Ty Montgomery made himself a target for criticism Sunday when he inadvisably returned a kickoff out of the end zone and fumbled away the Green Bay Packers’ opportunity to retake the lead in the final minutes. That mistake, compounded by his willingness to disregard the direction of the coaching staff, will color Montgomery’s Green Bay tenure and perhaps his NFL career.
But while the game-sealing turnover understandably garnered most of the attention Sunday, Montgomery’s bad game began earlier. If not for one particular mistake, the entire sequence might never have transpired.