The NFL needs to look at receiver gloves

[Nightman]

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.

You are 100% correct. The tackiness is 10x more than without them.

But they are legal and everyone can wear them, so no one has an advantage.

 

[Jenky]

you are missing the point.

I will respectfully disagree. I know that the gloves help, but there's so much more to it than that and I'm not trying to discredit anyone nor any accomplishments either.

 

[coult44]

My son played WR in high school and now college. He also plays centerfield and is actually on a baseball scholarship. The gloves get better and better each year. The baseball coaches have the outfielders practicing drills without their baseball gloves and instead having them use WR gloves.

For those of you questioning or arguing against how good the gloves are, ifyou haven't put them on and caught a ball with then on, you really shouldn't comment. The difference is not even close. A good comparison would be like comparing a stock Camaro to a NASCAR race car. Sure the Camaro is a nice car, but on the track it would get lapped 100 times in a race. These gloves make the WR that much better. It's not even close...Can you compare a great high school athlete to an NFL star? The NFL player makes the high schooler look bad. That's how much difference there is between these new gloves.

With all that being said, I see no problem in having them. Every part of the new equipment is changed and much better. That's a good thing!!

 

[coult44]

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.

No he couldn't with the same greatness. If he catches 100 one hand catches with gloves, he'd only catch 50 without them.

 

[Craig]

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

Youve never used the gloves then. One handed catches are less impressive than two handed drops if youre wearing those things. Guys like fitz, dez, beckham who are so great at getting to the ball are still undeniable.

 

[Hoofbite]

If that's the case, they should probably look at everything.

Equipment is undoubtedly lighter than they were in the past and allow for a greater range of motion.

Should probably just go back to the days were guys looked like Minecraft characters and ran in straight lines.

 

[Hoofbite]

No he couldn't with the same greatness. If he catches 100 one hand catches with gloves, he'd only catch 50 without them.

Hard to argue against concrete facts like this.

 

[Section446]

Yep, they addressed it. I had a chance to play try these things out a few weeks ago, and they are amazing.

On an unrelated note, I sat next to a guy at the Cowboys game a couple of years ago against the Saints, and he actually wore receivers gloves to the game. And we were up high.

You know, I actually see that more than you'd think at the stadjum.

 

[Nightman]

You know, I actually see that more than you'd think at the stadjum.

So they can throw up the logo that is printed on the palms and get on TV. Plus they won't drop those $12 beers.

 

[CATCH17]

Those gloves are amazing but I don't think they should remove them.

Heck, keep trying to improve them. I want to see crazy catches.

 

[ROUSH8692]

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.

Try making a catch with those gloves with a 210-240 guy guarding you swatting at your arms.... You are very misinformed. It is one thing to play catch with 10 year olds wearing these gloves and another to play in the NFL....

 

[Aven8]

Can T Williams get a set of those made for forearms?

 

[rynochop]

I mentioned this right after the catch. 0 times out of a 100 he catches that without the rubber gloves. But as someone rebutted, does the nfl not want those kind of catches? Will never be outlawed

 

[erod]

Try making a catch with those gloves with a 210-240 guy guarding you swatting at your arms.... You are very misinformed. It is one thing to play catch with 10 year olds wearing these gloves and another to play in the NFL....

And you've entirely missed the point.

 

[EST_1986]

My son played WR in high school and now college. He also plays centerfield and is actually on a baseball scholarship. The gloves get better and better each year. The baseball coaches have the outfielders practicing drills without their baseball gloves and instead having them use WR gloves.

For those of you questioning or arguing against how good the gloves are, ifyou haven't put them on and caught a ball with then on, you really shouldn't comment. The difference is not even close. A good comparison would be like comparing a stock Camaro to a NASCAR race car. Sure the Camaro is a nice car, but on the track it would get lapped 100 times in a race. These gloves make the WR that much better. It's not even close...Can you compare a great high school athlete to an NFL star? The NFL player makes the high schooler look bad. That's how much difference there is between these new gloves.

With all that being said, I see no problem in having them. Every part of the new equipment is changed and much better. That's a good thing!!

So all AJ Jenkins needs is WR gloves and he's Antonio Brown..boom problem solved

 

[coult44]

So all AJ Jenkins needs is WR gloves and he's Antonio Brown..boom problem solved

Did Barry Bonds need PEDs to make him great? No. To be the GOAT? Probably....

 

[Craig]

So all AJ Jenkins needs is WR gloves and he's Antonio Brown..boom problem solved

Antonio brown? I dont think you could have chosen a worse star receiver to use for that argument. Hes not making circus catches, hes catching short routes and making plays with his legs.

 

[Floatyworm]

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.

I've been saying it from day one........

No Gloves = No Catch

And i'm still unimpressed....the most over hyped catch in the history of the league wearing fly paper gloves. Go figure. Guess the Giants gotta figure out how to sell tickets one way or the other since Eli sucks....And their D has fallen apart.

 

[EST_1986]

Did Barry Bonds need PEDs to make him great? No. To be the GOAT? Probably....

Griffey Jr is always my GOAT. But comparing WR gloves to PEDs is kind of insane

 

[EST_1986]

Antonio brown? I dont think you could have chosen a worse star receiver to use for that argument. Hes not making circus catches, hes catching short routes and making plays with his legs.

You underestimate the power of these magic magnet gloves