Something to ponder.
We all know Brett Favre was the king of it. The blatant full arm swing, the forearm only swing, the quick hand only twitch and of course the shoulder check. Combined with using his eyes to look off the safety it was nearly magical.
Aaron Rodgers picked up this sorcery from his predecessor but deployed the aforementioned magic far less frequently. So much less I figured it was gone but then every now and again I'd witness one of the most stunning displays of all time. So stunning in fact that occasionally even the NFL cameras followed it incorrectly. Dazzling TV audiences and stadiums alike.
But I can't say for certain that Jordan Love has ever deployed it, much less since becoming a starter. I've been watching other games a bit more frequently this season and last season and can't say I've seen it even tried one time across the league. I wonder where it went? I wonder why it isn't done on nearly every passing play? Did the NFL ban it? Did coaches stop coaching it? Did QB's stop loving it?
I'm talking about a weapon at every QB's disposal. I'm talking about the maneuver known as "The Pump Fake" and I think it's high time it makes a raucous comeback.
We all know Brett Favre was the king of it. The blatant full arm swing, the forearm only swing, the quick hand only twitch and of course the shoulder check. Combined with using his eyes to look off the safety it was nearly magical.
Aaron Rodgers picked up this sorcery from his predecessor but deployed the aforementioned magic far less frequently. So much less I figured it was gone but then every now and again I'd witness one of the most stunning displays of all time. So stunning in fact that occasionally even the NFL cameras followed it incorrectly. Dazzling TV audiences and stadiums alike.
But I can't say for certain that Jordan Love has ever deployed it, much less since becoming a starter. I've been watching other games a bit more frequently this season and last season and can't say I've seen it even tried one time across the league. I wonder where it went? I wonder why it isn't done on nearly every passing play? Did the NFL ban it? Did coaches stop coaching it? Did QB's stop loving it?
I'm talking about a weapon at every QB's disposal. I'm talking about the maneuver known as "The Pump Fake" and I think it's high time it makes a raucous comeback.





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