My thoughts on the game

[thf24]

11. I'm still perplexed that Aeris runs to the left with the ball in his right arm. Still perplexed.

That's becoming more and more common throughout football. I'm no expert so I'm not completely sure why, but my guess would be that some now believe the vulnerability while switching hands has become riskier compared to just clamping it in one arm from the outset, due to the ever increasing speed and athleticism of the game. In any case, Aeris is far from the only one who doesn't switch now.

[smootness]

That's becoming more and more common throughout football. I'm no expert so I'm not completely sure why, but my guess would be that some now believe the vulnerability while switching hands has become riskier compared to just clamping it in one arm from the outset, due to the ever increasing speed and athleticism of the game. In any case, Aeris is far from the only one who doesn't switch now.

I think you're right. I would assume they've done studies and seen that fumbles actually increase when switching arms, or at least I hope so. It does seem to follow logically. Plus, how often is the RB further to the outside than any defender? Usually there are still guys on either side of you, so if you switch arms, there's still the risk of a player coming at you from the ball side.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

That's becoming more and more common throughout football. I'm no expert so I'm not completely sure why, but my guess would be that some now believe the vulnerability while switching hands has become riskier compared to just clamping it in one arm from the outset, due to the ever increasing speed and athleticism of the game. In any case, Aeris is far from the only one who doesn't switch now.

You don't have to switch arms. You start with it in your left arm from the outset when the play is going left.

[Tbonewannabe]

You don't have to switch arms. You start with it in your left arm from the outset when the play is going left.

There are some RBs that don't switch arms for whatever reason. It could be that he isn't comfortable with it in his left.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

There are some RBs that don't switch arms for whatever reason. It could be that he isn't comfortable with it in his left.

That's going to be my guess. It didn't get corrected in junior high, and he was allowed to do it all through high school. By the time he got to MSU, it felt totally foreign to carry in the correct arm.