Patriots receiver Wes Welker took the blame after the Super Bowl for his “drop.”
Quarterback Tom Brady didn’t help matters when he didn’t say anything about how he should have thrown a better ball. Whether he believed that or not, that’s what Brady usually does.
Combine both things, and you have an avalanche of blame being heaped on Welker.
And in my mind, that is totally wrong.
The pass wasn't good enough.
Welker never should have been put in that position.
Why?
Because he never was during the season.
Photos: Who's to blame for Patriots' loss? Welker might have said that’s a catch he’s made a thousand times. And maybe he has in practice or in previous seasons.
But during 2011, Welker did not have to make a leaping back-shoulder catch with the ball way above his head.
Not even close.
I know, because I watched all 195 of Welker’s targets, from the season opener at Miami, until the fateful incompletion in Super Bowl XLVI.
