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Why Mike Greenberg and company are wrong about the Odell Beckham, Jr. catch not being the greatest ever

If you're a football fan, chances are you saw the incredible catch New York Giants rookie wideout Odell Beckham, Jr. made on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. If not, you can watch it here (again and again and again): http://www.businessinsider.com/odell-beckham-jr-giants-greatest-catch-ever-2014-11 Right after the catch took place, NBC announcer and former NFL wide receiver Chris Collinsworth said, "That may be the greatest catch I've ever seen." So, of course, over the past 36 hours, ESPN talking heads have debated, "Is it the greatest catch ever?" and some, including Mike Greenberg, appear to be off in their analysis. Co-host of Mike & Mike , Mike Greenberg, said the Beckham catch didn't even belong in the top 5 of best catches ever. His top 5 were comprised of big catches in Super Bowls. There's a difference between greatest catch and biggest catch. Odell Beckham, Jr.'s three-fingered catch can never be classified as one ...

Jim Harbaugh/Michael Crabtree vs. Richard Sherman - another reason why this story has been overblown

After the San Francisco 49ers' 23-20 Wild-Card victory over the Green Bay Packers three Sundays ago, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh had a few things to say about his receiver Michael Crabtree. For the game, Crabtree caught eight passes for 125 yards and was a key factor in the Niners' victory. Following his team's performance, Harbaugh said the following to the press: "People talked about cold weather and it would be a tough-to-catch ball, but the greatest catcher of all time, Michael Crabtree, catches everything. It's unbelievable. In the northern snowlands down to the tropics and sunny scenes, he's catching the football. Wherever they throw a football, he'll be catching it." That brings me to Richard Sherman's post-game comments after his Seattle Seahawks defeated Harbaugh's 49ers by the final score of 23-17. Sherman was once coached by Harbaugh at the University of Stanford, said this: "I'm the best corner in the game. When y...