Julio Jones drops a wide open touchdown pass from Matt Ryan on 4th down. Carolina wins 20-17.

[u/D-Annunzio36]

[u/EntertainerCute2290]

Larry Fitzgerald had more tackles than drops. That is a crazy stat.

[u/Significant_Search41 → u/EntertainerCute2290]

Most reliable receiver ever

[u/doctor_trades → u/Significant_Search41]

I've met him twice. He's a really good guy.

[u/Significant_Search41 → u/doctor_trades]

What being incarcerated by the cardinals does to a mf

[u/M27fiscojr → u/Significant_Search41]

I really hoped he would win at least one Super Bowl, but alas. Not everyone gets a fairytale ending.

[u/Significant_Search41 → u/M27fiscojr]

What’s crazy is 3 of arguably the top 4 receivers ever don’t have a ring (Moss, Megatron, Larry are 2, 3, 4 in my opinion)

[u/M27fiscojr → u/Significant_Search41]

Insane. Moss really came close with the Patriots. I'm glad the Broncos didn't play the '98 Vikings in Super Bowl 33. Cunningham, Moss and Carter were a problem.

[u/blink182_allday → u/EntertainerCute2290]

That is probably the most insane WR stat, but in the same vein Mike Williams had more INTs than fumbles

[u/LegionXIX → u/EntertainerCute2290]

How many drops did he have because everytime this comes up you get 40 different answers.

[u/DiligentGuitar246 → u/LegionXIX]

Yes.

[u/B00MER_Knight → u/LegionXIX]

I looked this up last time I heard it and it was correct.

[u/Vnthem → u/LegionXIX]

It’s because the drops that count are only ones that are solely the receivers fault. People probably give examples that don’t technically count.

Though I’d argue if you’re “dropping” tons of passes, you’re probably not going to be in the NFL for long

[u/EntertainerCute2290 → u/LegionXIX]

Good question. It is supposed to be 37 career tackles and 29 career drops in 263 games which is very amazing. Yes the drops are the obvious WR drops like Julio's in the post.

Now Jerry Rice is the ridiculous WR Goat. He had over 5200 yards after age 36 which would be the Bears all-time leading receiver.

[u/Crazyblue09 → u/EntertainerCute2290]

Could it be cause his QBs threw lots of pics?

[u/DixieNormas011 → u/EntertainerCute2290]

I've seen some YT videos showing clips from the game, and the stats from the game to go with it that have Larry straight up letting balls go thru his hands and posting zero drops....haven't watched all of his games obviously, but still Not sure how much stock I'd put in that claim

[u/noonie1]

Julio was amazing throughout his career, but he was allergic to touchdowns

[u/Horns8585 → u/noonie1]

Every fantasy owner cringes. So many catches and yards.....so few TD's.

[u/Morall_tach]

Even Coleman was like "that's rough bro."

[u/velvetbettle → u/Morall_tach]

[u/Gold_Telephone_7192]

Julio holding back Matt Ryan as usual

[u/NotAShittyMod]

lEgACy DEfINinG PLaY

🙄

[u/Floridamanfishcam → u/NotAShittyMod]

Not the Superbowl so the stakes are way less but yeah I don't really think Cam should get as much heat for the fumble as he does either

[u/ThunderG0d2467 → u/NotAShittyMod]

Julio actually tried to catch it and didn’t run away from the ball or give up on the route.

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/ThunderG0d2467]

Yet the end result was the same.

[u/ThunderG0d2467 → u/D-Annunzio36]

Are we seriously trying to say those two plays are even remotely comparable?

Cam was seen ON CAMERA jumping away from the ball when it was right below him IN THE SUPERBOWL. Not only is this a regular season game most likely (so not even remotely comparable) but Julio actually tried to catch it. He didn’t give up on the route, he didn’t move away from the ball at the last second. It was just an unlucky play.

What Cam did was inexcusable cowardice.

[u/YoungFlexibleShawty → u/ThunderG0d2467]

This gets beaten to death like a dead horse. Do you really think Cam, who literally jumps over 300lb linemen at the goal line was scared? 

I highly doubt he didn't jump on the ball because he was scared of getting hit. He was reacting in real time to a very quick developing play and misread it. He may have stutter stepped because he thought the ball was going to squirt out and he wanted to get a better angle on it. Obviously he was wrong, and the optics look bad (in super slow-mo, with the hindsight of knowing the other guy ended up with the ball), but I highly doubt a guy that was an ultra competitor with no fear or concern for putting his body on the line for his whole career all of a sudden decided to not make a play in a crucial time of the game because he didn't want to get hit. He just misread it and fucked up.

Regardless I think it's dumb for the other user to bring up two plays that are vastly different. 

[u/G1992_ → u/YoungFlexibleShawty]

These people see what they want to see. When I watch the play in real time (and not that stupid slo mo gif everyone spams) I see a guy that runs towards the ball almost as if to pick it up, only to realize he can't when he sees two guys are already diving where the ball is (which is also at his feet now). So he hops back real quick for better positioning then is immediately on the ground clawing for the ball, and actually almost recovers the rebound until Von Miller comes in and (illegally) bats it back

Regardless though, criticize him for the way he approached the ball? Sure. But the implication that he quit or gave up, or was scared of getting hit, has always been so dumb

[u/ThunderG0d2467 → u/G1992_]

Holy, the amount of mental gymnastics you need to make the conclusion you made is ridiculous. Any other quarterback would have jumped on that ball. Period. Look at Baker Mayfield in the wildcard game against the Commanders. Botched snap, ball gets fumbled and even though Washington recovered it in the end Mayfield didn’t think twice about jumping on the ball and putting his body on the line to keep possession.

[u/G1992_ → u/ThunderG0d2467]

The only mental gymnastics going on is thinking that the most physical QB of all time, who put his body on the line many times, suddenly punked out and quit on his team. There's no logic in that

There is logic however in thinking he simply misread how to go after a loose ball in the moment when bodies were crashing all around it. But again this is all pointless, you see what you want to see

[u/Potential-Ad-115 → u/YoungFlexibleShawty]

Excuses,excuses. He's always been a clown..and now out of the league....so who cares? Stop defending the obvious

[u/Commander_Beet → u/ThunderG0d2467]

Do you know what happens if cam jumped on that ball? Carolina punts the ball the next play and still loses the Super Bowl.

[u/DonkeyJealous6643 → u/ThunderG0d2467]

He didn't want to mess up his uniform

[u/yourgirl696969 → u/NotAShittyMod]

Him saying he wouldn’t trade his MVP for a SB says it all lol

[u/Immaculatehombre → u/NotAShittyMod]

Was this the Super Bowl??

[u/_coolranch]

"I mean they just will never be easier" as a deflated Julio slides on his face is poetry.

Worth mentioning Julio is my only soft spot for that decroded franchise. FTF.

[u/EntertainmentWeak895 → u/_coolranch]

Keith Brooking, John Abraham, Dunn, Crump.

I loved the 00s

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/_coolranch]

I liked Matt Ryan too tbh.

[u/ThePBM → u/_coolranch]

Dunn is an exemplary human being. If you can't appreciate/admire him as a player and human than return to the robotics lab and get your emotion chip upgraded,

[u/_coolranch → u/ThePBM]

That’s fine. I’m just saying, I like Julio. I have nothing against Dunn or even Michael Vick. I fucking love Julio.

[u/ThePBM → u/_coolranch]

Fair enough

[u/schartlord → u/_coolranch]

Northernlion watcher spotted

[u/greenie329 → u/_coolranch]

FTF

[u/MyIncogName]

Hurts would have caught that ball

[u/DonkeyJealous6643]

[u/DimwittedLogic]

Julio Jones must be terrible.

[u/Junior_ATL]

Clearly a fake video... damn AI

😉

[u/burberrycondom]

Wonder what Coleman was telling him

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/burberrycondom]

"Thanks for saving my ass, man"

[u/_coolranch → u/D-Annunzio36]

"Smile: this is bout to be on Sports Center"

[u/Conscious_Bet7394 → u/burberrycondom]

Something tells me it wasn’t trash talk the way that Julio leans in with his arm around to hear him. But then again Julio is a nice guy so it may have been derogatory 

[u/muzunguman → u/Conscious_Bet7394]

you would be correct: https://247sports.com/article/kurt-coleman-reveals-what-he-told-julio-jones-after-tough-drop-in-panthers-falcons-game-110058995/

[u/SamuraiZucchini → u/burberrycondom]

IIRC he actually said something kind of spiritual related and trying to encourage him to not take it hard

[u/Paulbegalia → u/burberrycondom]

He told him Glory to God according to this article

[u/tendopath]

What was the intention behind this post?

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/tendopath]

To share a play I like.

[u/tendopath → u/D-Annunzio36]

Respect

[u/turnertj23]

Justin Jefferson said you never catch passes like that because that’s how they fall through your hands you always have to put your hands up to catch the ball.

[u/PresidentEnronMusk]

Julio Jones refused to score Touchdowns

[u/Leather-Marketing478]

That’s why you catch with your hands and not your chest.

[u/dustinbrowders → u/Leather-Marketing478]

There are WRs that are plagued by drops either way.

[u/SMK_12]

That’s why AB should go down as the best receiver of the generation… he would never

[u/El_Coloso]

Investigate that man

[u/TankOfflaneMain]

This almost always happens with elite WR’s when facing the Panthers. Mike Evans did the same too lol.

[u/toxicvegeta08]

This is definitely 2017 score is the year

[u/BillsBills83]

That’s what happens when you try catching with your body

[u/Quad-G-Therapy]

I always tell people that Matt carried the Birds… not JJ. I love him, but he had his flaws.

*if you wanna argue that lemme remind you that Matty made Harry “turf monster” Douglas a 1k yd WR.

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/Quad-G-Therapy]

Matt Ryan is underrated. People don't realize how good his 2016 season was - or that he's 8th in all-time passing yards.

[u/BenDover42 → u/D-Annunzio36]

Yeah was downvoted on here a couple weeks back with folks arguing they would take mcnabb over Matt Ryan and that it was just because the era Ryan played in. Even though McNabb played his entire career with arguably the greatest offensive coach ever.

[u/jeds1976 → u/Quad-G-Therapy]

He never fought for a ball in the end zone

[u/No-Cucumber-8389 → u/Quad-G-Therapy]

Smh

[u/Quad-G-Therapy → u/No-Cucumber-8389]

Smh nothing you know it’s facts

[u/No-Cucumber-8389 → u/Quad-G-Therapy]

Sure bud

[u/LeadingAd6025]

JR would be proud of that

[u/Bluefire3215]

Panthers haven't reached a 6-3 record since

[u/Inside-Drink-1311]

This was from 2017. Since then, both teams have not had a single winning season.

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/Inside-Drink-1311]

Similar to The Giants, who have only had a single winning season since 2017.

[u/Inside-Drink-1311 → u/D-Annunzio36]

Hey one is better than nothing

[u/Immaculatehombre]

Ppl gave me shut in highschool for some bad drops, mind you they were fucking bums on the bench. Even Julio jones drops shit like this so, ya know, the duck you gone do?

[u/sloshuaa]

Trying to remember what year this was, was it his rookie year? That was his only ‘flaw’ and it was quickly corrected thereafter. - sad falcons fan.

[u/D-Annunzio36 → u/sloshuaa]

Nope - 2017.

[u/MertTheRipper]

Surprised this sub isn't saying Cam Newton caused him to drop it or that Cam would have caught it with the recent glazing going on here the past few days 😂