http://thevikingage.com/2008/12/27/in-his-head/ A Minnesota Vikings Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:43:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thevikingage.com/2008/12/27/in-his-head/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 Ian Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:27:21 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=1288#comment-1262 I think it is a lot more than a metal problem. His size, and style of running make him more prone to running. He runs with a standing straight up style, and he tends to move his arms as he runs. Anytime you move your arm that way with the ball in it, you are going to make it easy for a defender to pop the ball out if they can contact it. It is difficult to train yourself to do that, but it can be done. Tiki Barber had a horrible fumbling issue, and he trained himself to almost never fumble holding the ball a very strange way. I think it is a lot more than a metal problem. His size, and style of running make him more prone to running. He runs with a standing straight up style, and he tends to move his arms as he runs. Anytime you move your arm that way with the ball in it, you are going to make it easy for a defender to pop the ball out if they can contact it. It is difficult to train yourself to do that, but it can be done. Tiki Barber had a horrible fumbling issue, and he trained himself to almost never fumble holding the ball a very strange way.

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