Why Rodgers could fail in SB XLV ?!

packerboiI lick rainbows

Yep. The footballs.

That's what I have read/heard now from ESPN (I'll try and find the link) and now again on local radio chatter here.

The Super Bowl footballs have more paint and detailing on them then a regular season football does. And the speculation is that Rodgers won't be used to this and thus it will affect his throwing the ball until/unless he becomes used to them.

According to

this will give Big Ben the advantage because this will be his third time using them.

Soooo can Rodgers not practice with one before the game?

I've heard some bizarre excuses for performance before. But the football?

Alrighty then.

1/25/1111:34 AM

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RochNyFanMember

That is pretty bizarre, and a reach. Did not seem to hurt Eli Manning or Drew Breese the past few years...and they beat Brady and Peyton Manning, who had been to (and won) Super Bowls before.

1/25/1111:37 AM

ilcuquiTHE F*** WITH FASHION

I worry about this more.

1/25/1111:38 AM

michiganjoeMember

I'm more concerned about the Steeler D than I am extra paint on the football or the SI jinx.

1/25/1111:39 AM

MN SnowBongMember

Gonna be a long couple weeks...

1/25/1111:40 AM

R MaNNothing in particular

quote:
Originally posted by RochNyFan:
That is pretty bizarre, and a reach. Did not seem to hurt Eli Manning or Drew Breese the past few years...and they beat Brady and Peyton Manning, who had been to (and won) Super Bowls before.

Simple.....Practice with a ball that is the same as the ball being used markings and all...

1/25/1111:43 AM

TunaMember

I don't think the extra painting on the ball worries BIG BEN much, because I believe he wears a GLOVE on his throwing hand.

Maybe namby-pamby Rodgers will have to do the same.

1/25/1111:46 AM

atticusMember

James Harrison is on the national cover of SI this week. We're good.

1/25/1111:47 AM

chickenboyTic Toc

Technically, wouldn't the person who is on the cover NEXT week be the one who has to look out?

1/25/1111:50 AM

pduckMember

He should practice with a ball slathered with bacon fat. Then the SB ball will feel positively sticky.

1/25/1112:05 PM

El-Ka-BongYou ungrateful biscuit eating son of a bitch

I worry about the officiating and field conditions in Dallas along with the weather and the Bears defense.

1/25/1112:08 PM

cattsMember

on the local noon news they showed an animal from one of the local zoos making his/her super bowl pick. he/she picked the packers...so the ball thingy doesn't matter.

1/25/1112:26 PM

TwinRigMember

each team gets half of these balls to use this week (108). They then have to provide the NFL with 54 of them to use in the actual game. Not sure where the magical (K) balls come in.

1/25/1112:38 PM

cattsMember

quote:
Originally posted by TwinRig:
each team gets half of these balls to use this week (108). They then have to provide the NFL with 54 of them to use in the actual game. Not sure where the magical (K) balls come in.

the tony romo rule is in effect for the K balls.....probably

Mar 29, 2007 · NFL changes rule on K-balls. 10:48 PM CDT on ... Now the NFL will mark the 12 K-balls in the game, one through 12. K-ball No. 1 ... from Dallas after holder Tony Romo ...

www.dallasnews.com/sharedconte...flshort.36edb81.html

1/25/112:20 PM

gbpfan92Member

quote:
Originally posted by michiganjoe:
I'm more concerned about the Steeler D than I am extra paint on the football or the SI jinx.

Amen to that. I think our D is great, but Pittsburgh has been that good for that long

1/25/1110:21 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

quote:
Originally posted by pduck:
He should practice with a ball slathered with bacon fat...

Meanwhile at Packers Superbowl Practice:

-"I'm just going to get some bread guys, I'll be right back."

1/25/1110:25 PM

BlueshoundMember

quote:
Originally posted by MN SnowBong:
Gonna be a long couple weeks...

...with lots of hours of filler on ESPN.

1/25/1110:41 PM

trumpMember

quote:
Originally posted by michiganjoe:
I'm more concerned about the Steeler D than I am extra paint on the football or the SI jinx.

Specifically Harrison and Polamalu ...

1/25/1111:04 PM

GBP1Member

A couple weeks I though I heard Troy Aikman commenting that the teams now get to work with the balls prior to the game so some of the "newness" and slipperyness is worn off by the time the game starts.

Also, heard Rodgers tell Dan Patrick the he has large hands which allow him to grip the ball better and throw it well in cold temps.

If he loses the ball attempting to throw, it will be more likely due to nerves or a blitzing Steeler defender.

1/25/1111:15 PM

titmfatiedNo Code

quote:
Originally posted by GBP1:
A couple weeks I though I heard Troy Aikman commenting that the teams now get to work with the balls prior to the game so some of the "newness" and slipperyness is worn off by the time the game starts.

It drives me nuts that in a billion dollar industry they can't get the footballs game conditioned from the supplier. There's athletes out there with two decades of intensive training and then they make them play with less than ideal equipment. It's like giving a surgeon a steak knife.

IMO, let the NFL come up with a set of standards. Let each team bring their practice balls that they prefer and as long as they meet those standards allow them to be used in the game.

1/25/1111:26 PM

packerboiI lick rainbows

quote:
Originally posted by GBP1:
A couple weeks I though I heard Troy Aikman commenting that the teams now get to work with the balls prior to the game so some of the "newness" and slipperyness is worn off by the time the game starts.

And why couldn't they before? See I don't get that either. It's a BILLION dollar industry. Something as simple as the football shuld never be something that could create controversy for either team. Regardless if they've been there or not.

Crimany. This shouldn't be this complicated.

1/25/1111:49 PM

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