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Catch Radius
One thing that we, as football fans, discuss relentlessly is a wide receiver’s catching radius. Many times, we just say these words when we are talking about a receiver high-pointing a ball or, even simpler, when we see a big wide receiver enter the NFL. Often, we assume that a big receiver automatically has an enormous catching radius. But in fact, catch radius doesn’t always correlate directly to size. You can be a smaller receiver, like Odell Beckham, and still possess a large catching radius. Last year, Football Outsider’s Scott Kacsmar wrote an outstanding article about how size can be misleading when talking about a receiver’s catch radius. You can find that article, here:
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2014/catch-radius-mike-wallace-co-vs-antonio-brown
As for Bryant, he is one of the league’s premier receivers in terms of catch radius and being able to high point passes. He excels when he asked to make contested catches outside the framework of his body at any place on the field. Here are just a few plays from 2014 where Bryant made some spectacular catches using his wide catch radius:
Unlike Antonio Brown or Odell Beckham Jr, Bryant’s game isn’t based around quick separation off the line of scrimmage. Instead, he is going to win using his body placement, jumping ability and strong hands so the importance of having a big catch radius is amplified. Because of his gigantic catch radius, Bryant has developed a uncanny connection with Romo and the quarterback has learned that just because Bryant is covered, it doesn’t mean he’s not open.
Read the rest at: http://all22breakdown.com/?p=3099
Catch Radius
One thing that we, as football fans, discuss relentlessly is a wide receiver’s catching radius. Many times, we just say these words when we are talking about a receiver high-pointing a ball or, even simpler, when we see a big wide receiver enter the NFL. Often, we assume that a big receiver automatically has an enormous catching radius. But in fact, catch radius doesn’t always correlate directly to size. You can be a smaller receiver, like Odell Beckham, and still possess a large catching radius. Last year, Football Outsider’s Scott Kacsmar wrote an outstanding article about how size can be misleading when talking about a receiver’s catch radius. You can find that article, here:
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2014/catch-radius-mike-wallace-co-vs-antonio-brown
As for Bryant, he is one of the league’s premier receivers in terms of catch radius and being able to high point passes. He excels when he asked to make contested catches outside the framework of his body at any place on the field. Here are just a few plays from 2014 where Bryant made some spectacular catches using his wide catch radius:
Unlike Antonio Brown or Odell Beckham Jr, Bryant’s game isn’t based around quick separation off the line of scrimmage. Instead, he is going to win using his body placement, jumping ability and strong hands so the importance of having a big catch radius is amplified. Because of his gigantic catch radius, Bryant has developed a uncanny connection with Romo and the quarterback has learned that just because Bryant is covered, it doesn’t mean he’s not open.
Read the rest at: http://all22breakdown.com/?p=3099
