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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.:singing: Whoda thunk it. Cassel is doing better than super duper star Matt Leinart.
And Leinart had better receivers to work with too.
And Leinart had better receivers to work with too.
He's also trouncing Carson Palmer this season
Palmer has amazing WR's too
FTR - I would take Bolden and Fitzgerald over Moss and Welker. Fitz and Bolden are both Top 5 WR's. Welker is not even Top 20 if he didn't have Moss taking all that attention off him.
That's not really hard to do..
Palmer may need Tommy John Surgery, and that team is dysfunctional as well.
So what.... our team hates its coach!
Are you high? Yah, because a pair of big, fast flankers is more valuable than the best split end of his generation and the best Y in the game.
You are truely insane if you don't think Welker is a top 5 NFL reciever.
LOL. Welker on any other team would have trouble getting 800 yards a season.
Pure homerism. I love Welker and he works out great in our system. He's a nice compliment to Moss and he moves the chains well. Don't get it twisted. Welker could not be a #1 WR on ANY team in the league, so how could he be a top 5 WR.
Without Moss, Welker would not produce nearly the same way he does now.
You're ******ed is you think Welker is a better WR than Bolden or Fitz.
Not to be condescending, but I think you don't understand how to evaluate the position. You're right, in colloquial terms, Welker wouldn't be so great as a #1 reciever. You're thinking of a "#1 reciever" as a split end. A big, long fast guy who has decent agility and can win the jump ball. Look beyond the most simple, highest level evaluation when you look at Welker.
He has out of this world quickness and agility. Like world-class quickness. His footwork is the best I have ever seen on a reciever. He feels coverages, knows how to cut (read: not just one of those pretty jukes, but an effective cut against the grain, opening another 3-5 yard lane) and he blocks like hell. He advances the ball after the catch, he's tough, he's smart. Just because he doesn't run a 4.2 and isn't 6'3 230 doesn't mean he's not a stud.
You probably just don't know how important a world-class y is in this game. I'm not trying to be a ****, I just honestly don't think you know how a player like Welker can be utilized in all phases of the offense. The utility his skill-set allows is far more important than that of a guy who can run 15-yard ins.
Matt Leinart (3 year Career)
Drafted: Round 1 [10th overall selection]
Games Started: 16 (7-9)
TDs: 13
INTs: 16
Yards: 3,209 (YPP: 6.5)
Completion Percentage: 56% (214/377)
Rating: 71.2
Matt Cassel (4 year Career)
Drafted: Round 7 [230th overall selection]
Games Started: 5 (3-2)
TDs: 8
INTs: 6
Yards: 1,348 (YPP: 6.6)
Completion Percentage: 64.4% (132/204)
Rating: 84.0
We can add to those stats:
Cap hit:
Leinart: $4,583,333
Cassel $540,220
Cassel is he least paid among the 22 starters for the NEP. But when Cassel makes a mistake he is crucified when Light who is being paid 10 times as much does nobody notices.
Cassel is a starter here and Leinart is not but I would think he wishes he could have swapped with Leinart places at least one night and spent an evening in that hot tub with those ladies
Not to be condescending, but I think you don't understand how to evaluate the position. You're right, in colloquial terms, Welker wouldn't be so great as a #1 reciever. You're thinking of a "#1 reciever" as a split end. A big, long fast guy who has decent agility and can win the jump ball. Look beyond the most simple, highest level evaluation when you look at Welker.
He has out of this world quickness and agility. Like world-class quickness. His footwork is the best I have ever seen on a reciever. He feels coverages, knows how to cut (read: not just one of those pretty jukes, but an effective cut against the grain, opening another 3-5 yard lane) and he blocks like hell. He advances the ball after the catch, he's tough, he's smart. Just because he doesn't run a 4.2 and isn't 6'3 230 doesn't mean he's not a stud.
You probably just don't know how important a world-class y is in this game. I'm not trying to be a ****, I just honestly don't think you know how a player like Welker can be utilized in all phases of the offense. The utility his skill-set allows is far more important than that of a guy who can run 15-yard ins.