Monday, August 17, 2009

JT83

Jason Tucker catch. Just felt like reliving this.
My favourite Eskimo receiver of all-time. He consistently made mind-boggling catches like this.

Check the level of difficulty on this catch. First he has to change the shoulder he is looking over at full speed and maintain his route and re-find the ball in the air. That is not easy. Then, with one hand, he stretches out and pulls in a pass that is easily bombed over 50 yards with a defender behind him and one approaching at full-throttle from the side. The concentration level is off the charts.

Factor all of that in with the fact that he gets hit from the side just as he is trying to coral the ball into his body with less than a minute to go with his team down 4. Watch the way he switches hands to absorb the fall before he hits the ground. Incredible.

Sheeeiiiiit. JT, you sir, are the man!

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