Jacksonville Jaguars v Indianapolis Colts

My buddy over at PFT made mention that David Garrard is going to emulate Peyton Manning from now on, as far as preparation for games is concerned.  It makes sense really, Peyton is arguably the most “intelligent” quarterback in the league.  This isn’t all that interesting really, however, the truly remarkable point in all of this is Garrard plans on actually calling Peyton and asking him for advice.  Like, literally call him on the phone.

Now, if I know Peyton, this is a perfect time for him to pull a fast one on the prodigy, David Garrard.  I can only imagine all of the misinformation Peyton would be making up just to fill Garrard’s head and have him thinking Peyton is actually helping him.  It’s called being a sucker, something I’ve always felt Garrard is.

I have to congratulate Garrard on one point though.  If he actually follows through with this, while it reeks of utter desperation to keep his job, it takes some massive cojones to do something like this, especially considering how much flack he’s going to get from people like me for the rest of his career.  With that said, there’s one thing that I laughed out loud about when I read this at PFT (emphasis mine):

 ”I do believe Peyton Manning is doing more than I’m doing or things I haven’t thought of doing before,” Garrard said Thursday. “It’s allowing him to be the player he is. I really believe when you are labeled the hardest-working guy in the film room, there’s some truth to that. That’s an area I can do better at myself. I’ve got the physical gifts. That’s not the issue. The issue is knowing what the defense is going to do.”

So you think you’ve got the physical tools, huh David?  So explain to me those floaters you were chucking left and right the last two times the Colts played you  You had wide open receivers down field, and you consistently threw it 10 feet over their head.  Excuse me while I call BS on this one boys and girls.

Garrard has a lot of work to do, not just in the film room, but on the practice field as well.  Whoever the Jaguars’ quarterback coach is needs to be fired, because I can fix Garrard’s bad mechanics in about six words: STOP THROWING OFF YOUR BACK FOOT!  This is why you see passes sail over his receiver’s heads all the time.  Seriously, this is like mechanics 101 for quarterbacks.

I think the problem Garrard has is he just isn’t that smart and is lazy.  He clearly stated that he doesn’t spend enough time in the film room, which explains why he never knows what the defense is doing.  He also plays with horrible mechanics most of the time, which leads to his errant passses.

Trying to emulate Peyton Manning is a good step in the right direction, but that’s a huge leap my friend.  Take baby steps first; learn how the throw the ball properly and then you can worry about reading defenses.  Or better yet, don’t.  I prefer to see you struggle, it pleases it.