Oct 5th 2008 3:48PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Colts, Texans
When people talk about the traits that make up a good quarterback, they often talk about things like “poise” and “clutch ability” and whatnot.
Most of that stuff is B.S., and the truth is that being a good quarterback is mostly about the ability to throw a football accurately. But there is at least a little something to the whole “poise” thing, and today Texans quarterback Sage Rosenfels showed why has the poise of, well, a career bench warmer.
The Texans were beating the Colts 27-17 with less than four minutes left in the fourth quarter today, and all they had to do was run time off the clock. On a third-and-8, Rosenfels rolled out, picked up a few yards, and then — instead of putting both hands on the ball and making sure it couldn’t be stripped — inexplicably attempted to leap over two defenders, dangling the ball at his side. He fumbled, and Colts linebacker Gary Brackett picked it up and raced for a touchdown.Continue Reading
