An Open Letter to Pats Management Re: Wes Welker's Contract Situation

ivanvamp said:

I love Welker as much as anyone here, but I hope you're not arguing that you'd rather have Welker than, say, Calvin Johnson. (but from the tone of your previous post, I would bet that you would)

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ivanvamp said:

The bigger point is that the Patriots should re-sign Welker. I agree with that sentiment. Meanwhile, Kid~Brady offered a silly point and I called him on it. Your response had absolutely nothing to do with that and just added noise.

And....sure, I'm up for an internet argument. What do you want to argue about? You pick the topic and tell me what side to argue and I'll do it.

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Kid~Brady said:

It wasnt a silly point if you ask me.

I think Wes offers a skill set that you can't find anywhere else. Its as simple as that. Of course those receivers have their own skills as well, some that Welker wont have.

I just think Welker can't be replaced, We can add one of those receivers to the arsenal and have them compliment each other

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PatsDeb said:

There has been stuff in the newspaper and speculation on the radio for the last couple of days regarding Wes Welker and his contract situation, or more specifically, the lack thereof. Who knows what is going on behind the scenes, but this is a request from one fan that the team deal fairly and realistically with Wes, and make sure that he remains a Patriot for his next contract. Not because he "deserves it" whether he is an aging WR or not (and believe me, he does deserve it), but because the Pats and Tom Brady really need him.

I ask those in charge to remember the disaster that was 2006 (and maybe 2005? Can't remember, LOL) when both of our starting WRs were let go over $$ (yes, I know Branch shot his way out of town, but it was over $$) and we wasted a year of Tom Brady in his prime and a good D on the likes of Reche Caldwell. I ask those in charge to remember who came in here in 2007 and from day 1 lit up the field (along with Moss). I ask those in charge to remember that when Wes went down with a knee injury in 2009 at the end of the season we were DONE. I ask those in charge how we were able to let Randy Moss go and not miss a beat because we had another great receiver who doesn't complain and give "me first" press conferences.

Welker is uniquely skilled to excel in our offense, and our offense is uniquely formed to take advantage of his skills. To let him go would be another "back to the drawing board" moment when I don't think No. 12 has too many of those moments left, if any. I'm not saying break the bank for Welker, but I beg of you, don't let this turn into a hold-out/franchise tag/squeeze every dime we can/if he leaves "oh well" contract situation. That would really hurt the team and frankly, sour me in a big way.

I would argue very strongly that Welker has been and is worth more to this team than Mayo. He got his, now give some love to Welker, and don't tell me it's just business.

Happy Holidays to all.

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Snake Eyes said:

We SHOULD have resigned him at the end of last season when he said he didnt deserve a new contract, the price would have been a lot lower. Wes has a MUCH bigger impact on the team than Mayo, who we just overpaid.

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cstjohn17 said:

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Wes Welker (and all Patriots players not named Tom Brady) are pieces of meat. We decide how and when to pay them, Wes should take our offer or prepare to be franchised. He is under our total control, thanks to the CBA there is no urgency to sign him.

Sincerely, your fellow fans,

The Kraft Family

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Sciz said:

Signing a contract takes an agreement from both sides. After a down season like that, Welker wasn't going to sign for less than what he was worth. Players refuse to negotiate so they can improve their market all the time.

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satz said:

The true question is he worth as much as santio holmes. I think the more they wait the more will be an issue.

He can hold out.... even against broco`s when we where struggling brady hits him 3 catches in a row to get going.

most thing hernandaz and edelman can replace wes production together. i am not sure this is the way to go. we already need 2 WR next year other than Wes/Branch combo. i would hate to see brady start again with a whole new WR group.

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ivanvamp said:

I know the Pats didn't win the SB in 2006 and Caldwell had a huge drop against the Colts in the AFCCG. We all remember that. But the Pats scored 34 points and were up 21-3 at one point in that game. The defense (ranked by profootball-reference's dSRS as the #2 Pats' defense of all time) simply could not get off the field and stop Peyton Manning in the 2nd half. I know the Caldwell drop was big, but the defense imploded in that game. Pats had the game in the bag and blew it. Hard to blame all that on Caldwell (who, if he had made the catch, would have given the Pats 4 more points...only enough to tie; and given the way Indy was scoring, I would not have been comfortable going into OT in that game). That game was primarily on the defense.

And, yes, they would have pummeled the Bears in the SB that year, even with Caldwell as their #1 receiver.

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PatsDeb said:

There has been stuff in the newspaper and speculation on the radio for the last couple of days regarding Wes Welker and his contract situation, or more specifically, the lack thereof. Who knows what is going on behind the scenes, but this is a request from one fan that the team deal fairly and realistically with Wes, and make sure that he remains a Patriot for his next contract. Not because he "deserves it" whether he is an aging WR or not (and believe me, he does deserve it), but because the Pats and Tom Brady really need him.

I ask those in charge to remember the disaster that was 2006 (and maybe 2005? Can't remember, LOL) when both of our starting WRs were let go over $$ (yes, I know Branch shot his way out of town, but it was over $$) and we wasted a year of Tom Brady in his prime and a good D on the likes of Reche Caldwell. I ask those in charge to remember who came in here in 2007 and from day 1 lit up the field (along with Moss). I ask those in charge to remember that when Wes went down with a knee injury in 2009 at the end of the season we were DONE. I ask those in charge how we were able to let Randy Moss go and not miss a beat because we had another great receiver who doesn't complain and give "me first" press conferences.

Welker is uniquely skilled to excel in our offense, and our offense is uniquely formed to take advantage of his skills. To let him go would be another "back to the drawing board" moment when I don't think No. 12 has too many of those moments left, if any. I'm not saying break the bank for Welker, but I beg of you, don't let this turn into a hold-out/franchise tag/squeeze every dime we can/if he leaves "oh well" contract situation. That would really hurt the team and frankly, sour me in a big way.
I would argue very strongly that Welker has been and is worth more to this team than Mayo. He got his, now give some love to Welker, and don't tell me it's just business.

Happy Holidays to all.

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Kid~Brady said:

It wasnt a silly point if you ask me.

I think Wes offers a skill set that you can't find anywhere else. Its as simple as that. Of course those receivers have their own skills as well, some that Welker wont have.

I just think Welker can't be replaced, We can add one of those receivers to the arsenal and have them compliment each other

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