[gipper81]

That pass will work one time in, maybe, fifty.

I think you're on the right track here with that statement and your other analysis.

Also, see if you agree with this. That pass was mostly a great catch. A fantastic catch. That ball was well behind Mitchell by several feet. He had to stop, turn, extend and catch a bullet of a pass over the middle. That was an all-world catch. Mitchell saved McNabb and saved the team. Balls like that are dropped all the time. Mitchell's athletic ability and desire for the ball was 80% of the story on that play.

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That pass was mostly a great catch.

I very much agree with that.  Mitchell found the one spot where he could catch the ball uncontested, stopped, leapt, and then showed enough quickness and burst to get beyond the chains and hold on to the ball.
For the first two years Freddie Mitchell was here, he was a disappointment and I couldn't see what made him a first round pick (I was a Reggie Wayne guy, myself).  He never had great size, speed, etc, however, this year, he's really shown some athleticism.  I could almost see him turning into a Hines Ward type of WR (although Ward puts up All Pro numbers, Mitchell is extremely athletic like Ward).

That was an all-world catch. Mitchell saved McNabb and saved the team.

The catch "4th and 26" is already being called one of the 5 All Time Philadelphia Sports Plays in what is an extremely jaded city.  That really speaks to what an amazing catch that was.

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That pass was mostly a great catch.

I very much agree with that.  Mitchell found the one spot where he could catch the ball uncontested, stopped, leapt, and then showed enough quickness and burst to get beyond the chains and hold on to the ball.
For the first two years Freddie Mitchell was here, he was a disappointment and I couldn't see what made him a first round pick (I was a Reggie Wayne guy, myself).  He never had great size, speed, etc, however, this year, he's really shown some athleticism.  I could almost see him turning into a Hines Ward type of WR (although Ward puts up All Pro numbers, Mitchell is extremely athletic like Ward).

That was an all-world catch. Mitchell saved McNabb and saved the team.

The catch "4th and 26" is already being called one of the 5 All Time Philadelphia Sports Plays in what is an extremely jaded city.  That really speaks to what an amazing catch that was.

Owl_Eagle