Keep the feet moving is taught now. In large part because of manning. Curiously it makes a bigger difference with mobile QBs.
Makes sense. Keep the feet moving -- quicker take off.
But --
one thing it took a LONG time for me to figger out, in golf:
I used to read those dumb golf magazines, full of little tips, techniques. Frame by frame of golf swings. Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, whatever... here's the way to do it...
I watched a Nicklaus vid, many years ago, tried to emulate his swing...
You can get your head in a real mess, trying to follow all that stuff. "Do this, don't do that...". LEGALISM ( LOL -- funny to me...)...
What I finally figured out --
there's not a "perfect swing". There's ALL KINDS of ways to hit a golf ball. All that matters is getting that club face square at impact. Club speed is a bonus.
There's all kinds of ways to get there. Check out Bobby Jones sometimes... Arnold Palmer...
It's WHAT WORKS FOR YOU.
There are certain techniques that are essential, of course. E.g., shifting your weight from your left to right foot, at the right moment...
I saw an article where the UT QB coach said something about OJ's hips last night. Can't remember or find how he put it. But his hips were right last night. And so were his throws.
Peyton has had just a little success with his happy feet.
Joe might be able to be successful flat-footed. AS LONG as he can take off when he needs to, from a dead stop.
That wouldn't work for me. Maybe it does for him...