No, it's not. You say "getting past defenders?" Beckham Jr. was fouled on the play by the corner covering him, pass interference, hence the yellow flag flying. The guy was falling backwards, got knocked off-balance and fouled, caught the ball with 3 fingers with his body bent impossibly backwards, and managed to aim the direction of his fall inbounds and inside the pylon. That ball wasn't a friendly 5-yard lob pass, either.
"A whole different thing entirely" is right for pro ballplayers, as they all have individual position coaches that have 100 years of honed research and training methods, with absolute SHITLOADS of money available for training, development, and teaching. Every position in the NFL is a specialized skill position. Stop pretending that elite soccer players are superior to elite NFL players. Saying it's about the same is fair, but being kind to soccer. NFL players have to be explosive as bombs, as well as highly skilled technically at their position. Full-power technicians, every 30 seconds or so. Stop hating, you look stupid as fuck, being so emotionally attached.