Being confident is a huge part of being a skilled player in the NFL, but it’s especially important at cornerback, where you have to recover quickly after returning to a modern, offensive league. That’s part of the charm of Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander. Taken 18th overall by the Packers in the 2018 NFL Draft, he’s a definite first-rounder. In his two Pro Bowl seasons in 2018 and 2022, it’s worth noting that he also backed up his talk with a walk. Bold confidence is great when he backs it up, but his attitude on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers could have cost the Packers dearly. Alexander drew andquot;marital misfortunes andquot; before the game with a coin toss, going out unexpectedly with the team and captains before the game. That would be abnormal in itself, but then the bombastic cornerback took it one step further and actually called tailbacks and after the win said andquot;I want our defense on the field.andquot
The Packers were fortunate that head coach Matt LaFleur told the umpires before the game that if they won the coin toss, they would elect to delay. If the referee interpreted Alexander as punting after the win, there was a scenario where the Panthers could have had the ball to start both halves. Green Bay won the game 33-30, which could have been the difference between winning and losing as well as making the playoffs and not making it. With the win, Green Bay is now 7-8 and very much on the bubble. All is well for Green Bay, but LaFleur was not happy with Alexander after the game, calling the move a big mistake.
Instead of punting or punting, teams actually decide when they want to punt or punt to open the half. When one team says “Weand#039;get that,andquot; this is good; they and#039; just say they are currently picking and would like to get the ball. But you never have to say, andquot;Weand#039;kick.andquot; Because the referee can consider it a decision that you decide to open the game with a kick and then the other team makes their choice at the beginning of the second half, in which case they of course decide to take it, which leads to your team. . starting both sides. That’s why players always say “postpone,andquot; as they delay their squads and selections until the second half.
