For the past few years, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become a master of the extended play. Few quarterbacks in the league, if any, can navigate a pocket like Rodgers, who has often danced around behind the line of scrimmage for ten seconds before unloading the football.
In the NFL, ten seconds is an eternity, particularly for pass blockers. And although the Packers' offensive line has done an admirable job holding up on these lengthy stretches of continuous blocking, there is no question that Rodgers has taken more sacks as a result of this approach than he would have otherwise.