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Merry Christmas to you guys. I hope you get to the playoffs. I think you can. Keep winning.
Hope you guys get to the playoffs
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Thanks! It’s definitely been quite a run since 7 straight losses. 3 more and Miami will make history! 
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To go from 1-7 to 7-7 is awesome!
Merry Christmas to you too my friend.
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You guys could even win the division.
Thanks for the good wishes...Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas.. How about a Pack/Fish SB
It'll be an uphill climb, but I don't think it's impossible.
BIG game at New Orleans. Defense has got to keep the Saints out of the end zone and get turnovers. I think that'll be the difference in the game.
NO only scored 9 against Tampa- I think we have a chance if we can do something similar.
BIG game at New Orleans. Defense has got to keep the Saints out of the end zone and get turnovers. I think that'll be the difference in the game.
NO only scored 9 against Tampa- I think we have a chance if we can do something similar.
Thanks and Merry Christmas. BTW you guys can help by beating Cleveland on Christmas day.
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You think we will win that one?
I think GB is the better team.
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Congrats on the Packers wrapping up a playoff spot. Must have been a hell of fun ride to go from Favre to Rodgers.
Was just reading about Aaron Rodgers exceptional faking ability. Hope Tua masters this. The one area I thought Marino could have invested more effort into.
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Aaron Rodgers is a magician who specializes in the art of the play fake. Not that he needs a lot of help creating windows because he can throw receivers open with the best of them, but his ability to deceive certainly makes life easier for his receivers. Running the ball and play action were major points of emphasis when coach Matt LaFleur installed his offense in Green Bay two years ago.
In the above clip, Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett preaches the gospel of the play action and the attention to detail necessary to properly execute it to a group of young quarterbacks. In his presentation, he lists the following points:
1. Be a great faker with and without the football! Make everything look the same!!
2. Show, snap, shrink.
3. Is it two hands and leave on?
4. Is it a one-hand show and bring the ball in?
5. Are you an actor?
The first point is about the quarterback carrying out his fake even when he hands off the ball. If a quarterback is lazy on his fakes, it’ll be very noticeable to the defense when he keeps the ball and all of a sudden moves at full speed after he clears the running back.
Second quarter, 5:56 remaining, first-and-10
Here, the Packers have a counter run called. Even on actual handoffs, Rodgers is remarkably detailed, which sets up the play action.
Rodgers started by extending the ball with two hands to fake like the run was going to the offensive left.
Then he spun to the right and angled his feet to set the “runway” toward the hole for the running back, with his eyes down toward the running back’s pocket. On this fake, he kept both hands on the ball, which is what Hackett referred to on the third point in his presentation.
After the handoff, he left his inside arm extended with his outside arm tucked in to make it look like he might be holding the ball with his outside arm. Then he took a couple of shuffles away before booting away.
When the Packers call a play fake off their counter concept, Rodgers makes it look almost exactly the same.
Second quarter, 13:40 remaining, first-and-9
Here, the Packers run a boot concept with only tight end Marcedes Lewisreleasing on the route to the offensive left. This concept is totally dependent on Rodgers fooling safety Anthony Levine (No. 41), who was playing man coverage on Lewis.
One difference between this fake and the handoff was that Rodgers didn’t show the ball to fake a run left before spinning around. This is likely for timing purposes because the overall counter fake already takes a bit of time to complete and Rodgers has to be able to throw as Lewis opens up.
Rodgers spun to the right, angled his feet to the hole and had two hands on the ball and his eyes down on the running back’s pocket.
After the fake, he extended his inside arm and tucked the ball away from the sight of the defense with his outside arm. Coaches from the Kyle Shanahan/Sean McVay coaching tree call this “playing the guitar” because it looks like the quarterback is playing an air guitar.
Rodgers totally relaxed his body and patiently shuffled away from the running back with his eyes on him to add to the illusion.
Levine fell for the fake and went inside to fit the run.
Rodgers booted away and found a wide-open Lewis, who got the ball to the Ravens’ 9-yard line.
When offenses want to attack the middle of the defense, they’ll typically use play action with a straight dropback.
Second quarter, 6:48 remaining, second-and-7
On this play, the Packers have a pop pass to tight end Tyler Davis called, with Rodgers faking an inside run with a one-hand play fake.
Hackett’s second point on play fakes is to “show, snap, shrink,” and Rodgers does all three on this play.
First, Rodgers showed the ball, extending his inside arm out and keeping his outside arm tucked in. Again, he’s “playing the guitar.”
Then he snapped the ball back and shrank, getting his body compact and ready to throw. Rodgers had to be efficient on the play fake because the Ravens sent two defensive backs on a blitz.
The Packers didn’t block either defender, but because Rodgers did a good job of shrinking, he was ready to throw the ball without a hitch. He delivered a perfect strike to Davis down the middle of the defense for a 22-yard gain.
Was just reading about Aaron Rodgers exceptional faking ability. Hope Tua masters this. The one area I thought Marino could have invested more effort into.
Studying Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and the art of the play fake
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers is excellent with the play fake because of the way he executes each of its details.
theathletic.com
Aaron Rodgers is a magician who specializes in the art of the play fake. Not that he needs a lot of help creating windows because he can throw receivers open with the best of them, but his ability to deceive certainly makes life easier for his receivers. Running the ball and play action were major points of emphasis when coach Matt LaFleur installed his offense in Green Bay two years ago.
In the above clip, Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett preaches the gospel of the play action and the attention to detail necessary to properly execute it to a group of young quarterbacks. In his presentation, he lists the following points:
1. Be a great faker with and without the football! Make everything look the same!!
2. Show, snap, shrink.
3. Is it two hands and leave on?
4. Is it a one-hand show and bring the ball in?
5. Are you an actor?
The first point is about the quarterback carrying out his fake even when he hands off the ball. If a quarterback is lazy on his fakes, it’ll be very noticeable to the defense when he keeps the ball and all of a sudden moves at full speed after he clears the running back.
Second quarter, 5:56 remaining, first-and-10
Here, the Packers have a counter run called. Even on actual handoffs, Rodgers is remarkably detailed, which sets up the play action.
Rodgers started by extending the ball with two hands to fake like the run was going to the offensive left.
Then he spun to the right and angled his feet to set the “runway” toward the hole for the running back, with his eyes down toward the running back’s pocket. On this fake, he kept both hands on the ball, which is what Hackett referred to on the third point in his presentation.
After the handoff, he left his inside arm extended with his outside arm tucked in to make it look like he might be holding the ball with his outside arm. Then he took a couple of shuffles away before booting away.
When the Packers call a play fake off their counter concept, Rodgers makes it look almost exactly the same.
Second quarter, 13:40 remaining, first-and-9
Here, the Packers run a boot concept with only tight end Marcedes Lewisreleasing on the route to the offensive left. This concept is totally dependent on Rodgers fooling safety Anthony Levine (No. 41), who was playing man coverage on Lewis.
One difference between this fake and the handoff was that Rodgers didn’t show the ball to fake a run left before spinning around. This is likely for timing purposes because the overall counter fake already takes a bit of time to complete and Rodgers has to be able to throw as Lewis opens up.
Rodgers spun to the right, angled his feet to the hole and had two hands on the ball and his eyes down on the running back’s pocket.
After the fake, he extended his inside arm and tucked the ball away from the sight of the defense with his outside arm. Coaches from the Kyle Shanahan/Sean McVay coaching tree call this “playing the guitar” because it looks like the quarterback is playing an air guitar.
Rodgers totally relaxed his body and patiently shuffled away from the running back with his eyes on him to add to the illusion.
Levine fell for the fake and went inside to fit the run.
Rodgers booted away and found a wide-open Lewis, who got the ball to the Ravens’ 9-yard line.
When offenses want to attack the middle of the defense, they’ll typically use play action with a straight dropback.
Second quarter, 6:48 remaining, second-and-7
On this play, the Packers have a pop pass to tight end Tyler Davis called, with Rodgers faking an inside run with a one-hand play fake.
Hackett’s second point on play fakes is to “show, snap, shrink,” and Rodgers does all three on this play.
First, Rodgers showed the ball, extending his inside arm out and keeping his outside arm tucked in. Again, he’s “playing the guitar.”
Then he snapped the ball back and shrank, getting his body compact and ready to throw. Rodgers had to be efficient on the play fake because the Ravens sent two defensive backs on a blitz.
The Packers didn’t block either defender, but because Rodgers did a good job of shrinking, he was ready to throw the ball without a hitch. He delivered a perfect strike to Davis down the middle of the defense for a 22-yard gain.
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I doubt it but yeah very possible. There are many different scenarios which we make the playoffs but it starts with us. I think if we win out we are in.
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Amazing post!Congrats on the Packers wrapping up a playoff spot. Must have been a hell of fun ride to go from Favre to Rodgers.
Was just reading about Aaron Rodgers exceptional faking ability. Hope Tua masters this. The one area I thought Marino could have invested more effort into.
Studying Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and the art of the play fake
Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers is excellent with the play fake because of the way he executes each of its details.
Aaron Rodgers is a magician who specializes in the art of the play fake. Not that he needs a lot of help creating windows because he can throw receivers open with the best of them, but his ability to deceive certainly makes life easier for his receivers. Running the ball and play action were major points of emphasis when coach Matt LaFleur installed his offense in Green Bay two years ago.
In the above clip, Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett preaches the gospel of the play action and the attention to detail necessary to properly execute it to a group of young quarterbacks. In his presentation, he lists the following points:
1. Be a great faker with and without the football! Make everything look the same!!
2. Show, snap, shrink.
3. Is it two hands and leave on?
4. Is it a one-hand show and bring the ball in?
5. Are you an actor?
The first point is about the quarterback carrying out his fake even when he hands off the ball. If a quarterback is lazy on his fakes, it’ll be very noticeable to the defense when he keeps the ball and all of a sudden moves at full speed after he clears the running back.
Second quarter, 5:56 remaining, first-and-10
Here, the Packers have a counter run called. Even on actual handoffs, Rodgers is remarkably detailed, which sets up the play action.
Rodgers started by extending the ball with two hands to fake like the run was going to the offensive left.
Then he spun to the right and angled his feet to set the “runway” toward the hole for the running back, with his eyes down toward the running back’s pocket. On this fake, he kept both hands on the ball, which is what Hackett referred to on the third point in his presentation.
After the handoff, he left his inside arm extended with his outside arm tucked in to make it look like he might be holding the ball with his outside arm. Then he took a couple of shuffles away before booting away.
When the Packers call a play fake off their counter concept, Rodgers makes it look almost exactly the same.
Second quarter, 13:40 remaining, first-and-9
Here, the Packers run a boot concept with only tight end Marcedes Lewisreleasing on the route to the offensive left. This concept is totally dependent on Rodgers fooling safety Anthony Levine (No. 41), who was playing man coverage on Lewis.
One difference between this fake and the handoff was that Rodgers didn’t show the ball to fake a run left before spinning around. This is likely for timing purposes because the overall counter fake already takes a bit of time to complete and Rodgers has to be able to throw as Lewis opens up.
Rodgers spun to the right, angled his feet to the hole and had two hands on the ball and his eyes down on the running back’s pocket.
After the fake, he extended his inside arm and tucked the ball away from the sight of the defense with his outside arm. Coaches from the Kyle Shanahan/Sean McVay coaching tree call this “playing the guitar” because it looks like the quarterback is playing an air guitar.
Rodgers totally relaxed his body and patiently shuffled away from the running back with his eyes on him to add to the illusion.
Levine fell for the fake and went inside to fit the run.
Rodgers booted away and found a wide-open Lewis, who got the ball to the Ravens’ 9-yard line.
When offenses want to attack the middle of the defense, they’ll typically use play action with a straight dropback.
Second quarter, 6:48 remaining, second-and-7
On this play, the Packers have a pop pass to tight end Tyler Davis called, with Rodgers faking an inside run with a one-hand play fake.
Hackett’s second point on play fakes is to “show, snap, shrink,” and Rodgers does all three on this play.
First, Rodgers showed the ball, extending his inside arm out and keeping his outside arm tucked in. Again, he’s “playing the guitar.”
Then he snapped the ball back and shrank, getting his body compact and ready to throw. Rodgers had to be efficient on the play fake because the Ravens sent two defensive backs on a blitz.
The Packers didn’t block either defender, but because Rodgers did a good job of shrinking, he was ready to throw the ball without a hitch. He delivered a perfect strike to Davis down the middle of the defense for a 22-yard gain.
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