Winston Eating the W

jnormand · 11-10-2020, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Drew can't stop licking his fingers either. Maybe it's contagious....

He stopped doing that. I actually heard that he had to break himself off the habit because of Covid. He said it was hard to stop.

Rugby Saint II · 11-10-2020, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

He stopped doing that. I actually heard that he had to break himself off the habit because of Covid. He said it was hard to stop.

I'll take your word on that my friend. I do remember when we played the Buc's the first time this season there was a count of how often he licked his fingers and the timing of when he licked his fingers on his throwing hand. It was the first game and he had been working on it during the off season, yet it was still automatic. I guess I just hadn't noticed it since then. Thanks for the info. Brittany probably feels a lot better kissing him after a game now.

AsylumGuido · 11-10-2020, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

He stopped doing that. I actually heard that he had to break himself off the habit because of Covid. He said it was hard to stop.

Actually, he was planning on stopping, but continued to lick them. Here's Amie Just on a question about it a few weeks back.

I thought Drew Brees was going to stop licking his fingers?

A: So, he started training camp without issue, but then I noticed on one day in particular, he was back to his old finger lickin' ways. On like the ninth day of practice (or something close to that) I counted that he licked his fingers six times when I was paying attention to him.

I went back and watched the first drive of the Raiders' game and Brees — while he was on camera — licked his fingers 12 times. In the first drive. Here are my notes:

As he's walking onto the field before the first play
As he's breaking the huddle before the first play
Before he takes the first snap
Before he takes the second snap
After the incompletion to Jared Cook
As he's breaking the huddle for the fourth play
Before he takes the fourth snap
Before the snap at 12:40
Before the snap at 12:15
After breaking the huddle at 11:51
Before the snap at 11:49
Before the snap at 11:17

Those finger licks were just when he was on camera, too. So, based on this, it looks like he has a pattern. He definitely licks his fingers after breaking every huddle and before taking every snap. So in the case of finger licks 10 and 11, that's two licks within three seconds. He also — as he's said previously — sometimes licks his fingers after the play, as evidenced by No. 5.

11-10-2020, 12:35 PM	#1
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,757	Re: Winston Eating the W Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Drew can't stop licking his fingers either. Maybe it's contagious.... He stopped doing that. I actually heard that he had to break himself off the habit because of Covid. He said it was hard to stop. RailBoss and Rugby Saint II like this.

11-10-2020, 01:16 PM	#2
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,149	Re: Winston Eating the W Originally Posted by jnormand He stopped doing that. I actually heard that he had to break himself off the habit because of Covid. He said it was hard to stop. I'll take your word on that my friend. I do remember when we played the Buc's the first time this season there was a count of how often he licked his fingers and the timing of when he licked his fingers on his throwing hand. It was the first game and he had been working on it during the off season, yet it was still automatic. I guess I just hadn't noticed it since then. Thanks for the info. Brittany probably feels a lot better kissing him after a game now.

11-10-2020, 01:52 PM	#3
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Winston Eating the W Originally Posted by jnormand He stopped doing that. I actually heard that he had to break himself off the habit because of Covid. He said it was hard to stop. Actually, he was planning on stopping, but continued to lick them. Here's Amie Just on a question about it a few weeks back. I thought Drew Brees was going to stop licking his fingers? A: So, he started training camp without issue, but then I noticed on one day in particular, he was back to his old finger lickin' ways. On like the ninth day of practice (or something close to that) I counted that he licked his fingers six times when I was paying attention to him. I went back and watched the first drive of the Raiders' game and Brees — while he was on camera — licked his fingers 12 times. In the first drive. Here are my notes: As he's walking onto the field before the first play As he's breaking the huddle before the first play Before he takes the first snap Before he takes the second snap After the incompletion to Jared Cook As he's breaking the huddle for the fourth play Before he takes the fourth snap Before the snap at 12:40 Before the snap at 12:15 After breaking the huddle at 11:51 Before the snap at 11:49 Before the snap at 11:17 Those finger licks were just when he was on camera, too. So, based on this, it looks like he has a pattern. He definitely licks his fingers after breaking every huddle and before taking every snap. So in the case of finger licks 10 and 11, that's two licks within three seconds. He also — as he's said previously — sometimes licks his fingers after the play, as evidenced by No. 5. Rugby Saint II likes this.
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