Tyreek Hill has inserted himself into the apparent feud between Micah Parsons and Darius Slayton. Hill made the situation a bit more uncomfortable for everyone when he inserted himself and Adidas into the conversation. The controversy revolves around a statement that Hill made on a social media post’s comment section that featured Parsons and Slayton exchanging their opinions on a particular habit that quarterbacks have. Slapping the ball. While the two players were pointing out there arguments, Hill stepped in to shake things up with a comment of his own.
What is the history of the “ball slap” by the quarterback?
The quarterback has extremely limited time to make a decision once the ball is snapped. They might have a second or two at best. What they do in those precious few seconds determine the success of the play. Most drop back into the pocket and look across the field for the available options. After taking a ridiculously short amount of time to make decision, their throw needs to be accurate.
So when the analyst John Frascella pointed out Shedeur Sanders tendency to tap the ball before throwing it had some questioning Sanders ability, including Micah Parsons. However, the habit of tapping the ball before throwing it appears to have no effect at all. That’s if you think Tom Brady knew what he was doing. He is well known to have the quickest release in NFL history.
Brady was no doubt one of, if not the absolute best, quarterbacks to ever play the game. He made the NFL an internationally known brand and influenced a lot of the NFL’s decisions till this day. So what it comes as no surprise that the action of tapping the ball, like Sanders does, was a habit of Tom Brady too. That was what led to this new situation.
What led to Tyreek Hill making the comment on social media?
The situation arose when analyst John Frascella criticized Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders’ tendency to slap the ball before throwing. A habit amongst some quarterbacks that have the league split in their opinion. Some point out, like Frascella that it may be a liability and give the defense an advantage. Slayton was the first to jump to the defense of the habit.
At that point Micah Parsons commented on the post by saying, “Do you realize a pat on the ball can be the difference between a catch or a complete pass?” So now we have two stars of the NFL making alternative viewpoints about a specific topic in the NFL. That alone was enough to make the story go viral. However, Tyreek Hill felt the need to stir up some more controversy by putting his two cents in.
Hill posted the comment,”Two adidas guys arguing why!” Which immediately went viral. One must ask if Tyreek Hill has had a little too much time on his hands after suffering a wrist injury that kept him sidelined for some time. The rumours surrounding him being traded are rife as well. Is Hill simply trying to distract us, and perhaps even himself, from his own career issues?
What does the future hold for Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins?
The Dolphins and Tyreek Hill did not have a great season last year by any measure. Tyreek Hill’s tendency to live a life online will no doubt be an annoyance for the Dolphins. One might ask why is he even putting himself, and Adidas into the situation. Quarterbacks have a whole list of habits and tendencies they do during a game. Is it just an attempt by a bored player not certain of his future to entertain himself by creating some kind of feud between two of the best players in the NFL? His future will define how important this story ends up being.
