This whole 6th receiver decision as well as choosing our primary punt returner can only be described as "whack" (how kid's talk these days).
It makes me uncomfortable since I think that Norwood should be on the roster. I feel we should keep Norwood on the team even if he isn't 100% by week 1, I think he's hands down a top 4-5 receiver on this team when healthy... maybe even #3 behind Harvin and Baldwin.
So now I'm worried we are gonna let some guy who doesn't really deserve to be there take his spot like Walters.
WALTERS HAS 27 RECEIVING YARDS IN HIS 2 YEAR CAREER!?
http://www.nfl.com/player/bryanwalters/2528181/careerstats
Technically Walters has had a 3 year career... he's been playing since 2011 but apparently wasn't good enough to make a team in 2012...
Seriously??? Why do so many people seem to love this guy, everything I see of him screams "Below Mediocre! Please do not let him take some one else's spot!!!"
Walters is 6'0'' and 26 years old, if he was really any good he would have more than 27 receiving yards in 3 years...
AND our whole punt return situation is terrible, let's be honest punt returns is the ONLY REASON why we would even consider a scrub like Walters. And that's just sad because he's not even close to as good as Golden Tate,
Walters has mediocre hands and has no evasive moves whatsoever.
I think Earl Thomas would be much better as a punt returner athletically, but he's just too dang valuable... our whole defense revolves around him. And while I feel Thomas is pretty dang durable similar to Tate, I still think we should find another guy for the job, Thomas should be allowed to be 100% focused on defense, thinking about punt returns is unnecessary for the guy OUR ENTIRE DEFENSE REVOLVES AROUND.
The fact that Walters got so many more punt returns than Thomas seems too indicate that Earl Thomas is a last resort, in other words we should be able to find someone who is as good or nearly as good as Thomas that should have this job.
Right now I'm thinking Baldwin might be the best candidate, I don't wanna waste a roster spot on Walters just for his mediocre punt returns. Walters will have a fumble guaranteed, he's too slow and lacks evasiveness.
We should allow Norwood to make the team even if he isn't 100% week 1, otherwise he'll have to wait like half the season to play if we IR him according to what I heard (I'm not an expert of IR at all...)
Baldwin was interviewed the other day and asked about the punt return situation and he didn't even mention Walters... not one thing to say about him. That just shows Walters is a joke out there, Baldwin is not one to dismiss some guy if they are worthy, he gave props to Tate even who was his "rival" last year for #1 receiver.