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And im not talking about the guy he takes his car to.
Trent simply does not throw the ball properly with his shoulder and legs. If you watch the highlights you will notice a HUGE difference between the way Roethlesberger throws and how Trent throws. In fact compare Trent to any QB and you notice his deficiencies.
1. He throws the ball with a PUSHING motion not a throwing motion. He rarely puts his shoulder into a throw and it affects his velocity and accuracy.
2. He has a tendency to raise his back leg when he throws. That is fundamentally wrong because it gives him nothing to throw off of or push off of. Naturally his throws will be weak. I am officially calling it the Flamingo throw.
3. When his internal clock starts to tell him pressure is coming OR when he is waiting for a WR to get open he has a tendency to do this little dance with his feet. I think you will all remember this dance from the Hardy TD against Jacksonville.
4. He stares down his routes, especially the short throws. Which is why every receiver who gets a short throw from him gets killed right away. If you watch the video you will notice Farrior took steps towards the middle of the field off the snap, then he looked at Trent's eyes and changed direction the opposite way and made the pick. Actually you will not see this in the BB.com version, but watch it on the NFL videos version to see Farrior read Trent.
In all honesty, JP Losman had better throwing mechanics than Edwards. Just didn't have the mental tools to go with it.
Watch the 2:00 mark. Trent's pick, watch his feet. Then watch the Roth throw at 1:38, the correct way to throw.
Im not saying Trent can't succeed, but, he has work to do.
Trent simply does not throw the ball properly with his shoulder and legs. If you watch the highlights you will notice a HUGE difference between the way Roethlesberger throws and how Trent throws. In fact compare Trent to any QB and you notice his deficiencies.
1. He throws the ball with a PUSHING motion not a throwing motion. He rarely puts his shoulder into a throw and it affects his velocity and accuracy.
2. He has a tendency to raise his back leg when he throws. That is fundamentally wrong because it gives him nothing to throw off of or push off of. Naturally his throws will be weak. I am officially calling it the Flamingo throw.
3. When his internal clock starts to tell him pressure is coming OR when he is waiting for a WR to get open he has a tendency to do this little dance with his feet. I think you will all remember this dance from the Hardy TD against Jacksonville.
4. He stares down his routes, especially the short throws. Which is why every receiver who gets a short throw from him gets killed right away. If you watch the video you will notice Farrior took steps towards the middle of the field off the snap, then he looked at Trent's eyes and changed direction the opposite way and made the pick. Actually you will not see this in the BB.com version, but watch it on the NFL videos version to see Farrior read Trent.
In all honesty, JP Losman had better throwing mechanics than Edwards. Just didn't have the mental tools to go with it.
Watch the 2:00 mark. Trent's pick, watch his feet. Then watch the Roth throw at 1:38, the correct way to throw.
Im not saying Trent can't succeed, but, he has work to do.
"Expect rejection, but expect more to overcome it." 
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