Duke coach David Cutcliffe takes issue with the idea of QB gurus

While Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is known in football circles for his exclusive work with NFL quarterbacks, he forbids his players from attending such businesses.

Cutcliffe, who is renowned for his work with  Peyton and Eli Manning, as well as Tony Romo, refuses to accept the title of 'QB guru.' 

He participated in the College Football 24/7 Podcast on Thursday and explained how his work differs from that of other private coaches who have made a business of working with passers.

I'm not big on it at all. I would not let one of our guys go anywhere else. There's a difference -- you can have a guy teach mechanics and motion and all of this, but it's your offense and your timing... You go and get with a quarterback guru, and I'm not one. The reality is, there's a scoreboard. You get into guys that are just individual tutors, they're not dealing with a scoreboard on a day-to-day basis. I'm going to have our guys around here doing what they need to do to help win football games.

Cutcliffe, sitting at 4-0 this season with Duke, cites his long relationship with the Mannings, and his only "enhancing" what the passers' coaches want from them, as the difference between him and other tutors he opposes.