| #1. Coaches never want to second-guess them | | | | feels! All coaches must show confidence in their |
| or make them look bad in front of their | | | | qb or he will know it. |
| teammates. if you do it makes very difficult for | | | | #6. You can never do enough quarterback |
| them to be the leader in the huddle. It is vital for | | | | footwork and vision drills. |
| the qb to have huddle leadership! | | | | #7. Always stress speed in setting up on the pass |
| #2. Even in bad situations, find things the | | | | drops and the release of the football. The longer |
| quarterback does right. Such as made a good | | | | he holds the ball the more the pass rush will |
| throw bad made a bad read. | | | | come. |
| #3. Encourage your quarterback to take chances | | | | #8. Make the quarterbacks write down their 5 |
| and to force throws in practice. This tests there | | | | favorite pass plays. Don't be afraid to use those |
| ability to get the ball into tight spaces. If he does | | | | plays. If you get in a key situation and your qb is |
| not do it in practice he will never know if he can | | | | struggling, you can call one of his favorite passes? |
| make that throw in a game. It does not matter if | | | | #9. It is hard to teach the quarterback to throw |
| he throws an interception in practice, this is how | | | | the before the receiver is open! Again have your |
| he finds out what he can get away with as far as | | | | qb try to do this in practice. |
| forcing the ball into tight spaces. | | | | #10. The quarterback must think like his coach. If |
| #4. In terms of dealing with the press, take the | | | | you are calling the passes and the plays, he must |
| blame for a bad game as much as you can. You | | | | think like you. You and your QB must spend time |
| can say such things as " We didn't help our qb out | | | | in meetings and in the film room talking about |
| very much. I could have called a better game for | | | | football game situations so he can get a feel of |
| him. | | | | how you call the plays. |
| #5. If the quarterback senses a lack of | | | | What you do in your meetings and what you do |
| confidence by the coach he will play the way he | | | | on the field all tie in with these 10 points. |
