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PatsChamp88

Saw this, great news no infection

BelichickFan

The way I read that, his "doing very well" was a medical statement, his being an "unrealistic proposition" for the start of the season was merely Karen's opinion which I disagree with. It would take a perfect rehab with no setbacks but Braylon Edwards and Deion Branch's returns show a Week 1 return as realistic, though optimistic.

robertweathers

His GF is 2005 Miss Hooters. Not sure if its possible NOT to do well.

All kidding aside, good news nonetheless.

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PATRIOTSFANINPA

Unlikely to start the season....


This falls into the 'no duh' catagory of professional journalism

December 1st seems more of a realistic expectation for his return

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Sean Pa Patriot

Well some people , including some in here, thought Welker will be ready by week 1 and everything is all hunky dory... And now with David Patten , with him Brandon Tate , Edleman, Moss, and Aiken , we dont need help at WR... WR needs to be a focus...

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We going to take it one game at a time

BelichickFan

Unless I missed it, Karen did not say "unlikely to start the season" but said it was unrealistic. Which I disagree with. He's about a month behind where Braylon Edwards was when he had his ACL team and Edwards was back for the first preseason game. In fact they had their surgeries exactly a month apart, Edwards on 1/3 of his year, Welker on 2/3 of his.

You can make the argument that Edwards is more of a straight line runner, OTOH you can also make the argument that ACL rehabs are more effective now, 4 years later than Edwards did his. But the fact remains that it's realistic, though optimistic, for Welker to be back Week 1.

BelichickFan

Moss
Welker
Tate
Edelman
Patten

That's 5. We could go with 6, Patten isn't a lock and Welker may be PUPed. But depending how they feel about Tate and Patten - and none of us really know how much Patten has left or how happy they are with Tate's knowledge of the game, etc, the WR group could be fairly full with at most one open spot.

RelocatedPatFan

Welker's only slightly more likely to start the season than I am. Either way we aren't even at powerball odds yet (powerball being more likely).

It's great to hear he's doing well and I still consider him a scratch for next year. Welker earns his $'s living on the side to side cut and will need those ligamewnts strong. A WR with a straight run style might be able to make a reasonable comeback mid-to-late season. Hopefully Edelman will make that leap and another year will have him more in line with Brady.

robertweathers

FWIW in Jan of 08, Deion Branch blew out his ACL. He was back in late Oct of 08. He was ok- not great. Would a 75% WW be a benefit to the offense? He sure would.

It can happen as long as post-op complications and set-backs w/ the rehab don't crop up.

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