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It was a really tough catch. Tom turned him around, he was clearly looking for it inside and Brady threw it outside. I certainly wouldn't bet the house on Edelman to make it. That's a tough catch for any WR. Welker had a 77.2% catch rate in '07, Edelman had a 68.7% catch rate this year. I'd take Welker. Lots of people want to rewrite history because of the outcome. I guarantee you if you gave people the option for either one of those before they knew the outcome 100% of them would choose Welker in that situation. Some people can't separate emotion from fact in their decision making process.
You start off fine. Tough catch, Tom turned him around.
Citing the % numbers reminds me of those citing #s to prove Peyton >> Tom.
Some guys come up big in the biggest moments, time & again.
Tom does. Peyton doesn't.
Forget the % or the career #s.
Troy Brown, came up big time & again.
The Twig, when the SB Championship was on the line.
This season Edelman. Big in big moment after moment.
Both The Squirrel & WWW played well in playoff games lost but Wes had a chance to win an AFCCG and a SB by making good and great (that missed catch) plays and he did not.
I would not choose the Welker of a few years ago in any big situation.