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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 08:28 PM Jan 2017

(Hand) size matters to Packers' Aaron Rodgers when protecting the ball

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers didn’t say a word at first. He simply raised both hands, palms facing out, to shoulder level.

That was the Green Bay Packers quarterback’s answer for how he managed to hold on to the football at a crucial point in the NFC divisional playoff game Sunday, when Dallas Cowboys safety Jeff Heath drilled him from behind for a jarring, 10-yard sack.



Rodgers then nodded his head affirmatively and said: “Size matters.” End of explanation.

But oh, how it could have changed things. If Heath had managed to pry the ball loose, perhaps Rodgers would not have been standing in the Lambeau Field media auditorium in front of an NFC Championship Game banner to discuss Sunday’s meeting with the Atlanta Falcons.

A fumble there might have ended the Packers’ season. The sack came with 18 seconds left in a tie game and put the Packers back at their own 32-yard line. Instead, Rodgers popped up and immediately called a timeout. Two plays later, he hit Jared Cook for that improvised, 36-yard completion with 3 seconds left to set up Mason Crosby’s winning field goal.

http://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/36962/hand-size-matters-to-packers-aaron-rodgers-when-protecting-the-ball

I imagined for a moment the Packers going to the White House after winning the Super Bowl, and Rodgers shakes Cheeto's tiny hand.

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(Hand) size matters to Packers' Aaron Rodgers when protecting the ball (Original Post) milestogo Jan 2017 OP
Put 'er in the ol' vice Blue Owl Jan 2017 #1
I saw that blindside tackle and marveled how he kept that ball. yallerdawg Jan 2017 #2
He got some write-in votes this time. milestogo Jan 2017 #3
And if by chance the Corrupt One is still in office... yallerdawg Jan 2017 #4
... milestogo Jan 2017 #5

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. I saw that blindside tackle and marveled how he kept that ball.
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 11:30 PM
Jan 2017

If he's a Democrat, we ought to run him for president next time around!

If we're still here.

Corrupt Trump gets the "football" now.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
3. He got some write-in votes this time.
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 11:35 PM
Jan 2017

Hey, if the only viable candidates are going to be celebrities, Rogers would be ok. He's smart and liberal and easy on the eyes. Not 35 yet but he will be by 2020.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
4. And if by chance the Corrupt One is still in office...
Thu Jan 19, 2017, 11:39 PM
Jan 2017

you already found Aaron's campaign photo!

No words necessary!

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