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Kid~Brady

I hope this isn't the case. We need him

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resdubwhite

It all sounds a bit far fetched.

UK_Pat37

He won;t be allowed to walk for free...the tag will be put in place. Whether or not we sign him I do have questions over though. Being the wrong side of 30 and given the Patriots struggle at WR...and yes, despite Wes' great year, they struggle with no real size or bulk at the position when they come up against aggressive defenses...do the Pats get what they can, whilst they can? I wouldn't expect any picks higher than a 3rd for a player that's a product of the system but if he wants paying, I don't think we should be paying him.

Hate to be cruel but, as I said, product of the system. There are a lot of Free Agent targets and depth in the draft...with Gronk and Hernandez both due big pay days, they need to make the right decision for the team. I'd rather tie up the two TEs, draft a receiver and bring in Lloyd with Branch on a Vets minimum than pay Wes...call me crazy...

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Snarf

Welker holding out halfway through the season?

What a load of baloney. Wes will be playing game 1.

Kid~Brady

Call you crazy? ..... your beyond crazy my friend to want to keep Branch over Welker.

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DarrylS

The wide receiver franchise tag is about 9.5+ million, the Patriots will do everything in their power to avoid that cost.. otoh if they do Welker would be a fool not to take it.

He will be back..

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patsderoer

I'll just call you insane. Without Welker this team doesnt make the playoffs. Welker led the league in receptions and was second in yardage.
Product of the system my ass. He makes the system work.

The Pats struggled on offense because of Gronks injury, if Gronk was 100% they would have put away more easily both Ravens and Giants.

ctpatsfan77

Something that irks me is that two ideas are conflated every time talk of the franchise tag comes up:

* Teams frequently use the franchise tag to prevent another team from swooping in and making a megadeal.
* Just because a player is tagged (or receives an RFA tender, for that matter) DOES NOT mean that they have to play out the season under that one-year deal. (see: Wilfork, Vince; Gostkowski, Stephen)

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UK_Pat37

We said that about Branch too didn't we? Brady and Wes compliment each other nicely but that's it.

I'm not saying we should...but he isn't going to get paid big money...and if he wants it, I'd rather tag him (and, if he kicks up a fuss, trade him), tie my money up in the two TEs and fish for WRs in free agency and the draft.

For the right price I would love to keep him...but I have doubts as to how many good years he has...and it isn't more than a couple.

You can't fault the logic...and it's not like we haven't seen a decission like this made before....Branch was a classic example.

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