Recovered Meyer ready to lead Shock

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Erik Meyer knows ups and downs, and this season he’s looking to experience more of the ups while controlling downs for the Spokane Shock.

Meyer, a record-setting quarterback for Eastern Washington who won the 2005 Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA football, played in a pair of games for the Shock in 2010 and spent over half of last season as a backup quarterback for the Arena Football League’s Utah Blaze.
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“Erik had played really well up to the point of his concussion in his first game,” said first-year Shock coach Andy Olson, who was hired to succeed Rob Keefe after serving as Keefe’s offensive coordinator last year.

“He was basically sitting in the dark for a week – it was that bad,” Olson added. “A few weeks later he got tackled the wrong way and was injured again.”
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I knew I had to be in a lot better shape this year,” Meyer said. “I’ve prepared myself as well as I can. I feel really good this year.

“Being the front-runner doesn’t mean you can coast through, though. I’ve still got to compete with myself and the other guys every day and I’m working hard and progressing.”

Meyer’s training schedule in the offseason included a boxing program, core strength training and what he called explosive workouts.

“Erik has been doing really well. I don’t think his body was ready last year,” Olson added. “He’s trained so hard in the offseason. He’s lost weight and looks ready to go.

“He’s still got a lot to learn, but he’s been making the right throws, he’s healthy, he’s in shape, we’re very happy thus far with his performance.”