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Carrying the ball up around your neck

rudad02

All American
Nov 7, 2010
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Who invented that BS? Unnatural & hinders speed. Please don't tell me it reduces fumbling. Plenty of great backs didn't carry it like that & didn't fumble.
 
Just more over-coaching... An epidemic in football and other sports these days.
 
Just more over-coaching... An epidemic in football and other sports these days.
Don't know who invented it....but Tom Coughlin had Tiki Barber carry it that way when he was having trouble securing the ball....and it worked.
 
The ball is the program. It allows the carrier to get a better and strong wrap from bicep, to elbow, to wrist, to hand, and also less up there in the way of legs and knees and hands that could knock the ball loose when hitting the hole. High and tight.
 
Just because plenty of great backs who rarely fumbled didn't hold the ball that way doesn't mean it doesn't reduce fumbling.
 
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