BananaRepublican

Ty seems pretty confident that we're seeing the result of a discipline problem.

Law: Looks like disciplinary problems with Welker

He didn't mention it but I thought it was odd to see Rowling benched for the entire game at the same time.

BradyFTW!

Well, at least he (unlike Esiason) actually has some basis for thinking that, since he certainly has a good idea of how Belichick handles players/the locker room. And let's not forget the 2010 playoffs, either. I still kinda doubt that it's the case, though.

KontradictioN

As mentioned before, if that's the case then it's a gigantic mistake by the coaching staff.

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Off The Grid

Who the #$%& is "Rowling"??

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Patriot Missile

They signed her to field punt's. Lot of trouble getting her from the mansion in England but she finally arrived. Claims she wants to get away from children's books and do something new and invigorating.

SVN

Well..Bedard isnt saying its a disciplinary issue either..he lays out all possibilities...

Role of Patriots’ Welker further in doubt - Patriots - Boston.com

AndyJohnson

Wait. Are you saying if it is discipline it is a gigantic mistake when you don't even know the actions he is being disciplined for?

BradyManny

I doubt it's discipline, no offense to Ty. Belichick might've benched Wes for one series b/c of the foot comments - which I think was a huge mistake - because he felt it was best for the team to set that precedent.

But overall, Belichick has a high threshold for judgement when weighing those softer issues (discipline) versus production on the field. We went out and traded for a pretty questionable character in Haynesworth last season, who did some pretty iffy things on and off the field. Belichick weighed those issues vs. his potential upside as a player, and felt the production would be more important.

So, I doubt, suddenly he's benching Wes because of something internal. We've gone over this in several threads - there's a lot going on here that is factoring in, and you can't make one general assumption. A changing offense with a new scheme, new emphasis, new plays; an offense that loses arguably its best weapon in the second series of the game - I mean, there's just too many moving parts.

Elijah

To me it just looks like Welker and Hernandez swapped positions on the depth chart. That became even more apparent when Hernandez went out and Welker played way more.

condon84

Thanks Ty.