(Bruce Kluckhohn / Associated Press)Sometimes a quarterback, at least one not named Tom Brady, is a runner and sometimes he’s a passer. While most of the early talk during the NFL’s preseason has concerned implementation of the helmet rule, this rule — call it the Anthony Barr rule or, more precisely, the Aaron Rodgers rule — came up Saturday and the Minnesota Vikings were again involved. Williams was flagged for what looked like a perfectly legal sack of the quarterback, if you were living in 2017. A simple shove-down probably would have sufficed in that situation, but it is what it is.”All 255 pounds of Anthony Barr came crashing down on Aaron Rodgers' right shoulder. If he’s running, that’s not the same.’’Even though Rodgers was out of the pocket, Morelli said he had reestablished himself as a passer.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2018 16:07 UTC