The NFL needs to look at receiver gloves

[erod]

Sorry, Dez, but I'm about to attack your craft.

If you haven't had a chance to play catch with today's receiver gloves, I highly recommend it. I had a chance the other day with some young'uns I know. At my age, playing football isn't really in the itinerary anymore, but one of these kids had some and let me try them out.

Let's just say, afterward you won't be nearly as impressed with Odell Beckham's catch, or any other one-handed grab for that matter. These things are incredibly sticky, like stickum times ten. If you have big hands, a one-handed grab with these gloves is not a big deal at all. I have average hands, and I was pulling them down with ease.

I think the NFL needs to look at this. We've been talking a lot lately about the air pressure in the football, and how it makes it easier to hang on to the football. These gloves have a much more pronounced effect in that regard.

Shame on any NFL receiver for dropping a well-thrown ball with these insta-catch contraptions.

I realize the defenders can wear them, too, and I know the league wants offense, but I prefer the purer days when receivers just taped up their fingers like Pearson and Novacek. Even the early 90s gloves had nowhere near this much stickiness, and a lot of receiver refused to wear them. I can't imagine any receiver not wanting to wear these gloves today because they're a huge advantage.

And there's my old fart rant for the day.

 

[CyberB0b]

I stopped reading when you said Beckham's catch wasn't as impressive.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Thats interesting I didnt know that. I never wore gloves when I played wr though only on db.

 

[erod]

I stopped reading when you said Beckham's catch wasn't as impressive.

Impressive that he got in position, yes. But the ball just sticks to these things like fly paper, and Beckham has big hands. Athletic, yes, but hard to imagine hanging on to the ball? No.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Impressive that he got in position, yes. But the ball just sticks to these things like fly paper, and Beckham has big hands. Athletic, yes, but hard to imagine hanging on to the ball? No.

I agree with you about the gloves, it makes dropping the ball difficult. But OBJ's catch was ridiculous - he caught it with 3 fingers. The gloves didn't have much to do with that one.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Well you can make the argument that it makes it easier for WRs and for that reason, and that reason only, some of these awe inspiring catches might not be AS awe inspiring (not saying that they are not impressive just not AS impressive).

With that argument said.

If that was the case why are not ALL WRs who are in position, making those catches instead of many of them dropping them or just missing them or bobbling them and so on.

Just something to consider.

 

[EST_1986]

Impressive that he got in position, yes. But the ball just sticks to these things like fly paper, and Beckham has big hands. Athletic, yes, but hard to imagine hanging on to the ball? No.

If the gloves make it so easy nobody would drop balls at that level including defenders and Beckhams catch was beyond impressive including the ball just sticking to his glove

 

[zack]

Sorry, Dez, but I'm about to attack your craft.

If you haven't had a chance to play catch with today's receiver gloves, I highly recommend it. I had a chance the other day with some young'uns I know. At my age, playing football isn't really in the itinerary anymore, but one of these kids had some and let me try them out.

Let's just say, afterward you won't be nearly as impressed with Odell Beckham's catch, or any other one-handed grab for that matter. These things are incredibly sticky, like stickum times ten. If you have big hands, a one-handed grab with these gloves is not a big deal at all. I have average hands, and I was pulling them down with ease.

I think the NFL needs to look at this. We've been talking a lot lately about the air pressure in the football, and how it makes it easier to hang on to the football. These gloves have a much more pronounced effect in that regard.

Shame on any NFL receiver for dropping a well-thrown ball with these insta-catch contraptions.

I realize the defenders can wear them, too, and I know the league wants offense, but I prefer the purer days when receivers just taped up their fingers like Pearson and Novacek. Even the early 90s gloves had nowhere near this much stickiness, and a lot of receiver refused to wear them. I can't imagine any receiver not wanting to wear these gloves today because they're a huge advantage.

And there's my old fart rant for the day.

I had wore Neumanns gloves in college and they were somewhat tacky. I ended up using o natural with some spit. Lol. But agree with you that the gloves make it easy to catch.

 

[DFWJC]

Yeah, those gloves help a ton.

Still...Beckham's catch was amazing.

BTW, Justin Hardy (rookie with the Falcons) made more than one that was just as good in college.








The 2nd photo was just cool, so I added it.

 

[xwalker]

Sorry, Dez, but I'm about to attack your craft.

If you haven't had a chance to play catch with today's receiver gloves, I highly recommend it. I had a chance the other day with some young'uns I know. At my age, playing football isn't really in the itinerary anymore, but one of these kids had some and let me try them out.

Let's just say, afterward you won't be nearly as impressed with Odell Beckham's catch, or any other one-handed grab for that matter. These things are incredibly sticky, like stickum times ten. If you have big hands, a one-handed grab with these gloves is not a big deal at all. I have average hands, and I was pulling them down with ease.

I think the NFL needs to look at this. We've been talking a lot lately about the air pressure in the football, and how it makes it easier to hang on to the football. These gloves have a much more pronounced effect in that regard.

Shame on any NFL receiver for dropping a well-thrown ball with these insta-catch contraptions.

I realize the defenders can wear them, too, and I know the league wants offense, but I prefer the purer days when receivers just taped up their fingers like Pearson and Novacek. Even the early 90s gloves had nowhere near this much stickiness, and a lot of receiver refused to wear them. I can't imagine any receiver not wanting to wear these gloves today because they're a huge advantage.

And there's my old fart rant for the day.

The NFL wants as much offense as possible and spectacular plays like Beckham's catch sells. Don't expect any enforcement on the gloves.

I've heard that Beckham makes specular catches in practice even without the gloves.

 

[xvendettax914]

Impressive that he got in position, yes. But the ball just sticks to these things like fly paper, and Beckham has big hands. Athletic, yes, but hard to imagine hanging on to the ball? No.

I am actually quite familiar with these gloves and yes, it does shock me when a player drops a ball. However, as familiar as i am with said gloves having an NFL QB whip a ball my way is not something i have experience with. So the velocity the ball is coming surely negates some of that sticky. As for the ODB catch and may of those one handed grabs from "hail mary" type throws with the gloves they are far more likely to be caught than not.

 

[locked&loaded]

I agree with you about the gloves, it makes dropping the ball difficult. But OBJ's catch was ridiculous - he caught it with 3 fingers. The gloves didn't have much to do with that one.

If anything, this photo shows how much the gloves actually did. That ball is just about past its tipping point and he has no real support or grip behind the ball. This catch would not have been made barehanded.

 

[erod]

If the gloves make it so easy nobody would drop balls at that level including defenders and Beckhams catch was beyond impressive including the ball just sticking to his glove

I wish now I didn't include the Beckham catch, because I don't want this to just turn into a debate about that catch. It was the best grab of the year, no doubt.

As far as recivers bobbling balls, that's more about hand position and hand-eye coordination. If the ball hits you clean with these gloves, there is zero excuse for dropping it outside of getting clobbered by a safety.

The ball sticks to these things like magnets.

 

[RastaRocket]

I agree with you about the gloves, it makes dropping the ball difficult. But OBJ's catch was ridiculous - he caught it with 3 fingers. The gloves didn't have much to do with that one.

Would he have snagged that with 3 fingers and no glove?

Still impressive though.

 

[speedkilz88]

The nfl doesn't care about the gloves. They only banned the original stick-um because it was messy gunk that got all over the ball. Receivers still use a spray adhesive form of stick-um that they spray onto the gloves that make them even tackier.

 

[Jenky]

Sorry, Dez, but I'm about to attack your craft.

If you haven't had a chance to play catch with today's receiver gloves, I highly recommend it. I had a chance the other day with some young'uns I know. At my age, playing football isn't really in the itinerary anymore, but one of these kids had some and let me try them out.

Let's just say, afterward you won't be nearly as impressed with Odell Beckham's catch, or any other one-handed grab for that matter. These things are incredibly sticky, like stickum times ten. If you have big hands, a one-handed grab with these gloves is not a big deal at all. I have average hands, and I was pulling them down with ease.

I think the NFL needs to look at this. We've been talking a lot lately about the air pressure in the football, and how it makes it easier to hang on to the football. These gloves have a much more pronounced effect in that regard.

Shame on any NFL receiver for dropping a well-thrown ball with these insta-catch contraptions.

I realize the defenders can wear them, too, and I know the league wants offense, but I prefer the purer days when receivers just taped up their fingers like Pearson and Novacek. Even the early 90s gloves had nowhere near this much stickiness, and a lot of receiver refused to wear them. I can't imagine any receiver not wanting to wear these gloves today because they're a huge advantage.

And there's my old fart rant for the day.

That's great. Now do it at 100 mph with DBs blowing you up. Oh yeah and factor in countless outside variables as well.

PS: Dez can one hand those catches without gloves.

 

[erod]

That's great. Now do it at 100 mph with DBs blowing you up. Oh yeah and factor in countless outside variables as well.

PS: Dez can one hand those catches without gloves.

 

[Jenky]

I am actually quite familiar with these gloves and yes, it does shock me when a player drops a ball. However, as familiar as i am with said gloves having an NFL QB whip a ball my way is not something i have experience with. So the velocity the ball is coming surely negates some of that sticky. As for the ODB catch and may of those one handed grabs from "hail mary" type throws with the gloves they are far more likely to be caught than not.

Very good point about a NFL QB's velocity.

It's not a pickup game.

 

[Seven]

Nothing to do with the gloves..........Eli throws like a girl.

 

[guag]

If anything, this photo shows how much the gloves actually did. That ball is just about past its tipping point and he has no real support or grip behind the ball. This catch would not have been made barehanded.

It's hard to disagree with this. No way that doesn't slip through his fingers without those gloves on.

With that said though, most guys couldn't make that catch with the gloves anyway.