Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
In a steady rain with a wet ball nothing is "routine". Ridley fumbled twice, Vereen fumbled once, Kaep fumbled like 3-4 times on QB center exchanges (it doesn't get more routine than that), Ginn muffed a punt,
Walker was contacted by a Pats defender as he hits the turf and must maintain control throughout the act of the catch. Clearly redeemed himself with that one. Took a potential score off the board with the fumble.. got it back with the catch.
So, we've gotten to the point where we praise him for what is routinely expected for every single NFL receiver...do you realize how silly that sounds? People are really having to reach to try and defend this guy somehow.
"He MADE a CATCH, he didn't drop it, he MADE a catch!"
Once again, strong expectations are strong.