Odell Beckham Jr. just made possibly the greatest catch in NFL history

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Actually, if you factor in the fact that eli's pass fell from a higher distance, and you consider the acceleration of gravity + the inertia created by the weight of the ball... well then, yes, both speed and force are increased.

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@*DalMem* is right the ball did lose some speed but to say it was soft is ridiculous



The ball ascended on its path down the field until it was 10 yards higher than Manning’s hand, and it left Manning’s hand at about 56 miles per hour. By the time it arrived at the point where Beckham was jostling with Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr, the football was speeding along at about 46 miles an hour.

Measuring the trajectory and route of the football, Goff concluded that the pass had been heading out of bounds.

“Beckham had to bring the football to a complete stop — bringing its linear momentum to arrest — in 0.2 seconds,” Goff said. “And that’s not much time.”

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@*DalMem* is right the ball did lose some speed but to say it was soft is ridiculous



The ball ascended on its path down the field until it was 10 yards higher than Manning’s hand, and it left Manning’s hand at about 56 miles per hour. By the time it arrived at the point where Beckham was jostling with Dallas cornerback Brandon Carr, the football was speeding along at about 46 miles an hour.

Measuring the trajectory and route of the football, Goff concluded that the pass had been heading out of bounds.

“Beckham had to bring the football to a complete stop — bringing its linear momentum to arrest — in 0.2 seconds,” Goff said. “And that’s not much time.”

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/2...by-the-giants-odell-beckham-jr.html?referrer=
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I put this catch last year against ODBs.

I'll give Beckham the never touching w/ the other hand, nod. But other than that, I like this one better

 
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