Does Edelman deserve a spot on the 53 going forward?

Does Edelman deserve a spot? What are you stupid or what? Have you seen his last 2 games? Wow the stupid questions people ask is unfukinbelivable. The guy is catching almost everything, are you blind or something?

Edelman is the best of what we have, at least for now. That's not saying much. He should be a #4 or #5 receiver on this team. I expect Edelman to try to do too much partly because he has too, partly because he always does- and be injured by week 5. I give him credit for being all in, but he takes a lot of risks with his health and it doesn't typically end well. Edelman is no Welker. Never was, never will be.

I have to think that Gronk will be back against Tampa. This WR core is not enough to win against mediocre teams. Denver would destroy the Pats by 35+ points if we played them next week. We don't, but I'm not so sure The Pats can beat Tampa.

The positives are that this offense (rookies) will benefit from the reps and exposure to playing against other teams (granted horrible teams) #1's. Things will improve but I don't know what the ceiling is for the season RE: WR's.

mosi said:

That is just stupid. Why can't people admit that Welker was a great player for the Pats and will do well for Denver. Are Edelman or Amendola better? After 2 games, I have no idea.

Welker was consistant. He took a beating and kept coming back. However, if we had Welker and not Edelman, I don't think last night would have been any different.

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It may be stupid, but I trust my eyes more than my memory. Based on the here and now, I think Edelman offers more. However, I agree with those that say he plays too recklessly and therefore is more likely to get hurt than Welker.

I'm one of the biggest Edelman fans out there, but just 78 yards on 13 receptions is pretty terrible. It shows that he has great hands, but I expected much more after the catch from him.

Elijah said:

I'm one of the biggest Edelman fans out there, but just 78 yards on 13 receptions is pretty terrible. It shows that he has great hands, but I expected much more after the catch from him.

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He didn't have a prayer. Edeleman's a strong YAC guy, but once it became clear that he was the only legitimate target in the game, he was SWARMED.

Love Edelman going forward. Just hope he can stay healthy. The rookies are encountering the 'nfl learning curve', and we need some experienced guys to just catch the football and move the chains. Too bad about Amendola's injury, but that's part of the NFL.

As long as Edelman remains steady and 1 of the rookie WRs step up soon, I think we'll be ok.

NEPettyOfficer72 said:

Yes, Edelman does offer much more then Welker does now at this point in his career. The Jets did everything they could to try and stop him. They rolled coverage his way, and nothing worked. He still moved the chains and continuously got open. I don't know why its so hard for some people to realize now that this guy is pretty darn good. And I see more explosion in his game now then Welker as mentioned above.

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They DID stop him. His longest catch was 10 yards.
You do realize the Jets were fine with 3 yard completions on 2nd and 10 right?
Needing Edelman to be the primary receiver and watching the result was proof that he can't be the guy.
He should get his 2-3 screens and dump passes a week, return punts and that should be it.
Note that people are saying this is the worst the offense has ever been, and its plan was to make Edleman the focal point. That is not an endorsement.

patchick said:

He didn't have a prayer. Edeleman's a strong YAC guy, but once it became clear that he was the only legitimate target in the game, he was SWARMED.

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Not so much that as the fact that you always swarm a guy on short passes who cant effectively run a pattern and make a catch more than 5 yards downfield.

letekro said:

It may be stupid, but I trust my eyes more than my memory. Based on the here and now, I think Edelman offers more. However, I agree with those that say he plays too recklessly and therefore is more likely to get hurt than Welker.

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Are you saying you think Edelman is better than Welker? I must be misreading this, or you really shouldn't trust your memory.

There was at least one play where Edelman was open downfield and Brady overthrew him. Edelman is far, far from the problem.

primetime said:

There was at least one play where Edelman was open downfield and Brady overthrew him. Edelman is far, far from the problem.

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A suggestion: don't waste your time. Anyone who is critical of Edelman's performance last night has an agenda and, as a result, their opinion doesn't count.

AndyJohnson said:

Are you saying you think Edelman is better than Welker? I must be misreading this, or you really shouldn't trust your memory.

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Better as in "better career up to this point"--of course not. Better as in "better skill and ability as of September 13 2013"--yes. If edelman stays healthy, he will be a very good third option. Kind of like Wes is in Denver.

AndyJohnson said:

They DID stop him. His longest catch was 10 yards.
You do realize the Jets were fine with 3 yard completions on 2nd and 10 right?
Needing Edelman to be the primary receiver and watching the result was proof that he can't be the guy.
He should get his 2-3 screens and dump passes a week, return punts and that should be it.
Note that people are saying this is the worst the offense has ever been, and its plan was to make Edleman the focal point. That is not an endorsement.

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One receiver, by himself, has almost zero prayer of leading a team to victory.

If that's all it took, Arizona and Detroit wouldn't be the laughingstocks they are.

Gostkowski for 3 said:

who is the dark one?

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I presume that the OP is referring to Bristol MA's answer to Tuco Salamanca.

On a more relevant note,it was nice seeing Wes tweet support of Edelman. Glad to see him support his erstwhile teammates.

Efstratios said:

I presume that the OP is referring to Bristol MA's answer to Tuco Salamanca.

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Actually, Lord Voldemort is from Bristol, CT—which means the same town is responsible for spawning both one of the dumbest psychopaths ever plus ESPN. Not a good track record. I'd try to go into the Witness Protection Program and start over as a new town somewhere in the middle of nowhere if I were Bristol.

ewg_gestalt said:

Actually, Lord Voldemort is from Bristol, CT—which means the same town is responsible for spawning both one of the dumbest psychopaths ever plus ESPN. Not a good track record. I'd try to go into the Witness Protection Program and start over as a new town somewhere in the middle of nowhere if I were Bristol.

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Thanks for correcting me on that...... At least CT has still given me Dan Barrett and all his related side projects.

primetime said:

There was at least one play where Edelman was open downfield and Brady overthrew him. Edelman is far, far from the problem.

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That play could have been an easy TD. JE was wide open down tbr side lines but ball was over thrown. Lets not also forget his 3rd and 15 yard play that got taken back from a holding call. It wont matter what he does, he will always be that other guy or "second option" to Welker. I liked Welker but he is gone and Im happy that JE has stepped up. 20 catches and 2 TD's in the last two games isnt too shabby

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There was at least one play where Edelman was open downfield and Brady overthrew him. Edelman is far, far from the problem.

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You are correct. The fact that Edelman is the best receiver we have at the moment is the problem. He's not the disease, he's a symptom. He's supporting cast trying to fill a lead actor's spot.

Somebody else needs to step up before Edelman gets his annual injury. At some point this season (if his pro career is an indicator) he'll miss about 4 games, and if that happens in the next 2-3 weeks we'll be living in the Brady to Mulligan era. :fear:

Just for funzies, I'd like to see JE take some snaps at Quarterback during a blowout/garbage time. Maybe placekicker too.

Exactly. Edelman would be a valuable asset as a third or fourth option on any team in the league. He was expected to be the fourth option on this team behind Gronk, Amendola, and Hernandez. And then there would be a pool of fourth and fifth options like Vereen, Edelman, and the rookies. Unfortunately, that plan didn't survive contact with the enemy. Among the top three options, one has yet to play, another injured himself in the first game, and the last is a serial killer. Among the others, one injured himself in the first game and the rest are completely unreliable because they're rookies. Only Edelman remains, and as you mentioned he's just as injury-prone as Amendola.

Edelman's actually a pretty useful player. While he doesn't do anything extremely well, he's big and strong enough to play inside or out, runs well after the catch, is fast enough to go deep, and has sure hands. But he's not a prime option in a successful NFL offense, and we saw last night what happens when he's basically the only option.