Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers will always be associated. The quarterback, who would go on to become a Hall of Famer, played for Green Bay for 18 years, starting 15 of those as the starting quarterback. Whatever your personal feelings towards Rodgers, he has consistently demonstrated that he is among the most intelligent quarterbacks in history.
The majority of the time, those cunning tendencies show through in making use of the regulations that the NFL has established. One rule, though, that the NFL might implement soon might put the 40-year-old quarterback at a disadvantage.
The third quarter of the Lions vs. Packers game in Week Four ended only moments before the Packers snapped the ball. The officials should have called the play dead right away, but they failed to do so, allowing the Packers to gain 44 yards. The Lions took offence, but there was nothing the officials could do to correct their error.
Such errors can be corrected if the Competition Committee’s new rule proposal is approved.
The phrase “The game clock is reviewable to determine if the period expired before any snap” sums up the proposed rule modification. Put another way, replay might correct a mistake made if the clock reached :00 at the conclusion of any quarter or overtime but the ball was still snapped.
This wouldn’t impact the game’s delay.
With the exception of the fourth quarter, half of the Packers’ snaps in 2020 happened in the last five seconds of the play clock. who is amazing, and the Eagles were the only other team who came close. Interestingly enough, the Packers hardly ever snap the ball with more than 16 seconds left. This tendency becomes much more apparent when they are trying to make a comeback.
It’s no secret that Rodgers takes advantage of the play-clock. Going forward, it will be intriguing to watch if the NFL drives Aaron Rodgers outside of his comfort zone.
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