Patriot_in_NY

I'm excited about Gaffney potential. I think Reche will be steady......... I think Welker will be MORE then productive.

Does Welker remind anyone else of Wayne Chrebet???? {with even more potential}

Ghost of Ben Dreith

Caldwell is #1, Gaffney a close #2, Welker #3 slot receiver.


This could all change depending on Chad Jackson waking up.

salty

I see the Patriots trading for Wes Welker and talking of acquiring Stallworth or R. Moss as signaling two things:

1) They don't expect Chad Jackson to play a significant role next year

2) They desperately wanted to bump somebody out of the starting lineup, and my guess is that it is RECHE CALDWELL.

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unoriginal

I don't know about better, but I'd agree that's the depth chart as of now, based on positional strengths.

I think the Pats will use Welker a bunch as a flanker in their one receiver sets they like to dabble with. Brown saw action there this year and he's not much bigger than Welker. So Welker won't always work from the slot.

dhamz

With due respect to Welker who is certainly a solid PR who will fill that role nicely, let's get real - he's not close to the best PR in the AFC.

Keegs

Jabbar Gaffney

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PATRIOTS-80

I'm not talking about a depth chart, because I think WR should line up at different spots to gain match-up advantages. I'm talking about production... I believe Wes is the best.

Jimke

The nice thing about Welker is that he is signed for 5 years.

Gaffney and Caldwell are only signed thru 2007.

SamBamsFan

No kidding. We just traded for someone who will be one of the better #3 receivers in the league (though he might be pushed to #4 when Chad returns).

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drpatriot

I don't think we're really going to have any set depth chart, per se - I think that different WRs will be on the field for different situations.

A Caldwell-Welker-Gaffney combo on 3rd downs.

Gaffney-Jackson on running plays.

Caldwell-Jackson-Welker on the deep bomb.

And so on. I think that leaves us with a fantastic situation on our hands: the ability to use WRs situationally should be key to keeping a drive going.

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