The best hands in the NFL belong to....

[shovelheadt 71]

TJ Housyodaddy!

 

http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=5290

[tecklc2112 7]

TJ Housyodaddy!

 

http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=5290

 

Marvin Harrison

[Jokers 0]

Marvin Harrison

 

That is the name that popped into my head when I read the subject line of the post.

[shovelheadt 71]

Marvin Harrison

 

The observation comes from ESPN.com insider KC Joyner, who submits that Houshmandzadeh had the lowest dropped pass percentage in the NFL last season with 2.6 percent, leading a top five that includes the Pro Bowl trio of Marvin Harrison at No. 2 (3.2 percent), Jason Witten at No. 4 (4.5) and Steve Smith at No. 5 (4.7).

[famousb 11]

Freddie Mitchell!!

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

George Costanza's gotta be right up there at the top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Oops, supposed to be in the NFL)

[mggoilers 0]

Harrison

Holt

LT

CJ

 

All have great hands...add Mike Hass if he makes the Saints

[shovelheadt 71]

Harrison

Holt

LT

CJ

 

All have great hands...add Mike Hass if he makes the Saints

 

Don't know if I'd have CJ on that list. He's been up near the tops a couple years.

[RamslovaMartzhata 3]

Since we're on the subject of Houz... what does the bored think he will do this year assuming Palmer is healthy? Will he compete at the same level or go up or down? He was a very solid WR in a PPR league... as he consistently had about 5 catches a game for about 70 yards... with a TD every now and again.

 

Excellent WR3, decent WR2 material

[burgerific 0]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say Hines Ward. He made some catches in that MNF game against San Diego that blew my mind.

[ellisonb11 0]

George Costanza's gotta be right up there at the top.

 

[shovelheadt 71]

Since we're on the subject of Houz... what does the bored think he will do this year assuming Palmer is healthy? Will he compete at the same level or go up or down? He was a very solid WR in a PPR league... as he consistently had about 5 catches a game for about 70 yards... with a TD every now and again.

 

Excellent WR3, decent WR2 material

 

Without looking, I think he's only had one year where he's played all year. He tends to miss 2 or 3 games that keep him from breaking 1K.

[bammbamm 0]

Melissa Stark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh, you said best. i thought you said biggest.

[burgerific 0]

Melissa Stark

oh, you said best. i thought you said biggest.

When I see Melissa Stark, the last thing I'm looking at are her hands...

[TD Ryan2 316]

Brian Westbrook?

Joe Jurevicious?

 

[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 0]

George Costanza's gotta be right up there at the top.

(Oops, supposed to be in the NFL)

 

 

Don't worry, I won a contest

[Wildman 0]

Since we're on the subject of Houz... what does the bored think he will do this year assuming Palmer is healthy? Will he compete at the same level or go up or down? He was a very solid WR in a PPR league... as he consistently had about 5 catches a game for about 70 yards... with a TD every now and again.

 

Excellent WR3, decent WR2 material

 

 

I picked him as my #3 in a mock last week (Fitz, Galloway, Houshmandzadeh). It's a PPR set up and Houshmandzadeh was ranked 12th last year in terms of Crank scores in this format. He's a bargain in just about every set, because no one equates him with a Reggie Wayne or Cris Carter in terms of a great #2 WR. If he performs anywhere close to last year, he'll begin earning that respect. I figured he was worth the chance as a #3 WR in a 2 WR league like this one.

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

Don't worry, I cheated in a contest

 

Fixed

 

(Truth came out while the plane was plummetting to earth)

[gatorbait7391 0]

brandon lloyd. Seriously, the guys hands are unbelievable, no joke.

[mgs316 14]

I've seen Randy Moss grab a few tough ones before.

[listen2me 23 1,873]

holt

[Zackattack 0]

Fitz??

[mark32esu 18]

reggie brown....

[t.j 35]

TJ Housyodaddy!

 

Pretty much my only good draft pick in my keeper league last year!

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

1. Marvin Harrison

2. Hines Ward

3. Torry Holt

4. Larry Fitzgerald

 

Percentage wise, Housh may have been #1, but realistically, best hands should go to primary #1 receivers. I believe Fitzgerald is the #1 in Zona, and the guy has unbelievable mitts.

[t.j 35]

Since we're on the subject of Houz... what does the bored think he will do this year assuming Palmer is healthy? Will he compete at the same level or go up or down? He was a very solid WR in a PPR league... as he consistently had about 5 catches a game for about 70 yards... with a TD every now and again.

 

Housh will be productive again. His biggest question is health. 78-956-7 aren't mind-boggling numbers, but he did it in only 14 games and 12 starts. So her per-game numbers were very good.

 

I've seen Randy Moss grab a few tough ones before.

 

He does make some amazing catches, but he drops too many routine ones (much like TO) to be near the top of the list.

[Eriadoc 4]

1. Marvin Harrison

2. Hines Ward

3. Torry Holt

4. Larry Fitzgerald

 

Percentage wise, Housh may have been #1, but realistically, best hands should go to primary #1 receivers. I believe Fitzgerald is the #1 in Zona, and the guy has unbelievable mitts.

 

TJH caught 78 passes last year. That's close enough to #1 WR numbers for the percentages to count. If he caught 40 passes, you'd have a point. At 78, the numbers bear relevance.

[Grateful Parrot 0]

FYI ... This is the list that was mentioned above with the percentages

 

1. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals: 78 catches, three drops, 2.6 percent

2. Marvin Harrison, Colts: 82 catches, four drops, 3.2 percent

3. Bobby Engram, Seahawks: 67 catches, four drops, 4.3 percent

4. Jason Witten, Cowboys: 66 catches, four drops, 4.5 percent

5. Steve Smith, Panthers: 103 catches, seven drops, 4.7 percent

6. Scottie Vines, Lions: 40 catches, three drops, 4.8 percent

7. Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs: 78 catches, six drops, 4.9 percent

8. Eric Parker, Chargers: 57 catches, four drops, 4.9 percent

9. Keyshawn Johnson, Cowboys: 71 catches, six drops, 5.1 percent

10. Joe Jurevicius, Seahawks: 55 catches, four drops, 5.1 percent

[crocodilecj 0]

Two Seahawks in the top 10 for good hands, especially Engram?

[TD Ryan2 316]

Two Seahawks in the top 10 for good hands, especially Engram?

 

 

Jurevicious is deserving IMO. That guy's made some great catches.

[jman316 0]

Engram has been clutch for years in SEA...especially on 3rd down.

 

K-drop really gave the Hawks a bad name when it came to drops. If he would have just stopped showing up for games hungover or drunk things would have been okay.

[Wildman 0]

I think you also have to consider the type of routes these guys run. I'd love to see one of these stat-heavy analysts breakdown the % of routes they ran because the point about Lloyd or Fitz making some sick catches has merit. Jason Witten probably doesn't have the same frequency of opportunities with as high a degree of difficulty.

 

Numbers have the merit, but I think they need to look deeper at the numbers too. Chad Johnson often has a lot of drops, but he has a ton of targets. What kind of routes did he drop? Did they have a higher degree of difficulty than a swing pass, short hitch, or wide open deep ball?

 

Good stuff on this post, but just another thing to consider...

[onejayhawk 3]

Two Seahawks in the top 10 for good hands, especially Engram?

That is why they call the POSSESSION receivers. That's OK. I'm all for possessing the ball in the endzone.

 

J

[Gepetto 1,368]

Torry Holt was the first player that came to my mind. He always catches it with his hands. Just seems to snag it right out of the air.

[uby 0]

hard to judge based purely on percentage. should be broken down into passes by yardage i'd think. it's much harder to grab a 50 yard bomb over your shoulder than it is to take a bullet in the gut from 10 yards. by this same logic, TEs are way too overvalued since they're probably taking dump-offs half the time.

 

from a purely observational point of view, chris chambers is terrific.

[ArtRooneyskid 0]

Gotta say brandon lloyd, he may not be as consistant as housh and harrison, but he makes circus catches every week. now that he's on the skins watch him get even more looks!

[shovelheadt 71]

FYI ... This is the list that was mentioned above with the percentages

 

1. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals: 78 catches, three drops, 2.6 percent

2. Marvin Harrison, Colts: 82 catches, four drops, 3.2 percent

3. Bobby Engram, Seahawks: 67 catches, four drops, 4.3 percent

4. Jason Witten, Cowboys: 66 catches, four drops, 4.5 percent

5. Steve Smith, Panthers: 103 catches, seven drops, 4.7 percent

6. Scottie Vines, Lions: 40 catches, three drops, 4.8 percent

7. Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs: 78 catches, six drops, 4.9 percent

8. Eric Parker, Chargers: 57 catches, four drops, 4.9 percent

9. Keyshawn Johnson, Cowboys: 71 catches, six drops, 5.1 percent

10. Joe Jurevicius, Seahawks: 55 catches, four drops, 5.1 percent

 

So only two guys with more catches than Housh. Guess that makes his percentages mean something.

[jman316 0]

Yeah, maybe Lloyd will be giving the looks towards the footsteps he hears as he alligator arms anything over the middle.

 

That's the trouble with Brandon, he makes the circus catches, but then bricks the gimmies.

[pook187 0]

Torry Holt

Chad Johnson

Larry Fitzgerald

Marvin Harrison

Ronnie Focking Brown <-- Please believe.

[CAMJAY77 1]

Two Seahawks in the top 10 for good hands, especially Engram?

 

He had 0 drops in 2004.