Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano is five games into his redshirt senior season at Tennessee.
He has played for offensive coordinators Mike DeBord, Larry Scott, Tyson Helton and Jim Chaney during his career at Tennessee. His quarterback coaches for the Vols have been Mike DeBord, Mike Canales, Tyson Helton and Chris Weinke.
Coaching changes have not provided consistency for his development during his five seasons at Tennessee.
An area of Guarantano’s game that exemplifies a lack of development in five years is his footwork and stance. When throwing the ball, his stance is in a triangle shape.
A quarterback’s feet should be shoulder-width apart when in the process of throwing.
Ideally, a quarterback’s feet is better to be closer together in their stance, providing a more efficient pass-delivery to a target.
An important part of the quarterback position comes when the play is at full speed. This is why he is labeled a signal-caller for his ability to read through each progression.
A quarterback must read with his eyes and feet as he goes through each progression of receivers. It is important for a quarterback’s feet to adjust and reset to each receiver as he scans throughout progressions in case he decides to make a throw at that specific time.
This is where proper technique is taught. Through each progression in a play, a quarterback must keep his passing stance, if he does not do this then bad technique occurs when throwing to his target.
G.A. Mangus has coached in the Southeastern Conference for ten years at Florida and South Carolina under Steve Spurrier. He also played quarterback for the Gators from 1988-91.
Mangus joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” and discussed his career, Spurrier’s offense and proper footwork and stance for quarterbacks to have.
The show can be listened to here or below.