naF staP

You show Wes Welker the money! Pay the man, sign him to a 2 or 3 year deal and be done with this nonsense! Wes Welker gets open and catches 72.64% (average over 6 years) of passes he is targeted. This is higher then any top 10 receiver in the NFL (Calvin Johnson 54.88%, Larry Fitzgerald 57.27%, Andre Johnson 63.85%, Reggie Wayne 62.82%, Victor Cruz 60.17%) Brandon Lloyd this year with the same QB is 56.82%.

If this doesn't prove how valuable Wes Welker is for this team then something is wrong. Welker needs to return and the Patriots need to understand that Wes Welker is a very special receiver.

ctpatsfan77

Under the new CBA, rookies can't renegotiate until after their third year.

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JJDChE

3 more years in NE and WW is heading to Canton. Might be true if he goes elsewhere, too, but it's almost a definite if he stays here.

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Ivan

Better yet just pay him 8 $ an hour.

Welker would be wise to respond to any more of the Patriots dogsh.t offers with both middle fingers. I won't blame him one bit for taking anything Denver offers just to stick it to the Patriots.

Much as I want Welker here he has been treated disgracefully by both the organization and the know nothing faux GM fans who have cheered on their garbage offers and begged for them to trade him for 2nd round draft picks.

pazrul72

Generally speaking I defer to IBBIT because he is smarter and better informed then me. This is one case where I feel he is wrong because Welker is special and worth every penny. To be fair I wear Welker's jersey every game day and he is my favorite patriot so I may be biased but damn it just pay the man. Offer him 3 years with the first 2 guaranteed so if he gets old you can cut him the third year but if he is still awesome you have one of the best receivers in the game. Note I didn't say slot receiver because at the end of the day Wes just makes plays.

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sevengables_2207

The thought of Wes in Denver or on another AFC East team is a scary proposition IMO.

I feel like unless a viable replacement is found that they will have little recourse other than to offer Wes a market-level contract.

olschool

On top of that, he's clutch on third down, and above all, he and Brady share the same brain. Why the Pats are playing hardball with him is beyond me.
If they let him go, be prepared for a sub-par offense. As has been proven time and again, not all receivers click well with Brady.

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MoLewisrocks

Manning's slot binky is older than dirt and came back for him for one more run. Had he not Denver might not be daydreaming about seeding. They will want to replace Stokley. Denver will carry over more than $11M in unused cap space. According to ESPN they have just 1 projected FA starter to deal with.

Wes isn't dumb enough to go to Oakland or SD (who's too cheap to be interested anyway). Manning's cap is quite manageable on a 5 year deal. Thomas has 2 more years left on a 5 year $12M deal...Decker is signed thru 2013 on a cheap 4 year deal.

Perfection08

Between the initial 2-year offer, being franchised, the team attempting to phase him out, and his subsequent resurgence, there is no way Welker takes a below market deal from the Pats now, and they will probably have to pay significantly more for him then they would have before the season. Unless they really open up their purses we're going to see alot more of Slater and Edelman next season.

In my opinion if they can't or won't get it done, they should franchise him again and get all they can from him. As long as TB is here, they need to go all in to surround him with the best weapons possible.

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Ivan

If they were serious they would offer 4 years 40 million with 25 guaranteed. He is more than worth it.