DOLPHINS: First Day

[L . . .]

I must say, he's saying all the right things

On 7/29/08, PJ Bimonte <listserv at bimonte.net> wrote:
> Beck's quote today was that he was going to make some throws that he
> wouldn't normally make because it's practice and he just wants to see if he
> can make them or what he would need to change in order to make them
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com
> [mailto:dolphins-disc-bounces at phins.com] On Behalf Of Randy Salas
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:35 AM
> To: dolphins-disc at phins.com
> Subject: Re: DOLPHINS: First Day
>
> Beck's problem is that he's thinking too much. One reason why is that the
> new QB coach changed his throwing motion and release during the off-season.
> So he can't rely on instinct -- yet -- when he runs into trouble; he's too
> busy thinking about how the coaches want him to fling the ball. It's
> encouraging that his immediate response to throwing three INTs at camp was
> that he needed to look at the film, study went wrong and correct it.
>
>>>> thebigfish at smunet.net 7/29/2008 6:59 AM >>>
> Lionel,
> In many ways, Beck is on a different team. Tuna, Ireland and Sparano
> are seeing to that.
>
> He's under the gun and one columnist wrote, has less experienced and
> shorter than McKown,
> and 4 years older than Henne, so he has to show something...or else.
> On the other hand, we
> all know what Bill Parcells patience level is - he has none for
> losers. So, as Mark wrote, there
> must be something.
>
> It usually takes 4 years to develop a NFL QB. How much
> experience ..and time, does John Beck
> have. Still, he started more games than Brady Quinn :) :) :).
>
> M
> On Jul 29, 2008, at 12:48 AM, L . . . wrote:
>
>> FWIW - http://tinyurl.com/6d9vjc says that he did better today. But
>> something tells me that, after playing like shite last year
>> (regardless of whose fault that was) and having the guys that drafted
>> him get the chute in the NFL's version of Chutes and Ladders, he'll
>> probably have a better chance on another team. Perhaps the Ravens.
>>
>> On 7/29/08, Mark Clark <clark.m.s at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> If I recall, we discussed it last season about how his most
>>> glaring bad
>>> habit was throwing off his back foot.
>>> We also discussed how that could potentially be corrected by a QB
>>> coach.
>>>
>>> Apparently not.
>>>
>>> I must admit that I liked what I saw in him in his first
>>> appearance, but
>>> while I agree that he wasn't given a fair chance, my optimism in him
>>> definitely waned in his subsequent appearances. He didn't seem to
>>> show that
>>> in-bred confidence that a QB either has or doesn't have. Don't get
>>> me wrong,
>>> I KNEW Cleo was not the answer, but after Beck's appearances, I'm
>>> not so
>>> sure he is either.
>>>
>>> But hey, Parcells and Sparano apparently see enough in him to have
>>> kept him
>>> on, so what do I know?
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:00 AM, Danny Nelson
>>> <cheesefrog at usa.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lack of NFL starting QB talent, perhaps?
>>>>
>>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>>> From: Josh Liller <joshism1981 at yahoo.com>
>>>>
>>>>> I really wonder what is up with Beck having issues though.  It
>>>>> sounded
>>>> like
>>>> he was working hard in the offseason...
>>>>
>>>>
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