Former NFL MVP quarterback Kurt Warner believes flag football will help Colin Kaepernick improve his touch and accuracy as a passer.
Warner used his charity football game as prove — employing Kaepernick as the quarterback for one of the teams as well.
“We had some guys come out from the office playing in my corporate charity event, and there were a couple of times where I went, ‘Whoa! Was that a little bit of touch I just saw?” Warner said of Kaepernick’s performance this week while speaking at a Super Bowl 50 promotional appearance during the NFL Annual Meeting, per the USA Today. “Colin laughed and told me, ‘We’re not out here working for nothing.’
“The situation forced him to throw with a little more touch. He couldn’t throw it as hard as maybe he wanted to with those corporate guys.
“So we’ve seen strides being made. … He’s growing and wants to get better.”
Some will laugh, but Warner may be onto something. Warner’s crew of coaching gurus has focused on engaging Kaepernick’s lower half to help him add touch and rely on his powerful arm — while also improving his footwork as well.
“Is 10 weeks enough time for you to change what you’ve been doing your entire career? And what does that look like when bullets are flying and people are attacking you?” Warner asked. “Have we gone far enough where that becomes the norm for Colin?
“That’s the big question none of us can answer. … You talk about a guy who has been playing the position one way for 20-something years, and we’re (trying) to change him in three months?”