bad habits being developed, risking further injury / seasons, losses piling up with literally zero gain. Team needs to start with sitting him. Thank him for his willingness to battle through it but save him from his own stubbornness to keep playing. Polack should be afraid for his job and whoever is calling the plays between Zack and Brian needs to get their crap together and put in A LOT more effort in week-to-week game planning.
