was speaking to a prominent ex NFL player with ties to Ohio State---and here is what he had to say...
"its frustrating watching Cardale back there and its pretty easy for me to figure out what is going on.
I've seen the kid stand flat footed on the field and throw the ball 60 yards---so arm strength is not an issue.
but what people aren't recognizing is the difference between having the arm strength to get it there and the TIMING to get it there. Between the two, timing is way more important.
Cardale under throws everything because he is LATE with the ball---not that he doesn't have the "12 gauge" to get it there. He is late on deep shots. He is late on medium shots. He is late(and behind) on his slants. He is late to the outside(and almost got picked on the throw to Vannett)
What isn't widely known by the general public is that Cardale has a "guy" who is serving as his personal QB coach that is preparing him for the next level. A lot of what this "guy" is saying to him is consistent with what he is getting from the OSU staff---but its a lot of voices in his head. So now, it almost seems like Cardale has developed a "mental hitch" before he throws and its causing him to be late delivering the ball to the correct spot....or he just wont throw it at all into tight windows....
its also becoming a bone of contention with the wide receiving corps who is hearing a lot about their "deficiencies" like "inability to separate" etc etc (almost like JT hearing about his "weenie arm") and its frustrating to them as you see them consistently getting open on field and the ball just not being there on time or any where near on target---getting pretty heated on the side lines and in the locker room...
Meyer has to hand the ball back to JT and do it quickly before this becomes a bigger issue...."
take it FWIW....
"its frustrating watching Cardale back there and its pretty easy for me to figure out what is going on.
I've seen the kid stand flat footed on the field and throw the ball 60 yards---so arm strength is not an issue.
but what people aren't recognizing is the difference between having the arm strength to get it there and the TIMING to get it there. Between the two, timing is way more important.
Cardale under throws everything because he is LATE with the ball---not that he doesn't have the "12 gauge" to get it there. He is late on deep shots. He is late on medium shots. He is late(and behind) on his slants. He is late to the outside(and almost got picked on the throw to Vannett)
What isn't widely known by the general public is that Cardale has a "guy" who is serving as his personal QB coach that is preparing him for the next level. A lot of what this "guy" is saying to him is consistent with what he is getting from the OSU staff---but its a lot of voices in his head. So now, it almost seems like Cardale has developed a "mental hitch" before he throws and its causing him to be late delivering the ball to the correct spot....or he just wont throw it at all into tight windows....
its also becoming a bone of contention with the wide receiving corps who is hearing a lot about their "deficiencies" like "inability to separate" etc etc (almost like JT hearing about his "weenie arm") and its frustrating to them as you see them consistently getting open on field and the ball just not being there on time or any where near on target---getting pretty heated on the side lines and in the locker room...
Meyer has to hand the ball back to JT and do it quickly before this becomes a bigger issue...."
take it FWIW....
