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"Media freakout over Beckham catch" thread?

santacruzom : 11/24/2014 1:41 pm
There's probably a lot of instances to go around, so maybe we can consolidate them here?
Here's Grantland's - ( New Window )
it was all  
Les in TO : 11/24/2014 1:44 pm : link
over every canadian media outlet today....the fact that the cowboys won was an after thought.
a separate Grantland column  
santacruzom : 11/24/2014 1:49 pm : link
Had this very succinct observation:

Quote:
It was so good that there wasn’t an immediate Twitter backlash to the idea that it was amazing. That’s the highest praise anything can get in 2014.


As good a summation as any.
wow - that pregame stuff  
Del Shofner : 11/24/2014 1:49 pm : link
is crazy. It definitely wasn't luck. I've seen the clip of him in college grabbing that kickoff with one hand as well. He's in his own class in this regard.
What's cool  
Randy in CT : 11/24/2014 1:52 pm : link
is that the defender interferes with OBJ as the defender is trying to get behind OBJ...You know, to get to the only place where you could POSSIBLY catch that ball!
They finally have a non-scandal story to talk about  
mattlawson : 11/24/2014 1:52 pm : link
Make sense to me
it's really amazing  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 11/24/2014 1:53 pm : link
how this catch is dominating the internet today. Everywhere I look there's a mention of it. We lost the game, but a star was born.

And since a lot of Eli's passes  
cjac : 11/24/2014 1:54 pm : link
look like kickoffs... no problem

(i'm kidding)
That catch will make this kid  
montanagiant : 11/24/2014 2:02 pm : link
10M+ in endorsement money...It is an amazing thing to witness mainly due to the internet
someone meme this dude  
mattlawson : 11/24/2014 2:05 pm : link
Here's some good...  
Mike in Long Beach : 11/24/2014 2:07 pm : link
"break the Internet" stuff.
Link - ( New Window )
...  
Randy in CT : 11/24/2014 2:08 pm : link
For example, 50 Cent already hired him the next time he throws an opening pitch:

RE: someone meme this dude  
montanagiant : 11/24/2014 2:08 pm : link
In comment 11998295 mattlawson said:
Quote:

"This is so amazing
I forgot to snap a pic of it"
And this is what the NFL has become  
SwirlingEddie : 11/24/2014 2:11 pm : link
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RE: And this is what the NFL has become  
Mike in Long Beach : 11/24/2014 2:13 pm : link
In comment 11998323 SwirlingEddie said:
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This isn't the NFL. This is people on the Internet.

And with that in mind, why you have issue with the NFL or anyone else glorifying what is probably the most athletic catch any of us have ever seen is beyond me.
Dez  
GiantWarrior : 11/24/2014 2:14 pm : link
Had really good things to say about him after the game too.
....  
yankees78 : 11/24/2014 2:21 pm : link
"Clayton: Top five receptions in NFL history"
Clayton: Top five receptions in NFL history - ( New Window )
I liked this one  
Jan in DC : 11/24/2014 2:25 pm : link
Another great catch by a Giant  
Vin R : 11/24/2014 2:29 pm : link
Seems to be forgotten now

RE: someone meme this dude  
GloryDayz : 11/24/2014 2:51 pm : link
In comment 11998295 mattlawson said:
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The photographer in the background will probably get an earful from his boss for not having the camera ready to take a shot of the catch.

Worse, if he's a true professional, he should be kicking his own ass for missing a great opportunity for photo for the ages. Was in great position!!!
Catching the Catch on Camera  
yankees78 : 11/24/2014 3:02 pm : link
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Those who saw Odell Beckham Jr.'s acrobatic catch live on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium probably could not fully appreciate it in real time. Those who saw it on video — millions, once the awe spread on social media — were dazzled by his seemingly impossible body control. And those who saw still photographs of the catch might have wondered, how did the photographer capture that?

Jeffrey Furticella, a picture editor on the Sports desk at The New York Times, reached out to some of the photographers who shot the catch on Sunday night. Here are their email exchanges

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what is so amazing about the his body control on one handed catch  
mattlawson : 11/24/2014 3:23 pm : link
his other arm was coming up to secure the ball, he was immediately like, nah i got this with 2 fingers, and the other arm went down to cushion his fall and stay in bounds.

just a boss fucking catch
I changed mycomp. for OBJ  
Stan from LA : 11/24/2014 4:51 pm : link
Lance Alworth(for anyone who ever saw him).
Here is the story of the photog in the photo.  
RDJR : 11/24/2014 4:58 pm : link
@StevePoliti: Our photographer @AndyMills_NJ was the one caught in the Odell Beckham photo. He tells his story. Hilarious.
link - ( New Window )
here's Simmons  
santacruzom : 11/26/2014 3:54 pm : link
discussing the catch, as well as joking revealing his true feelings about the Tyree catch.
Grantland - ( New Window )
that article  
santacruzom : 11/26/2014 3:58 pm : link
has an embedded video of the 9'ers comeback drive against the Packers in the 98 playoffs. I had forgotten how awesome that drive really was.
I also forgot  
santacruzom : 11/26/2014 4:01 pm : link
that Rice had fumbled but it wasn't called and there was no replay at the time... Favre just might have another SB ring had that been called correctly.
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