Rob0729

Second and seventh for Welker according to Peter King.

Redcell

Just heard this reported on WEEI. The key word was "traded".

Cheers!

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Tunescribe

If we trade any of those guys for anyone, I'll eat my hat.

BradyManny

So you're going to trust some moron on the Planet who registered two weeks ago and has 23 posts? Come on.

SamBamsFan

We must be thinking of different Mueller's. The one I know, the GM in Miami, has been fired twice in the last six years.

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Mark Morse

This is a great deal for the Patriots ... they "throw in" a 7th round pick to avoid the ugliness of a poison pill contract. Kraft suppossedly intervened and spoke to Huizenga directly.We will be getting three compensation picks anyway (4th, 5th, 7th is my guess). No way all our 9 picks make the team anyway. I would trade a 2nd for a proven, young, veteran, gutsy player any day of the week.

If anyone should be chastised its Miami GM Randy Mueller for not putting a higher tier offer to RFA Welker. For a mere $200k more we would be talking about a 1st round pick. BTW it was Fred Smerlas that pointed that out today on WEEI!

This is an unfair comparison, but Chad Jackson was signed for 4 years as a 2nd round pick. He will miss his 2nd straight pre-season this year and is coming back from an ACL tear. Maybe he is physically ready by mid season but mentally he is still a rookie that you have for only 2 years after next season. Welker had more catches than any player on the Pats and is in his prime 25-30, and is signed for 5 years. He returns punts and KO (freeing up Maroney from that duty).

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