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Does Anybody Think The Receivers Will Struggle With A Southpaw

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The ball spins the opposite way. I am left handed and throw perfect spirals about 45 yards down field. But, my friends say its weird trying to catch a left-handed ball in the air.

I am so glad they had a bye week to feel the way Tua throws it to the 1st team players. Tua throws accurately with prescision, his balls thrown are always tight spirals with air. Straight out ropes or high flying dimes falling from the sky always on the money. When Tua throws deep watch this Sunday, watch how pretty they are. Also, watch how he will throw the receivers open even if they are covered. He has the knack for that.

All of the know-it-all so called experts in the NFL are saying our receivers will struggle. He will struggle. I don't think so.

What do you all think?
 
I don’t think so, they are pros, if the ball hits their hands they need to catch it. Plus, Tua is so accurate and throws a catchable pass, they could probably catch the ball with their eyes closed.
 
Jerry Rice said that it took a minute for him to get used to the ball moving from Montana to Young. He used to have a staffer for the 49ers that threw left handed throw to him after practice. Also said that he figured it out when he realized it wasnt about the spin but the point of the ball coming at a different angle.

Interesting article here - not the one I remember reading but similar content -

https://www.scienceunderground.org/science/football-science-with-jerry-rice/
 
It is also difficult for cbs every week to see a ball with a different spin, so much with defending in this league is about timing at a very high level. If a cb is a little bit early ,or late . Pass interference first down, or a big play. Every defense has to change how they defend to face Tua. Add to the fact he is very football smart, very accurate . It makes for a tough assignment for a dc. Passing lanes ,etc are all different. The league has learned how to deal with the new generation of the running qbs that can also pass. The NFL has seen that they have not seen a good left handed qb since Steve Young. Hopefully Tua can change the qb position once again, catching defenses unprepared how to defend him. If we are lucky he will be able to expand that before they catch up. That is when he have a Champion
 
Nope.

Most athletes have played multiple sports during their lives, that a hand and eye coordination thing for those being paid to some of the best in the world, a after thought.
 
I think it won’t be an issue. Yes, it is different catching balls thrown by a left handed QB. However, Tua has been throwing to our guys in practice for months. You would assume at this point every WR, TE and RB has seen the difference between the balls Fitz and Tua throw. Kind of silly to think our guys won’t be prepared for something relatively simple with 2 weeks of preparation.
 
It's the same, but different haha. It just looks a little off to the eyes at first but you adjust rather quickly in most cases.

Does nothing as far as ball catchability obviously.
 
Well I’m an average Schmoe and I have to admit I played with a lefty once but I didn’t know it. I was so stunned to see him wing it out there lefty I dropped the pass lol. No problems after that though.
 
To me there was no difference at all when we went from a right to left handed QB in HS. My son also throws left handed and I dont notice the difference between him and anyone else when playing our sandlot games. It was either Preston William's or Isaiah Ford who said in their presser that there was no difference either and "when the ball hits your hands you catch it".
 
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