QUARTERBACK TRAINER QUINCY AVERY WORKS WITH JUSTIN FIELDS ON “STAYING CONSISTENT” IN MONTHS AWAY FROM OHIO STATE
Even though Justin Fields hasn’t been able to train with his Ohio State teammates or coaches for more than two months, that hasn’t stopped him from putting in work in his time away from campus.
While Fields has been back with his family in the suburbs of Atlanta since Ohio State’s spring break, after which the Buckeyes did not return to campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he’s been working out regularly with multiple Georgia-based quarterbacks coaches, including three times a week with Quincy Avery.
Alongside several other college quarterbacks who live in Georgia, including Georgia’s Jamie Newman and Florida’s Emory Jones, Fields has been working with Avery to continue honing his skill set – as he has since he was a sophomore in high school – and prepare for the 2020 season while away from Columbus.
While Avery has been limiting his training sessions to small groups and encouraging his quarterbacks to keep their distance from each other as much as possible during throwing sessions, he says his work with Fields over the past two months otherwise hasn’t been much different than it would be when he is back in Georgia for school breaks under normal circumstances.
The primary focus of those workouts, Avery says, has been just to keep Fields sharp until he can get back to training with the Buckeyes.
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During an interview on The Paul Finebaum Show on Thursday, Avery described Fields as “the most talented quarterback that I’ve ever come in contact with,” which is saying a lot considering that Avery has also worked with several quarterbacks who are already in the NFL, including Deshaun Watson and Dwayne Haskins. Asked about that comment by Eleven Warriors on Friday, Avery clarified it a bit, but nonetheless made it clear he views Fields as a special talent.
“When I said that, you’re doing an interview and you’re kind of talking quick, but what I really meant is like, at this point in their career, Justin is as talented as anybody that I’ve worked with,” Avery said. “And I think that people at Ohio State have seen that. He has the ability to do all these different things with his arm. And then if things break down, he also has the capability to run a 4.4(-second 40-yard dash) and make something electric happen with his legs. That’s really what I’m talking about is he can make all the throws, and I think people see that, but he also has the added dimension of being absolutely electric with his legs.”
Beyond his physical ability, Fields has also impressed Avery with his work ethic.
“He works as hard as any other college guy that I’ve seen,” Avery said. “Any time he’s back in town, it’s a quick text like ‘Yo, what’s going on, when are we getting throwing?’ And as soon as that happens, we get right to work. But he’s nonstop. I didn’t know that he was doing all this other work the whole time he’s been here. He’s doing strength and conditioning, running, he’s also throwing with Ron Veal. He’s nonstop working in terms of his offseason, which I think is very impressive.”
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Just sayin": Two points here:
1) The more you read about Justin Fields the more you like about him. I mean really really really really really really really like about him.
2) This coming season will be like no other. Not very many college football players have a personal trainer and or "position guru" like Justin Fields. With Spring football a pretty much a "wash", classes ending up online, players sent home and on their own to work out, return to campus for "voluntary" workouts, etc.; the schools that have the most players showing up for Fall camp mentally and physically "ready" will have a distinct advantage.
