01-30-2013, 10:10 AM
"But a former QB coaching the rushing game just sounds a little odd to me. Hope he does well!"
This isn't odd at all. We tend to think that the sole purpose of a quarterback is passing the ball. There is a lot more to it. A big part of a quarterback's job is recognizing when defenses are vulnerable to specific running plays. This is especially true at Stanford. Andrew was a master in this regard. When plays were sent in, he had a choice of running three different plays, and 60% of the time he called a running play.
This isn't odd at all. We tend to think that the sole purpose of a quarterback is passing the ball. There is a lot more to it. A big part of a quarterback's job is recognizing when defenses are vulnerable to specific running plays. This is especially true at Stanford. Andrew was a master in this regard. When plays were sent in, he had a choice of running three different plays, and 60% of the time he called a running play.