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Palm Beach Pats Fan · 12-03-2012, 12:08 PM

I'd love it if Julian were a poor man's Wes Welker. Trouble is, so far he is not even a homeless man's Wes Welker. He's more of a constantly injured man's Wes Welker

DocHoliday · 12-03-2012, 12:14 PM

Edelman had this sweet outside the numbers catch against the Ravens I wish we'd utilize more.

Anyone remember what I'm taking about? They lined him out wide, he fought with the CB and had an awesome turnaround catch in the guy's (Webb?) face.

Triumph · 12-03-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Palm Beach Pats Fan

He is not playing great when he's not playing, though, and the part of your quote I bolded is important. He is playing better than he has in the past, but in no way shape, or form is he any sort of "Welker replacement"

Edelman has his catch rate up. Brady is trusting him because he catches the ball. I disagree and believe Edelman can play the slot if Welker is gone.

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I'm all for keeping Edelman at a reasonable salary. I also see no evidence that he's a player to count on for 16 games, or 12 games, or even for 8 games.

He is just getting hurt too much, simple as that. He needs to take a lesson from Welker and Woodhead and finish his runs by getting low and minimizing contact.

Hopefully Edelman learns next season when the team will be relying on him more.

Patriot_in_NY · 12-03-2012, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Triumph

Edelman has been having a great season on offense and special teams. IMO, hes shown enough to let Welker walk.

I'm a big Julian fan. I think he's explosive and certainly has an elusiveness much like Woodhead does. He'll be boringly average for stretches, and then electrify you with 1, or a series of plays (in all facets of the game). He's more exciting to watch then Welker (IMO).

With that said, and as has been stated a few times already.

He cannot replace Wes as a weapon on this offense. Welker, is not as "flashy" as Edelmen is perhaps, but he has 2 very significant qualities in abundance that I've yet to see from Edelmen.

Reliability- The last SB aside, the dude is just about as automatic on some routes as ANYONE in the league.
Durability - Takes a licking and keeps on ticking like noone's business.

The two don't compare.

p8ryts · 12-03-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Triumph

Edelman has been having a great season on offense and special teams. IMO, hes shown enough to let Welker walk.

Go to your room!!!

Palm Beach Pats Fan · 12-03-2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Triumph

I believe Edelman can play the slot if Welker is gone.

We all believe that.... for about three games until he gets hurt. Then he'll sit a few games, then play three more until he gets hurt again.

lather, rinse, repeat.

Nobody disputes that he can play very well on those too-rare occasions when he is able to suit up for more than a couple of games in a row.

How you can be completely ignoring the durability issue is mind-boggling.

Triumph · 12-03-2012, 12:23 PM

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As usual, you post nonsense and then backtrack or divert. Your original post did not compare Edelman's year to his previous years:

Edelman's not have a great year receiving. He's having an very pedestrian year receiving, and he's done nothing to show that he can make Welker expendable.

Nobody here posts more rubbish than you. Its every day in every thread.

Edelman will be back next year because of this season. Hes having a great year despite missing 33% of the season.

***Deus Irae*** · 12-03-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Triumph

Nobody here posts more rubbish than you. Its every day in every thread.

Edelman will be back next year because of this season. Hes having a great year despite missing 33% of the season.

You've just made my point. One of us made a ridiculous post here and then misrepresented what he'd written while attacking the poster who correctly pointed it out. That person wasn't me, so quit clowning yourself.

And, again, Edelman is not having a great year as a receiver, and he's not shown that he can replace Welker or make Welker expendable.

WinstonSmith · 12-03-2012, 12:33 PM

On the "other" Pats site - one of their reglular posters (who has a good rep) said that NFL network was reporting that Edelman has a broken bone. Did not see this reported elsewhere.

Palm Beach Pats Fan · 12-03-2012, 12:40 PM

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Hes having a great year despite missing 33% of the season.

He has more than 2 receptions three times this year- in 25% of the games his team has played, and in 37% of the games in which he has been active.

You have a weak definition of "great"

Welker has as many 10+ reception games as Edelman has 3+ reception games.