Ted Ginn running from contact

[flynryan15]

Can anyone think of another player in the NFL past or present that either runs out of bounds or slides down on the field more then Ted Ginn? My buddy and I were racking our brains about this and we can't think of any.

 

[Geofferic]

I've never seen a quarterback avoid contact as well as Ginn. We need to put him under center, snap the ball and tell him to just not get hit until he finds the endzone.

It'll be cake - it's a law of physics that Ginn won't be hit by another player.

 

[flynryan15]

I am seeing kickers look to make hits on kick coverage. Then I see Ted Ginn looking for the sideline!

 

[skipp2myloo13]

I once tried to call Ted Ginn, but the call was dropped.

 

[normaldude]

I can't find a link, but I remember when Ted Ginn first came to the NFL, he mentioned that he would step out of bounds when given the chance because he wanted to have a long NFL career.

From a financial perspective, he probably looks at this way:

Option A: Avoid contact, catch a few passes, and spend 10 years in the NFL collecting 7 figure paychecks. After all, he ran a 4.28 in the 40, and was a 1st round draft pick. As long as he's not injured, some team will pick him up, on the hopes that he "breaks out".

Option B: Fight for yards, take the hits, be more aggressive & productive, but risk serious injury. His thinking is that if he blows out his knee, his NFL gravy train will come to an end.

I don't think his thinking is going to change. This is the way he is, and he's always going to play scared.

 

[BuffaloFinfan]

Here is the thing about Ginn. The QB, no matter whom he is, needs to throw the ball in a place so he can't see the safety in the corner of his eyes otherwise his arms shrink, legs wobble and hands turn to stone.

Two examples from yesterday's game; the INT run back by Sharper and the lone deep pass over the middle.

On the INT, which should have been caught or at least slip through his hands to the ground instead of bouncing around like a ping pong ball, the ball needed to be thrown to his outside shoulder. It was to his inside shoulder forcing his head in the direction of the safety.

On the long incomplete over the middle, Henne under threw the pass and forced Ginn to cut back to the middle instead of towards the goal line. Result? Ginn sees the safety and the pass goes through his hands.

 

[Pelorus Jack]

To keep Ginn from laying down, dropping the ball or just plain running out of bounds, Henne needs to remember not to throw the ball anywhere that will cause Ginn to see his own shadow :/