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Don't Think, Just Throw

By Seth Wickersham

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Each throw is an act of defiance. David Carr will never admit that, of course, but just watch him as he winds up. The quarterback gurus say his elbow should be level with his shoulder, like a waiter carrying a platter. But during a May Carolina Panthers practice, Carr's elbow hangs low, parallel with the bottom of his rib cage. His arm stops shy of a full windup, too, never rearing behind his head like Tom Brady's does. When it lashes forward, it drifts off at a three-quarter angle, instead of 9 ...

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