Ahman's fumble

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tiki barber if i remember right had a fumling problem, and he worked on it a couple of offsesons ago and changed they way he carried the ball. he now carries it high and tight to his chest and armpit. if i remember right, its worked


why hasn't someone tried to get green to do something like this? you force him to do it if he doesn't want too

and just get rid of herron already, that was just pathetic

[VegasPackFan]

I guess it is time for me to come out of the closet.

I have always hated Green for his fumble problems.

No matter how many great plays he made, there was always that liability that he could cough it up at any time (usually when you could least afford it).

I remember Holmgren benching Bennett because of a fumble. It taught a lesson.

I have always asked:

HOW CAN A PRO RB REFUSE TO CARRY THE BALL IN THE CORRECT HAND?!?!?!

I just dont get it.

In today's game, when we were up and just needed a few plays to finish it up, I looked to a fellwo fan and said "Why do they have Green in there right now? He could give up the ball." Two plays later......

Its time to find another stud RB. Green - I appreciate what you have done for us, but if you cannot break a long play any more, you are done. I cannot stand the turnovers anymore.

[George The Animal Steel]

Ahman's Fumble

The thing I find frustrating is that like Ahman, Tiki Barber was a notorious fumbler. However, unlike Ahman, Tiki re-learned how to carry the football properly about two seasons ago and has since that time become one of the most reliable backs in terms of not putting the ball on the turf. I recall that Sherman briefly attempted to alter Ahman's method of carrying the ball but that this was scrapped, with an attitude that it was simply too late in the game to change Ahman. If it worked for Tiki, why can't Ahman make some changes?

jinx: i just noticed that Red posted essentially the same thing....

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Re: Ahman's Fumble

The thing I find frustrating is that like Ahman, Tiki Barber was a notorious fumbler. However, unlike Ahman, Tiki re-learned how to carry the football properly about two seasons ago and has since that time become one of the most reliable backs in terms of not putting the ball on the turf. I recall that Sherman briefly attempted to alter Ahman's method of carrying the ball but that this was scrapped, with an attitude that it was simply too late in the game to change Ahman. If it worked for Tiki, why can't Ahman make some changes?

jinx: i just noticed that Red posted essentially the same thing....

Welcome to the boards GTAS

[FritzDontBlitz]

I guess it is time for me to come out of the closet.

I have always hated Green for his fumble problems.

No matter how many great plays he made, there was always that liability that he could cough it up at any time (usually when you could least afford it).

I remember Holmgren benching Bennett because of a fumble. It taught a lesson.

I have always asked:

HOW CAN A PRO RB REFUSE TO CARRY THE BALL IN THE CORRECT HAND?!?!?!

I just dont get it.

In today's game, when we were up and just needed a few plays to finish it up, I looked to a fellwo fan and said "Why do they have Green in there right now? He could give up the ball." Two plays later......

Its time to find another stud RB. Green - I appreciate what you have done for us, but if you cannot break a long play any more, you are done. I cannot stand the turnovers anymore.

the coaches aren't demanding he carry it differently during practice.

[FritzDontBlitz]

i just watched game highlights on packers.com. what happened to ahman's elbow pads - the cloth ones that were supposed to help keep him from fumbling due to too much perspiration on his forearms and hands? he wasn't wearing any today...

[pbmax]

Tiki also was not a Pro Bowl back before he took care of the fumbling problem. He was second tier and looking to move up.

Bennett also had the motivation of possible viable alternatives in the backfield.

Green hasn't been under than pressure since Davenport's break out/break down game in St. Louis, or wherever it was.

Sherman let many good performers have their way, and it would be even tougher now to insist. After an injury and focusing on a comeback, perhaps this wasn't the year.

[FritzDontBlitz]

not that it excuses green's late fumble, but i just realized after reading aa past article that ahman played today after being questionable before the game with a sore hamstring.

phil michaels must have forgotten that too, because after the game michaels kept whining about how ahman doesn't have the speed burst to turn the corner anymore. i wonder how much burst michaels would have less than twelve months after suffering a season ending thigh injury...

[MJZiggy]

not that it excuses green's late fumble, but i just realized after reading aa past article that ahman played today after being questionable before the game with a sore hamstring.

phil michaels must have forgotten that too, because after the game michaels kept whining about how ahman doesn't have the speed burst to turn the corner anymore. i wonder how much burst michaels would have less than twelve months after suffering a season ending thigh injury...

Ahman said "it happens, it's just part of football." and is considering it no big deal. He may change his mind when he finds himself running with Coach B's cleat up his...

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i just watched game highlights on packers.com. what happened to ahman's elbow pads - the cloth ones that were supposed to help keep him from fumbling due to too much perspiration on his forearms and hands? he wasn't wearing any today...

i've been asking the exact same thing fritz

those pads made all the difference

[Guiness]

I'm not sure if it relates at all, but in university I remember in the dying minutes the ball was given to the fullback. He put it right in his stomach, and covered it entirely with both forearms (you couldn't see the ball at all) , and ran a draw play for a yard or so. It would've taken a crowbar to get that ball out.

So what's wrong with that play

[Harlan Huckleby]

They showed McCarthy on TV after the fumble, saying how unhappy he must be, and I suppose hoping for a scene of him throwing a clipboard in the ground.

I was so glad to see McCarthy keep his cool, and just encourage the defense. Shit happens, got to encourage your players not to panic.

[digitaldean]

Herron's fumble was just as costly as Green's.

You may not be able to find a street FA with the talent Green possesses.

But you WILL find someone with equal or better talent of Noah Herron.

That fumble took away points.

I'd love to say bench Green because of the fumbling, but he's too much of an asset in the passing game, plus we have NO ONE that can come up and take his place now.

Morency? No way.

Herron. A big HELL NO on that one.

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Herron's fumble was just as costly as Green's.

You may not be able to find a street FA with the talent Green possesses.

But you WILL find someone with equal or better talent of Noah Herron.

That fumble took away points.

I'd love to say bench Green because of the fumbling, but he's too much of an asset in the passing game, plus we have NO ONE that can come up and take his place now.

Morency? No way.

Herron. A big HELL NO on that one.

I dunno, I could see Morency doing well behind a decent line. He was good at OSU (oklahoma state) when he put up comparable stats to Tatum Bell.

[Harlan Huckleby]

All backs fumble.

BTW, Favre probably fumbles as often as any QB in the league.