Swedishhawkfan
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Baldwinns fumble, and the way marshawn (and almost every other player in the league) runs with the ball got me thinking about this again.
Everyone in here that has played football themselves know that most NFL players have HORRIBLY sloppy ball carrying technique!! You are supposed to keep the tips of the ball jammed between your hand and your biceps when running full speed, and cover it up with both hands in traffic.
Now, since I was more of a Doug Baldwinn type for my team and not some super fast athletich freak, I do not know if carrying the ball correctly makes it tricky to be super freaky athletic, but atleast i could run full speed. Everyone of you who has a regulation size football near you at home, try holding it like NFL players do (with one hand on the ball, awkwardly jamming the ball towards a free pendulum forearm)
picture example:
Not very relaxing either, since the hand almost cramping up from not having any support from the arm "pinch". How anyone can run full speed like this and not drop the ball from just moving the arms is a mystery.
Every football coach teaches you to hold the ball like this:
Seriously how is it POSSIBLE that the majority of the leagues players get away with holding the ball like clowns? And WHY do they hold it like this, when it is super uncomfortable?
Everyone in here that has played football themselves know that most NFL players have HORRIBLY sloppy ball carrying technique!! You are supposed to keep the tips of the ball jammed between your hand and your biceps when running full speed, and cover it up with both hands in traffic.
Now, since I was more of a Doug Baldwinn type for my team and not some super fast athletich freak, I do not know if carrying the ball correctly makes it tricky to be super freaky athletic, but atleast i could run full speed. Everyone of you who has a regulation size football near you at home, try holding it like NFL players do (with one hand on the ball, awkwardly jamming the ball towards a free pendulum forearm)
picture example:
Not very relaxing either, since the hand almost cramping up from not having any support from the arm "pinch". How anyone can run full speed like this and not drop the ball from just moving the arms is a mystery.
Every football coach teaches you to hold the ball like this:
Seriously how is it POSSIBLE that the majority of the leagues players get away with holding the ball like clowns? And WHY do they hold it like this, when it is super uncomfortable?
