On Friday, Donovan McNabb talked to ProFootballWeekly about his off season workout regime.
He says he has been working on his arm strength. Here are other comments that he made.
“I started earlier than usual to continue to make sure that I keep that strength there and flexibility,” McNabb told PFW this week. “It’s always good to … write down when you want to start (working out), what you want to do, knowing that you don’t have to be rehabbing for half of the offseason. With that, you’re trying to cram things in to be prepared for the season.”
“I have been working with a new trainer who is known for his rehab as well as preparing a lot of baseball players. We work mostly on arm strength, rotation, core, lower back, and being able to use your legs in a lot of different things that I do.”
Personally I don't McNabb needs to work on arm strength. He needs to work on accuracy. If anything he's got to take more off the ball than put speed on it.
Who's giving him his advice? If he were a baseball pitcher I would have him working on his control and hitting the spot. I would be working with him on changing speeds and throwing that change up sometimes (McNabb throws the ball too hard at times with the receiver close to him).
McNabb works diligently during the off season but working on his quickness and foot speed is good but setting his feet properly, being on balance and not trying to throw the ball a 100 miles an hour all the time are things I think he could improve on.
Just like a thrower trying to become a better pitcher, McNabb has to work more on that touch throw. I like the fact that he does the throw the ball low so it doesn't get tipped and intercepted, but he learned to take more off some of those throws he would be more accurate.
Let me finish by saying that the key to taking his game to the next level still has more to do with him having BIG TIME RECEIVERS TO THROW THE BALL TO than his accuracy or touch.
McNabb is already an outstanding deep thrower but he doesn't have speed receivers who can help him take advantage of that ability.
