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NFL May Take A Closer Look At Gloves

gidiefor : Mod : 8/30/2015 2:05 pm
PFT Story linked below - the real question is -- are the new Nike Gloves good or bad for the NFL?
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Vin R : 8/30/2015 2:23 pm : link
The article makes a good point:  
81_Great_Dane : 8/30/2015 2:31 pm : link
They may want to take a look at gloves, but these gloves have been a key part of a lot of the great offensive plays the league loves. One-handed catches, perfect spirals in inclement weather...

It's not going to be so easy to take a step backward.
They always find a way  
David B. : 8/30/2015 2:40 pm : link
to focus on the wrong shit.
They're catching football's with tiny baseball mits  
Giants2012 : 8/30/2015 2:54 pm : link
even high school receivers are grasping the ball with one hand now.
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Giants2012 : 8/30/2015 2:54 pm : link
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Some of the gloves are ridiculous  
B in ALB : 8/30/2015 2:57 pm : link
I have a pair of Cutters that I use and they are unbelievably sticky. You have to try to not catch the ball.

That said, why does the NFL always have to find something to bitch about and investigate? God forbid the sport is actually about the game.
C'mon  
ben apuna's fanbase : 8/30/2015 2:58 pm : link
NFL pr wants ODB level plays replacing concussion giving def hits on hi-lite reels. Secret committee-secret report-report buried where ever Goodell's common sense resides.
There seems to be a lot of dropped balls for such incredible gloves  
crick n NC : 8/30/2015 5:05 pm : link
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After Odell's 'Spiderman' catch last season  
BlackLight : 8/30/2015 5:20 pm : link
I heard a few non-Giant fans talking about gloves being the reason he was able to make that catch.

The fact is, every receiver in the NFL is wearing the same gloves, and I don't see anyone else making that catch...

Sure, if we ever reach a point where those types of catches become common, we can talk about modifying the gloves. But as long as we're in a league where only a select few of the elite receivers are capable of this, they should leave it alone.
This would swing the league back to a running league  
bradshaw44 : 8/30/2015 5:25 pm : link
They've put so much effort in making it a passing league. This would be so counterintuitive. These guys are idiots.
Odell is making it look so easy  
RELICDOA : 8/30/2015 6:57 pm : link
Of course the league is taking notice. It's not like he's the only one who wears gloves. Every position is practically wearing gloves in today's games. It's a level playing feild!
So the NFL is like "Let's look at the gloves" .....why? because of the spectacular highlights that are transcending the sport? "The catch" damn near broke the Internet like kardashian's ass pic!
They need to take a closer look at  
Dry Lightning : 8/30/2015 8:19 pm : link
Roger Goodell's brain. It is diseased.
In the old days  
KWALL2 : 8/30/2015 9:36 pm : link
They only had stickum.
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