Slick balls

by bcfunk on Sep 15, 2008 8:36 PM MDT

I'm not sure if this was already brought up in a comment thread, but does anyone think that the balls the NFL uses has anything to do with Cutler's fumble? It crossed my mind when Tony Romo essentially did the same thing in the end zone tonight resulting in an Eagles TD. I know the NFL has the special kicker balls, but I wonder if a similar problem of slick balls exists with the regular QB throwing balls. If so, this seems something the NFL should address. Seriously, unless your QB has small hands, it seems that a ball slipping out shouldn't happen on the NFL level.

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link (NY Times from Nov 2006)

Manning and his New England counterpart, Tom Brady, were the driving forces behind a rule change this season that allows visiting quarterbacks to break in a dozen balls for use during every game. The visiting team’s offense previously had to play with balls that were broken in by the home quarterback — a little-known aspect of the home-field advantage.

So there is no reason the balls should be too slick for the QB’s.

by MattR on Sep 15, 2008 8:46 PM MDT 0 recs

Cutlers got to break his balls in a little harder

or break enough to last past the second quarter. lol

by RiG on Sep 15, 2008 9:30 PM MDT up 0 recs

It shouldn't be a problem anymore.

I think it was before last year that the league started allowing teams to bring their own balls to the games, thus allowing them to wear them out all they wanted. Back when I was a scout team QB, I loved throwing the old balls because they were so much easier to grip. Maybe the fumble problem has nothing to do with the league or the QB’s, but the ball-wearer-downers of the Broncos and Cowboys.

2-0.

by papigrande on Sep 15, 2008 8:48 PM MDT 0 recs

so what you're saying is

we need to fire the ball breaker in dude… :)

I wish Woody Paige was our coach!

by bcfunk on Sep 15, 2008 8:51 PM MDT up 0 recs

fire him

by RiG on Sep 15, 2008 9:28 PM MDT up 0 recs

It never occurred to me

that some guy on the sideline was responsible for handling Jay’s balls…

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on Sep 16, 2008 7:37 AM MDT up 0 recs

LOL!!!

I wish Woody Paige was our coach!

by bcfunk on Sep 16, 2008 8:00 AM MDT up 0 recs

The girls in the bikini post are responsible for that

Victor Frankl:

What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the call of a potential meaning waiting to be fulfilled by him.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

by wyoeng on Sep 16, 2008 11:50 AM MDT up 0 recs

There's a budweiser "Mr. ball wearer outer guy"...

…commercial in there somewhere.

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by hoosierteacher on Sep 16, 2008 6:12 PM MDT up 0 recs

Cutler did mention that the ball was a slick one

after the game. He needs to take better care of his balls… break those bad boys in!!

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on Sep 15, 2008 9:14 PM MDT 0 recs

I can't reply

I will just say there was a Jessica Simpson reference in there.

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Sep 15, 2008 9:28 PM MDT up 0 recs

I'm the class clown...

I’ve been giggling the whole time while reading this post and comments…

by tunga77 on Sep 15, 2008 9:36 PM MDT 0 recs

You're not the only one.

I like to paint myself a sophisticate, yet my sense of humor is distinctly sophomoric at times.

Rockies 2008 Season Motto: "Naaaahhhh."

by Silverblood on Sep 15, 2008 9:39 PM MDT up 0 recs

I hate to admit it

but I’ve had a hard time holding back as well.

"I could never quite get the hang of Thursdays..."

by FlaBroncoFan on Sep 15, 2008 9:47 PM MDT up 0 recs

There is nothing funny about slick balls

as you saw, they are dangerous, when handled improperly.

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on Sep 16, 2008 7:38 AM MDT up 0 recs

Wasn't there a pic on another post..........? That had something to do with the subject?

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Sep 16, 2008 5:36 PM MDT up 0 recs

no, no

she was handling it properly!

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on Sep 16, 2008 6:14 PM MDT up 0 recs

Is anybody on this site old enough

to remember Johnny Carson interviewing Arnold Palmer’s wife?

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Sep 15, 2008 9:47 PM MDT 0 recs

I know both names...

Does that count?

"I could never quite get the hang of Thursdays..."

by FlaBroncoFan on Sep 15, 2008 9:48 PM MDT up 0 recs

Not quite~

but almost. See wyoeng and DesertBroncoFan below. You can put the rest together!

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Sep 16, 2008 4:47 PM MDT up 0 recs

About the putter?

Victor Frankl:

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

by wyoeng on Sep 15, 2008 9:48 PM MDT up 0 recs

and kissing his balls...

"It's all over Fat Man" - Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game

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by DesertBroncoFan on Sep 16, 2008 2:29 PM MDT up 0 recs

That's the one!

Carson said “I’ll bet that made his putter flutter”.

That’s ok with me. We’re playing for wins, not media publicity....HT 9/11/08

by firstfan on Sep 16, 2008 4:46 PM MDT up 0 recs

I think it's important to keep the balls warm!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Sep 15, 2008 11:05 PM MDT 0 recs

and perhaps they could rub the balls a little more!!!

just a thought!

by UnarmingMermaid on Sep 15, 2008 11:14 PM MDT up 0 recs

Or maybe the problem isnt' so much slick balls...

…but rather the lack of penetration!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Sep 15, 2008 11:18 PM MDT up 0 recs

I've gone too far!!!

by UnarmingMermaid on Sep 15, 2008 11:18 PM MDT up 0 recs

Let's just be glad Jay

Doesn’t have a quick release… otherwise slick balls would be even more problematic.

"I could never quite get the hang of Thursdays..."

by FlaBroncoFan on Sep 16, 2008 5:23 AM MDT up 0 recs

LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO................enough, my stomach won't take any more!!!!

The player who thinks he can and the player who knows he can are two different players, which one are you???

by Broncofan on Sep 15, 2008 11:07 PM MDT 0 recs

ROFLMAO..........Dude this is just too damn funny.

Need to look at another post to catch my breath.

"It doesn't dissipate" ~ Mike Shanahan

Cutler's 4th qtr/OT game winning drives: 4

by weazel on Sep 16, 2008 1:40 AM MDT up 0 recs

You guys are the best...

though my question was sincere (I really did wonder about how slick the balls were), I did enjoy putting extra balls in the post. Glad to see that though we’ve grown older, we remain teenagers at heart. MHR rocks!

I wish Woody Paige was our coach!

by bcfunk on Sep 16, 2008 5:45 AM MDT 0 recs

That's quite a title

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by spock on Sep 16, 2008 12:49 PM MDT 0 recs