The Quarterback Whisperer Quotes

“Head coaches must always look out for their assistants.”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“If a quarterback starts throwing it sideways, the ball is going to curve when it comes out of his hand”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“He could make every throw and he reminded Polian of a young Jim Kelly with the toughness he had displayed at Washington State, leading the Huskies to the Rose Bowl that January.”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“Never look behind you when you make your drop in the pocket; don’t stutter-step after receiving the snap; don’t pat the ball before you throw, because it will disrupt your timing with the receiver; and be perfectly balanced when you take the snap.”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“I always study my quarterbacks during pregame warm-ups. I want to know if they’re tense, uptight; if the ball is coming out of their hand nicely; if their drops are hurried; and whether they’re in rhythm.”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“I’ll also ask my quarterback at our Friday meeting to give me his fifteen favorite pass plays. Then I’ll get fifteen running plays from the coaches and I’ll script the first thirty plays.”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“To show my quarterbacks how much I believe in them, I let them pick their favorite plays that we’ll run in the game.”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback

“So if you take everything I just described about the ideal NFL quarterback—the heart, the grit, the smarts, the ability to lead, to throw with accuracy, and to have just enough athleticism—who do you get? Who would qualify?”
― Bruce Arians, The Quarterback Whisperer: How to Build an Elite NFL Quarterback