Quarterback coach Quincy Avery has witnessed the evolution of the quarterback position over the years. He has gained extensive knowledge about the position and its history through his studies and experience as a quarterbacks coach.
Avery has a new documentary set to release on Hulu called “The Quincy Avery Effect,” on Wednesday, April 23. The film showcases Avery’s achievements in training quarterbacks such as Jalen Hurts, and highlights the rise of Black quarterbacks in the NFL.
USA TODAY Sports chatted with Avery about his upcoming documentary, some quarterbacks he’s trained, the NFL draft and more. Here are the highlights of the conversation.
Editor’s note: Answers were slightly edited for clarity.
Question:Tell us about your new documentary, “The Quincy Avery Effect.” What inspired you to make the film?
Answer: The documentary is really a story about perseverance and dedication. You get to see the work that I do with some of the best quarterbacks in the world, like Jalen Hurts, Jordan Love, C.J. Stroud and many others. But a lot of those things just comes from my perseverance, hard work and being dedicated to, like the things that you said you’re going to do. That’s what’s allowed me to kind of reach this point.
Describe the feeling you had when Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 59 as a quarterback coach who trained him?
Avery: It’s so fulfilling for me to be able to see somebody absolutely live their dreams and do everything that they put their mind towards. He was doubted at every step and every turn, and people never thought that he was good enough. From getting benched at his time in Alabama, to slipping out of the first round in the draft, to being a backup, having to persevere on a team with Carson Wentz, becoming the starter and then get to the Super Bowl and loses. People were like, ‘We don’t think you can do it.’ Then he just kept going, kept going and kept chopping wood. And eventually became successful. Seeing somebody who you’ve worked with so closely be able to live out their dreams is truly a special feeling.
Approximately 17 minority quarterbacks are projected to start entering the regular season. It’ll be the first time in history most of the NFL’s starting quarterbacks are minority. As a Black quarterback coach, describe the level of significance of that?
Avery: We’ve come so far from a position where they didn’t think we were smart enough to play it to being the prominent person at the position. It just shows how far we can go and how much we can do when we’re given the opportunities to show that we have these abilities, and we are smart enough.
Cam Ward is the consensus top quarterback in this year’s draft. What sets Ward apart from the rest of the class?
Avery: He has unique gifts with his arm to be able to make every single throw on the football field. He also plays with a level of confidence and a (calmness) that you don’t see from anybody else. And those things give you a leg up.
Who’s an underrated quarterback in this year’s draft class?
Avery: Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer. He plays the game from the neck up as well as anybody else. He’s required and tasked with doing so much at the line of scrimmage, things that you see in the NFL. That’s what I love to see from college guys. Guys who can process that information. Coaches gave him a number of different plays at the line of scrimmage, and he was able to handle that. It’s really impressive to see somebody at that level playing that well from the neck up.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cam Ward has ‘leg up’ on draft class, says QB coach Quincy Avery
Quarterback coach Quincy Avery has witnessed the evolution of the quarterback position over the years. He has gained extensive knowledge about the position and its history through his studies and experience as a quarterbacks coach.
Avery has a new documentary set to release on Hulu called “The Quincy Avery Effect,” on Wednesday, April 23. The film showcases Avery’s achievements in training quarterbacks such as Jalen Hurts, and highlights the rise of Black quarterbacks in the NFL.
USA TODAY Sports chatted with Avery about his upcoming documentary, some quarterbacks he’s trained, the NFL draft and more. Here are the highlights of the conversation.
Editor’s note: Answers were slightly edited for clarity.
Question:Tell us about your new documentary, “The Quincy Avery Effect.” What inspired you to make the film?
Answer: The documentary is really a story about perseverance and dedication. You get to see the work that I do with some of the best quarterbacks in the world, like Jalen Hurts, Jordan Love, C.J. Stroud and many others. But a lot of those things just comes from my perseverance, hard work and being dedicated to, like the things that you said you’re going to do. That’s what’s allowed me to kind of reach this point.
Describe the feeling you had when Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 59 as a quarterback coach who trained him?
Avery: It’s so fulfilling for me to be able to see somebody absolutely live their dreams and do everything that they put their mind towards. He was doubted at every step and every turn, and people never thought that he was good enough. From getting benched at his time in Alabama, to slipping out of the first round in the draft, to being a backup, having to persevere on a team with Carson Wentz, becoming the starter and then get to the Super Bowl and loses. People were like, ‘We don’t think you can do it.’ Then he just kept going, kept going and kept chopping wood. And eventually became successful. Seeing somebody who you’ve worked with so closely be able to live out their dreams is truly a special feeling.
Approximately 17 minority quarterbacks are projected to start entering the regular season. It’ll be the first time in history most of the NFL’s starting quarterbacks are minority. As a Black quarterback coach, describe the level of significance of that?
Avery: We’ve come so far from a position where they didn’t think we were smart enough to play it to being the prominent person at the position. It just shows how far we can go and how much we can do when we’re given the opportunities to show that we have these abilities, and we are smart enough.
Cam Ward is the consensus top quarterback in this year’s draft. What sets Ward apart from the rest of the class?
Avery: He has unique gifts with his arm to be able to make every single throw on the football field. He also plays with a level of confidence and a (calmness) that you don’t see from anybody else. And those things give you a leg up.
Who’s an underrated quarterback in this year’s draft class?
Avery: Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer. He plays the game from the neck up as well as anybody else. He’s required and tasked with doing so much at the line of scrimmage, things that you see in the NFL. That’s what I love to see from college guys. Guys who can process that information. Coaches gave him a number of different plays at the line of scrimmage, and he was able to handle that. It’s really impressive to see somebody at that level playing that well from the neck up.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cam Ward has ‘leg up’ on draft class, says QB coach Quincy Avery
