polamalubeast
01-06-2016, 02:41 PM
Let's face it: Antonio Brown is a freak.
We saw it back in the 2010 AFC Divisional Round game against the Baltimore Ravens, on a catch that sparked his star-turn. Late in the fourth quarter of a tie game, on a third-and-19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger, AB caught the ball with one hand, pinned it against his helmet and gained 58 yards. He knew that if he used two hands, he would have gone out of bounds.
That catch, which keyed our playoff victory on that day, was the start of AB. And he certainly continues to add eye-popping plays to his highlight reel this season, whether he's punctuating a 56-yard touchdown with a flip into the end zone or wrestling the ball away from last year's Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler.
The man does it all and he has demanded everybody's attention, especially in his sixth year in the NFL. Three straight seasons now, AB has finished in the top two in the league in receptions and receiving yards. This season alone, he's eclipsed 185 receiving yards in four different games. Not many could have predicted this when the 5-foot-10 receiver entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick out of Central Michigan, but I could tell he had it in him from our first day in practice together.
In my final five seasons (2010 to '14) as a cornerback in Pittsburgh, AB was my guy. He works hard at every part of his game and we battled every week, making each other better in the process. From the first to the last practice, we were together. He was hungry to get better and that's a quality you want in a young player. It's not uncommon for young guys to slack off or feel entitled, but that wasn't him. AB was always going the extra mile early in his career.
read more
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000618298/article/antonio-brown-matchup-nightmare-why-this-guys-uncoverable
We saw it back in the 2010 AFC Divisional Round game against the Baltimore Ravens, on a catch that sparked his star-turn. Late in the fourth quarter of a tie game, on a third-and-19 pass from Ben Roethlisberger, AB caught the ball with one hand, pinned it against his helmet and gained 58 yards. He knew that if he used two hands, he would have gone out of bounds.
That catch, which keyed our playoff victory on that day, was the start of AB. And he certainly continues to add eye-popping plays to his highlight reel this season, whether he's punctuating a 56-yard touchdown with a flip into the end zone or wrestling the ball away from last year's Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler.
The man does it all and he has demanded everybody's attention, especially in his sixth year in the NFL. Three straight seasons now, AB has finished in the top two in the league in receptions and receiving yards. This season alone, he's eclipsed 185 receiving yards in four different games. Not many could have predicted this when the 5-foot-10 receiver entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick out of Central Michigan, but I could tell he had it in him from our first day in practice together.
In my final five seasons (2010 to '14) as a cornerback in Pittsburgh, AB was my guy. He works hard at every part of his game and we battled every week, making each other better in the process. From the first to the last practice, we were together. He was hungry to get better and that's a quality you want in a young player. It's not uncommon for young guys to slack off or feel entitled, but that wasn't him. AB was always going the extra mile early in his career.
read more
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000618298/article/antonio-brown-matchup-nightmare-why-this-guys-uncoverable