Mo,

From listening to that interview and the mention of Jenkins it looks like Kevin was right as far as the invisible man and the Harbaugh/Roman surprise factor they like to throw in each game.

With Walker, any player that is having difficulty the pattern seems to be that Harbaugh gets them to go back to basics and focus on rudiments. He must be having position coaches working with Walker to work on the basics. Its usually one little bad habit that was introduced that replaced one little good habit.

On replays I think I can see the problem very clearly and its rule number one for receivers and you hear Jerry Rice talking about this a lot back when he was playing.

He's taking his eye off the ball right before the ball arrives in his hands. You can see it plain as day.

Its part looking to see where he's going to go next thinking he's got this sucker in the bag as the ball is six inches from his open hands so he starts checking out where to run to. He's very big on the YAC because he is one of the fastest guys on the field so he's got the pass nailed in his mind and then he's going to run like hell and gain another 10 or 20 yards. Good thinking except for the fact the ball isn't in your hands yet.

Simple rule: keep your eyes on the ball all the way until you have possession of it. That's a basic rudiment he has to get back to.

Its also part that he's spooked about getting hit while he's got his eyes on the ball. Maybe he got nailed a few times and he's nursing a painful part of his body and he's naturally "cringing" when the ball is near him and he fully expects to get nailed by the cover guy. So he takes his eyes off the ball when he thinks he's got it for sure to check out the coverage.

So he says its concentration. Probably so. These guys are well trained and have the rudiments drilled into them and its like muscle memory. But you can lose that simple brain connection of hand to eye coordination in which case you simply have to get back to basics, and relearn the rudiments.

Keep your eye on the ball and don't take your eyes off the ball until you have full possession of it. I learned that when I played football in high school and the coaches would yell at you if they saw differently. You might get hit and you can turn to see where you're going to run to after the ball is in your hot little hands.

I think that's his problem. Its a common problem that can be coached and I've seen this on replays with him more than a few times that I've remarked to people sitting near me who agreed that I might be right.