Texans Hail Mary play was wayyyy to close

[Dorsett99Yards]

Batting it down isn’t always safe either. If there are receivers who know they don’t have a chance, they would get in front of where the ball would be spiked and they can catch it off of the spike. I remember a Jax game where they won off of a spike and another game where the receiver almost caught it after a spike off of memory.

A lot of receivers snatch the ball off a defenders hands while they're trying to bat it down. That's why some coaches tell their players to just catch it. You have to get two hands on the ball to bat it down properly anyway. So to some it makes sense for a player to go ahead and try to catch it.

 

[TequilaCowboy]

All Hooker needs to do is bat it down. Why go for the pick

Exactly, made the mistake most DBs make, try to be the hero and intercept it. The ball went through his hands and could have been caught by the Texan. Got lucky there. Just jump into the bus and get on I-45 as quick as you can.

 

[DCBoysfan]

Hooker tired catching the ball it instead of knocking the ball down.