Anytime a NFL receiver scores on a 99 yard TD reception, he has to outrun people. But wait. Are there any white DBs in the NFL? I don't think so, after all, white = slow. So how does the "slow" white guy Welker do what he did last night? Here is a clue: Google a couple of other slow white guys: Mel Patton and Valeri (Valery) Borzov.
Jim Rome just called it the "most boring 99 yard td", "a bad angle by the safety and then a jog to the endzone". Welker even impressed me with that play, I thought his initial burst was great and elite speed from 0 to 20 yards with slightly below average top end speed (>40 yards), but if it were below average then another defender should have been able to come across the field to catch him even though they brought many to pressure Brady, being that it was 99 yards and 1/2 yards, someone should have came close since it was so long. I have seen it happen to other players on long plays, it looks like its going to go all the way and a player comes flying down the field to prevent the touchdown. One instance comes to mind is Tim Dwight, I don't know if it was a special teams play or an interception thrown and he had to tackle the defender but he looked like a missile that came out of nowhere.
I didn't see anyone even close after he beat the intial db, who was with him the entire route (no missteps to give Welker a step or two, was running with him the entire route, Welker had him beat), yes one of the safties did take a bad angle and wound up right behind him, but looked slower chasing from behind before giving up as Welker gained more separation, then there was a db on the other side of the field who theoretically could have caught him if Welker was slow but he doesn't come close to closing any kind of gap and gives up after a while.
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