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[GordonGekko]

Thanks in advance for sharing but not caring,

Gekko

 

[Finless]

Interesting

 

[[scooter]]

Marinovich could smoke meth with his right hand and pot with his left.

 

[Phlash]

Marinovich could smoke meth with his right hand and pot with his left.

while skateboarding

 

[Das Boot]

Even if the level of skill with both arms was equal, it would still likely be lower than the skill level of someone who spent their entire life honing muscle memory in one primary passing arm.

That said, I do see an advantage in being able to adjust the blind side away from whichever side of the Oline is weaker, or to the D's strong side.

It might help on rollouts too.

I recall a college pitcher who could pitch with either arm, but IIRC it was not as big an advantage as it sounds like it would have been. Having/keeping both arms warmed up was part of the problem.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

If you had Steve McNair's arm, you'd just suck twice as much.

 

[Phlash]

Even if the level of skill with both arms was equal, it would still likely be lower than the skill level of someone who spent their entire life honing muscle memory in one primary passing arm.That said, I do see an advantage in being able to adjust the blind side away from whichever side of the Oline is weaker, or to the D's strong side.It might help on rollouts too.I recall a college pitcher who could pitch with either arm, but IIRC it was not as big an advantage as it sounds like it would have been. Having/keeping both arms warmed up was part of the problem.

Well, theoretically he could probably pitch many more balls with both hands. While you use more muscles than just your arm in throwing, its used a LOT and I could see a player switching off arms and gaining 50% more pitches a game or more.

 

[mbuehner]

Just a gut reaction but it would probably make them worse. Same reason you dont see ambidextrous pitchers in baseball- if there was an advantage, thats where you'd see it first. Be able to throw with each arm is just one component, you have to learn footwork and mechanics on both sides- and no matter how strong you are throwing across your body leads to bad things.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

No advantage. Kind of like a transvestite. You're ugly as a man and no one is interested, so you try the other side and no one still wants you.

 

[nysfl2]

I think it would be hard for your WRs, too. Not knowing which direction the ball is spinning is going to make it more difficult to catch. I think this would override any other advantages that you may gain.

 

[Jeff Haseley]

Marinovich could smoke meth with his right hand and pot with his left.

while skateboarding

sadly...I laughed How about this? An ambidextrous QB takes his usual five-step drop back, surveys the defense, looks one way and throws the other while looking the complete opposite direction. It's a dart, 12 yards to the sideline to a diving WR who tip toes both feet inbounds. First down.

 

[encaitar]

Just a gut reaction but it would probably make them worse. Same reason you dont see ambidextrous pitchers in baseball- if there was an advantage, thats where you'd see it first. Be able to throw with each arm is just one component, you have to learn footwork and mechanics on both sides- and no matter how strong you are throwing across your body leads to bad things.

Actually, the reason you don't see this in baseball is because it's illegal to switch hands during an at bat. Also, the pitcher must declare declare before the batter enters the box, which means a switch hitter would still know which side he was pitching on. The only thing it would help with is fatigue and that wouldn't mean much if his stuff was diminished by having to work out two arms. There is an ambidextrous player from Creighton who is pretty good though, so you never know.

 

[Spartans Rule]

Michigan State point guard Drew Neitzel is ambidextrous and it's definitely an advantage in basketball, but that's a sport where you need your weak hand extensively anyway. I don't see it helping nearly as much in football.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Depends.... will he have freaking laser beams attatched to his head?

 

[Swampy]

The question is...Can he feel the Centers ### the same, becasue the Center could get thrown off by which hand is groping him.

 

[Fear & Loathing]

It worked for the University of Florida back in 1928:

Until Spurrier arrived, Florida's football history was good, but not great. The Gators' best team until the modern era was the 1928 squad, which went 8-1 with an ambidextrous quarterback, Clyde (Cannonball) Crabtree, who not only threw with both arms but kicked with both feet -- all while on the run.

A 96-year-old Gator fan remembers Crabtree:

Over the weekend I visited a 96-year-old Florida grad and devout Gator fan in Ponte Vedra Beach who says "I've probably seen more Gator football games than anybody alive, because most of the others are gone."

Louie Badger had just checked out of the hospital and couldn't help but feel better just because it's Florida-Georgia weekend. He planned to watch the game on TV Saturday.

Badger even remembers seeing the great 1928 Gator (8-1) team play the Bulldogs in Savannah.

Of Clyde "Cannonball" Crabtree, the ambidextrous passer and star Gator quarterback, Badger says, "he could really pass the ball and Dale Van Sickel (end) was great at catching his passes." Van Sickel, of course, was Florida's first All-American.

Probably the most notable ambidextrous QB: Elbridge Dickey, the first black QB ever drafted in the first round back in '68, was "known for his unseen agility, quickness, and ambidextrous throwing ability." Interesting article:

With his tremendous athleticism, he probably could have played a number of positions for the Tigers, but he excelled at the quarterback and punter positions. As a passer he was the Randall Cunningham or Michael Vick of his time, he was athletic enough to avoid the rush to make plays down the field, run with the vision of a back and had a strong right arm for every kind of throw.

He also had the rare ability to throw with equal precision left or right handed (coaches and teammates have said he could throw 60+ yards with either arm). He was lauded by fans and media as the best HBCU thrower to come along since Joe "Tarzan" Kendall of Kentucky State in the 1930’s.

The World Football League, which was extant from 1974-75 (and managed to land Larry Czonka if I remember correctly), had an ambidextrous QB for the Shreveport Steamer....no relation to the Cleveland Steamer I hope.

It showcased a number of veterans and a few rookies. Among the green and gold were ambidextrous quarterback and former University of Houston star D.C. Nobles.

According to his NFL scouting report, current Browns' starting QB Derek Anderson is ambidextrous:

Overall: Anderson, ambidextrous, was a highly-touted athlete as a senior in high school -- in football and basketball. Anderson played in five games as a backup his true freshman season in 2001 and was a fulltime starter the next three seasons from 2002-'04 without missing a start (38-consecutive starts). Anderson's first three seasons were plagued by inconsistency 2003 he threw as many interceptions (24) as he did touchdowns but he had his best and most consistent season as a senior in 2004. He led the Beavers to a 7-5 record, including the Insight Bowl victory over Notre Dame. He finished his senior season completing 54.2-percent of his attempts for 3,615 yards with 29 TD's and 17 INT's. Anderson has prototypical size and arm strength for an NFL quarterback. He lacks good top-end speed but he has adequate-to-good mobility for his size. His intangibles, work-ethic and leadership skills are outstanding. If Anderson is going to reach his full potential he needs time and very good coaching because his accuracy is inconsistent and his decision-making skills, while improved, are not where they need to be at this point. In our opinion, however, Anderson has enough upside and showed enough improvement as a senior to warrant late Day-1 consideration.

Anecdotally, for some reason I seem to remember being told that former Colorado Buffaloes QB Sal Aunese was ambidextrous, but I couldn't find anything on that. His story is plenty interesting enough as it is...

 

[TwinTurbo]

Well he could sign autographs with both hands at the same time. So that would be cool. I'm not sure there would be much of an advantage in the game though. It all moves so quickly. But I do think an ambidextrous kicker would have an advantage. I was that guy in soccer and it came in handy on free kicks depending on which part of the field the ball was spotted.

 

[twitch]

Deep in the red-zone, it could be a big factor on designed roll-outs, or even busted plays. Accuracy is the greatest factor imo, so youd like to see the guy focusing on making the great majority of the throws with the one arm, but rolling to the usual 'weak' side of the QBs arm, and still being able to complete a 5-10yd pass could be an asset. Dont think we'll ever see in the NFL, though.