Originally posted by daragon:Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:Originally posted by daragon:He's a body catcher. He doesn't extend with his hands, so it completely negates his size.
I don't think he's a body catcher. That's just luck dropping it right in the bread basket or hitting him right on the chest. He made jump ball catches when he needed to. If he had a qb like Eli who overthrows it, you'd see a lot more jump ball catches.
Just go back and watch his tape. He constantly allowed the ball into his chest, rather than reaching out and grabbing it at its high point. He's not confident in his hands. At this point, I'm not sure that ever changes. If rather get a big body in the draft who uses their hands. Ateman has been brought up and he is a good example of a hands catcher.
It might be easier to get Moncrief to catch consistently with his hands than it would be to get Ate man to run really fast.
Most guys who body catch do so because they have bad confidence, not bad hands. It's likely fixable, if he wants to fix it.
