Brock: The good news about Seahawks QB Jalen Milroe’s throwing

May 5, 2025, 11:17 AM | Updated: 11:17 am

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The Seattle Seahawks are holding a lottery ticket in the form of quarterback Jalen Milroe.

The third-round NFL Draft pick out of Alabama could be the Seahawks’ quarterback of the future. But even if he turns out not to be, he could still be a valuable change of pace behind center, using his elite speed and athleticism to add to Seattle’s ground attack.

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When it comes to the hope that Milroe could one day be the starter for the Seahawks, though, Seattle Sports’ Brock Huard says there’s good news. The longtime football analyst and former NFL QB explained that while Milroe’s throwing ability comes with concerns, he has a good foundation to work from that some other QBs coming out of college previously haven’t.

“The positive is it is a short, quick release stroke,” Huard said on Monday’s edition of Brock and Salk, coming after the Seahawks’ two-day rookie minicamp. “… The nice thing is from just a muscle memory (standpoint), the upper body delivery (is) clean. It is really, really clean.”

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Huard compared Milroe’s starting point to Tim Tebow, who famously struggled to stick in the NFL after a storied college career at Florida.

“Poor Tim Tebow tried to go see (renowned QB tutor) Tom House, tried to throw 10,000 throws to rearrange his muscle memory so he wasn’t so elongated – he couldn’t do it. Once that gets set, can’t do it,” Huard said.

In fact, Huard believes that throwing-wise, Milroe’s throwing motion is “cleaner” than an All-Pro he’s been compared to in terms of athleticism: Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson.

“Lamar is kind of a low slinger,” Huard said. “… A lot of it (with Milroe), you’re like, oh, that’s it. I can work with that.”

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Obviously Milroe, whose passing stats dipped in 2024 with the Crimson Tide, still has something still to work on.

“Now the lower half and working from the ground up and the quick footwork and the speed and the ground force… that’s going to be the most important part – connecting the upper to the lower (at) full speed,” Huard said. “I’m not talking half-reps, I’m not talking three-quarter speed in shorts. I’m talking when the live bullets are coming. I’m talking when that blitz is coming. I’m talking when you don’t know what the picture is.

“Can all those things be connected – upper and lower body? That will be a big, big project in the weeks, months and maybe even years ahead for that young man.”

Brock Huard answers three football questions at 7:45 a.m. during each edition of Brock and Salk. Catch the show from 6-10 a.m. weekdays on Seattle Sports.