Emory Williams expected to be ready for spring practice, says Cristobal

[Peter Ariz]

Video: Mario Cristobal says Emory Williams is expected to be ready for spring practice.

 

[Geddy Lee]

I wish Mario wouldn't be here for spring practice

 

[westcoastcanes]

rooting for the kid. He may have a ceiling but consider the circumstances of the snaps he has gotten I am not down on the guy longer term. put his body on the line for a must have first down and paid the price, respect for that!

 

[casualcane]

Coach hard work doing what he does best.

Talking about practice.

 

[ssvir]

I wish Mario wouldn't be here for spring practice

I wish you weren't here right now.

 

[Geddy Lee]

I wish you weren't here right now.

Use the ignore feature you ******* loser

 

[ssvir]

Use the ignore feature you ******* loser

Too bad your friends and family don't have a real world ignore feature for you.

 

[Geddy Lee]

Too bad your friends and family don't have a real world ignore feature for you.

Holy **** you got me there. I’ll never be able to recover. Come up with something better than that you twatbag.

 

[cf3000]

Seriously though, how does he do this? How does someone get this far as a QB and not use the laces?


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[Handsome Squidbum]

Seriously though, how does he do this? How does someone get this far as a QB and not use the laces?

Williams is such a baller he doesn't use laces to make football more challenging.

It's like playing DOOM in Ultra-Nightmare mode because otherwise it's just too easy.

 

[RedSquare]

Seriously though, how does he do this? How does someone get this far as a QB and not use the laces?


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not uncommon in football now. especially since everyone is in the gun nowadays, and not receiving the ball from under center. (I think @Memnon mentioned in one of his posts about Emory not being a pure laces thrower).

remember, emory won the elite11 accuracy award a couple of times, and has shown that same ability in his time here.

if you can be accurate, without having to be a laces thrower? you have a BIG advantage in ball handling, and speed in getting the ball out of your hands when getting it in the gun.

and from that photo I will tell you a couple of things: he has large hands which helps (both for a laces thrower and one who is not). also, his grip on the ball is pretty sound in that shot, although I would need to see his fingers to be sure, so I'm hedging just a little.

But I can tell from how the space (the "valley") between his palm and the football is formed, that he's not overly squeezing the ball, and he doesn't need the laces to keep the proper balance between a firm grip and an easy one, to maintain stability in his grip through the throwing motion. his thumb is also well positioned on the ball. see how it's pointing towards 12 noon? that's good mechanics right there. if it was pointed towards 11 o'clock or 1 pm, we'd have a problem

the throwing grip is a lot like holding a golf club. you can't squeeze too tightly, or things go off the rails. it affects, spin, accuracy, and velocity. as far as his grip goes, he looks pretty good there.

 

[Meast21]

Really like the kid (poise, leadership, etc.) but he needs a full redshirt year. Needs to add some bulk and practice for a year. Im ready to ride with him in 25. Need 1-2 Portal QBs for 24

 

[01Canes]

remember, emory won the elite11 accuracy award a couple of times, and has shown that same ability in his time here.

 

[RedSquare]

in practice.

(easy on the kid)

 

[Vizslacane]

Seriously though, how does he do this? How does someone get this far as a QB and not use the laces?


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Aikman didn't use laces the traditional way, at the finger tips. He put his palm over them. Not a lot different from this.

 

[CaneInMD]

Hope the kids makes a full recovery with no setbacks. Laid it all out there for the team.

 

[Groz73Cane]

Really like the kid (poise, leadership, etc.) but he needs a full redshirt year. Needs to add some bulk and practice for a year. Im ready to ride with him in 25. Need 1-2 Portal QBs for 24

That Sir is food for thought. He’s GD 19 yrs old. Still has some residual growth spurt left. Channel that in the weight room and diet, could be fuccin. He’s got the leadership down. Can’t substitute a year of growth and learning with spring practice. A portal QB, is a given, why not two. RS, this kid. Is Mario going to get him ready w/spring practice and abandon a portal QB. Why bring in a QB? To back up a kid? F**k no, RS Emory. Go hard in the portal.

 

[SWFLHurricane]

That Sir is food for thought. He’s GD 19 yrs old. Still has some residual growth spurt left. Channel that in the weight room and diet, could be fuccin. He’s got the leadership down. Can’t substitute a year of growth and learning with spring practice. A portal QB, is a given, why not two. RS, this kid. Is Mario going to get him ready w/spring practice and abandon a portal QB. Why bring in a QB? To back up a kid? F**k no, RS Emory. Go hard in the portal.

He's 18yrs old....about to turn 19

 

[PlanoCane]

I wish Mario wouldn't be here for spring practice

This......no people here wanted a homer.

 

[Groz73Cane]

He's 18yrs old....about to turn 19

Yikes… when I was 18, it was X-ray School or Vietnam. I’m still here upright and working. So, a Redshirt should be a no brainer. Life’s a marathon. Learn how to perspire and persevere.#Canenationlifer.