what's harder to catch: Tacopants or Bullet Pass?
So I see that Tacopants is eligible for Michigan again in 2009! Forcier had a pass to him near the end of the game. The difference this year is that Koger is tall enough and good enough to make the circus catch that Tacopants never seemed to get his mitts on.
I have a question for receiver types. What is harder to catch: a circus pass (too high) like the one Forcier put up for Koger, or a bullet at short range, like the pass from DR to Kelvin Grady? They both seem difficult in their own unique way. Regardless, awesome that Koger & Grady both caught the respective difficult catch.
September 6th, 2009 at 2:56 AM ^
I'm going to say Koger's pass (and that type of pass in general) was/is more difficult, simply because of pressure. They are both equally tough passes, but a pass into dream numbers is a lot more pressure-filled because if you don't pull it in, but just flick the ball up...that's open game for a DB to pull down and steal it away. A lower bullet pass is still tough, but your heart wouldn't be racing as much if you attempted to get it.
September 6th, 2009 at 1:41 PM ^
They are both tough balls to catch, but I would say from a psychological standpoint, there is more pressure to reel in the bullet pass.
If Kroger misses that ball everyone says "Owwh Tate led him just a little too much"
But if you let a bullet pass slip through the general consensus is "Catch the ball kid, it was right to you!"
September 6th, 2009 at 1:47 PM ^
I agree on the perception part, where a dropped bullet pass will make the receiver look worse. For difficulty, I found the bullet passes easier to catch than a sky ball. You just had to make sure you caught it with your hands before it hit your body.