Yes but pretty much all of those catches were because of knowing they would have to make an adjustment in the air due to where the defenders were around them, and they were aware would have to go up and get it because it would be thrown to only where they could get it, sometimes having to make acrobatic moves to stay in bounds for a 1st down or a td. That was a blown coverage, despite what Mangini says about Phillips, he was not close enough to make a play on the ball, Welker was running full speed straight ahead and turned his body to the right expecting it to be there in stride only to see it going the complete opposite way having to adjust in milliseconds which is why he had to spin around, he jumped too soon and his hands mainly only touched the nose of the ball, he is capable of catching it but its very hard and I doubt he would have gotten many props for it.
Id say most receivers don't make that catch, even most of the top ones would probably miss it some of the time under the same circumstances. The average receiver wouldn't even try to adjust like that to get their hands on it. If he doesn't make the adjustment his hands never get on the ball and everyone sees it for what it is, a ball thrown behind him. Maybe even some of today's so called elite receivers don't even try to catch it.
The game wasn't even on the line, they were up by 2 with 4 minutes left, it was 2nd and 11 because Lawfirm lost a yard. Then Branch dropped the next pass. The reason why you see Wilfork put his hands on his head because he knew it would be on him and the defense to try and stop the Giants from scoring, and the defense would have to win with the game on the line.
question is, Is Welker known for making acrobatic catches? I see him as a receiving runningback, who mostly gets extended handoffs. He has mostly been a yac guy.
I wonder what is wrong with Brady though, his wife was made fun of because she sent out an email to friends saying pray for Tom, saying she feels he really needs "our prayer, support and love at this time" which was somehow changed by the media saying that she wanted friends to pray that he win the Superbowl. He played like crap in the Ravens game. Granted there were a bunch of drops in this game but he didn't look like himself, some say his left shoulder has been bothering him for a while and it was obviously hurt even more in the game.
and I can't understand what the big deal is about the Manningham catch. It was good but not spectacular.