POTTS IS A GAMER...WHO CARES ABOUT PRACTICE
By mark rogers
April 11, 2009
A recent online publication briefly mentioned that Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts isn't as precise or impressive in practice as Graham Harrell was...that he makes mistakes and does some things that "make you scratch your head"...you know what I say to that??
Who cares.
It doesn't matter how "great" you are in practice. The only thing that matters in practice is that you show up, work hard, get better, learn from mistakes and fine tune plays, technique and conditioning.
Practice is where you try some things that you may not do in games just to see if you can pull them off. That's why it's called practice. You're allowed to screw up and it doesn't cost your team.
Practice is when offensive lineman try new pass blocking techniques. It's when receivers work on getting off the line of scrimmage and escaping press coverage. It's when kickers kick onside kicks over and over and over. It's when coaches try out different sequences during the two minute drill.
And anyone who has seen Potts play throughout his career knows that he's a gamer. During the regular season his junior year, Potts threw 24 touchdowns against just two interceptions. That's ridiculous. He led the team to the third round of the playoffs and was ten yards away from knocking off Chase Daniels and the Southlake Carroll Dragons.
The next year all he did was lead the Abilene High Eagles to another 10-0 record and a run three rounds deep into the playoffs.
So anyone can say anything they want about Potts not being a great practice quarterback. All that matters is what you do when it matters. And when it matters? Potts delivers.
He won't have much time to get into the swing of things this coming fall though...Tech plays Texas in week 3 on September 19.
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