The Lass Word: Hitches and Sticks

If you diligently watch Green Bay Packer football games, and I’m guessing you do because you are reading this article, I’m willing to bet you can tell the outcome of many plays, long before they are completed. When Jordan Love and the offense are hot, there is a rhythm you can almost dance to. Ball is snapped, Love drops back, hits the back foot, releases the ball, and voila! Completed pass.

By contrast, ball is snapped, Love drops back, hits the back foot.......but then holds the ball. Every time this happens, I say to myself, “this won’t be good”. And I’m almost always right. That’s going to be an inaccurate throw, a sack, or worse. Whenever the ball doesn’t come out right away, on…