Steelers notebook: Leftwich OK with ‘doing things differently’

[stillers4me]

A big windup and delivery are fine in Major League Baseball. In the NFL? Not so good.

The extra half-second or so it takes for a quarterback with an extended delivery to get the arm forward can be just enough time for a cornerback to close on a previously open receiver, or for a pass rusher to arrive and disrupt a throw. It’s the malady that turned off so many pro scouts who watched Tim Tebow.

Byron Leftwich is hearing more of that he-takes-too-long-to-throw talk as he replaces injured Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. But he never felt it was necessary to change the way he throws ...............


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[Dwinsgames]

I can not help but feel as though Charlie Batch would have been the better option to start , while I am not saying Leftwich can't play but with his " windmill " like arm motion unless the Steelers adopt a 1980 Oakland Raider style of offense where they run twice and chuck it deep on nearly every third down lefty is probably not the guy ... just not sure they can protect him to throw deep considering how long it takes him to get rid of the football ............ then again he managed pretty well VS us when he was in Jacksonville , who knows

[Count Steeler]

I sure like the fact that Haley is adapting to the player's strengths and not being bull headed.

Here is to a career game for Lefty.