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Football Player Update: DeAndre Hopkins 2013 NFL Draft Profile
Apr 16, 2013, 4:34 PM
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CU Medallion [58367]
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"High point" - add that to the list of annoying, over-used
Apr 16, 2013, 4:57 PM
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phrases.
What exactly does it mean for a player to catch the ball at it's "high point" or that they "high point the ball"? Does a receiver have a choice of which point along it's arc he is going to catch it? It appears to me that a receiver catches the ball at whatever point it's at along it's arc when it reaches him, unless he "runs under" a long bomb. Now, maybe they are saying that a player gets off the ground and/or extends himself really well by reaching overhead to snag passes that are thrown a bit too high, whether the ball is at it's "high point" or not. If so, why don't they just say that he's really good at snagging high passes?
Anyway, I think Nuk (pronounced "Nuke") is a great receiver and does have great hands and is as good at any Clemson player I've ever seen at catching high-thrown passes, and I'm glad he's getting good reviews.
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Re: "High point" - add that to the list of annoying, over-used
Apr 16, 2013, 5:17 PM
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High-pointing is a term that describes going up to catch (particularly a deep ball) at its highest point instead of allowing it to continue into the receiver's hands as he continues to run his route. It is a teachable skill, but some players, like Nuk, just have a knack or feel for it. It limits the DB's chances of breaking up a pass. Don't know why the term bothers you so much. It is pretty clear from it's descriptive name.
Nuk also does a great job of driving back to the ball on curls, outs, and comebacks as well as picking the ball out in front of his body which also limits a DB's chances of breaking up the play. His route running and his knack for playing the ball in the air (whether on a deep ball or shorter routes) are going to set him apart at the next level. Barring injury he's gonna be a really good one for some NFL team.
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I think the problem with the phrase is more that
Apr 16, 2013, 5:19 PM
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your not really catching it at its "highest point"
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Exactly.***
Apr 16, 2013, 5:27 PM
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Re: I think the problem with the phrase is more that
Apr 16, 2013, 5:28 PM
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No, but if you are going up and getting it, you are catching it at your highest point of access to it. If you guys have a better term, the. Sweet, but I see the clear signs of the off-season when this is the topic of debate on TNet
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CU Medallion [58367]
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I saw a thread on here a couple of weeks ago about
Apr 16, 2013, 5:41 PM
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most over-used annoying sports phrases. I could not think of it then, but this thread reminded me. It's a relatively new term, and has quickly become one that falls into the over-used, annoying category (in my opinion). And yes, slow times for real sports news on T-net I guess!
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Re: I saw a thread on here a couple of weeks ago about
Apr 16, 2013, 5:51 PM
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It's not a new term. When I was playing in the '80's and 90's it was being used widely. Again, if you can think of a more appropriate term the. Maybe you can start a trend of precision amongst sports terminology, but high-pointing seems really straight forward to me. I did receive the vast majority of my formal education in the state of South Carolina, so I concede I may be missing something.
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Re: I think the problem with the phrase is more that- yep
Apr 16, 2013, 6:02 PM
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you catch it at the highest point you can reach it. It is on the way down from its apex (or true high point) by then
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No, I understand whats being said***
Apr 17, 2013, 8:56 AM
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Re: So, it's going up high to battle for an underthrown deep
Apr 16, 2013, 8:06 PM
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I thought high point was the point where Stephen Garcia went from a buzz to drunk!
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that's one that makes a very good point
Apr 16, 2013, 8:24 PM
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just like a power forward in basketball who can time his jumps to make rebounds at the ball's "high point," a WR with some ups and timing is going to pick a lot of jump balls out of the air.
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I think most.."experts"... have Hopkins as..
Apr 16, 2013, 8:33 PM
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an early 2nd round pick
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I've heard mid first at best, early second at worst***
Apr 16, 2013, 9:19 PM
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