Welker told Broncos: We’re the best offense ever, start showing it

I wish he would have said to the 2011 Patriots team "we have the Championship in our hands, don't drop it."

I don't think they all gave up after the safety. I think after they showed them all coming down the tunnel chanting "one stop here and we're right back in this" to start the second half....then have Percy Harvin take back the opening kick off for a touchdown that kicked them collectively in the nuts....while they ALL simultaneously ***** their pants....that was the point where they gave up imho


QUOTE=One-Be-Lo;3748490]That team gave up after the safety...I've never seen anything like it...it was like that one play totally messed with their heads and they could never recover...I think that is a huge demerit on Manning's "leadership"...watching Manning mope all game on the sideline just reiterates why I'm so happy we have TB... Brady would have been up and down that sideline getting guys pumped/focused etc...we probably would have lost but goddammit our guys would have gone down swinging, not fold like a cheap tent like the Manning led Broncos...Brady would never allow such a thing.[/QUOTE]

PATSYLICIOUS said:

I love how the marquis game where he finally stopped dropping the ball was over before halftime.

He sure shows up when nothing crucial is at stake.

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I'm not sure why Patriots fans insist on making comments as ignorant as this. It does them no credit, at all.


Welker averages more than 7 receptions per game in the playoffs.

Welker is a regular Bobby Boucher.

Remember the time that he gave that rousing halftime speech and then went out and led the Mud Dogs to victory in the Bourbon Bowl?

remember when Bobby Boucher turned up at half time... - YouTube

SoCal Pmen said:

Welker had a decent game. Caught everything that was thrown to him I believe. Can't question his passion. He was one of the few Broncos along with Cromartie that admitted they were embarrassed after the game where Manning felt like it was insulting to use the word 'embarrassing'.

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Im embarrassed that the Pats lost to the Broncos.

Instead of being the ones victimized, the Pats DBs and LBs could have laid the wood just like the Seahawks did. Basically, the same defensive game plan NE used against the Rams in SB36.

Dude, how can you be the best offense ever if you lost three games in the regular season?

One-Be-Lo said:

That team gave up after the safety...I've never seen anything like it...it was like that one play totally messed with their heads and they could never recover...I think that is a huge demerit on Manning's "leadership"...watching Manning mope all game on the sideline just reiterates why I'm so happy we have TB... Brady would have been up and down that sideline getting guys pumped/focused etc...we probably would have lost but goddammit our guys would have gone down swinging, not fold like a cheap tent like the Manning led Broncos...Brady would never allow such a thing.

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This is something the Manning is better than Brady people don't get, Brady is a better leader on the field, the haters call him a baby for his yelling but that's his way of pumping up the troops. Once I saw the Manning face I knew the game was over, I think I saw it on Eli first, but still.

Speaking of Welker, the Broncos are really in between a rock and a hard place now. His cap hit is $8M next year. If they cut him, they'll save $6M but still have $2M on the books.

Welker's yards per target:

2011 (age 30): 9.12
2012 (age 31): 7.78
2013 (age 32): 7.07

I expect that he's done by 2015, as his dropoff in production, coupled with his injury history, will not make him an asset to any team.

PATSYLICIOUS said:

I love how the marquis game where he finally stopped dropping the ball was over before halftime.

He sure shows up when nothing crucial is at stake.

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So the only games that actually matter are Super Bowls?


How does any team get there then?

Wes Welker played like a Hall of Fame player for the Patriots, and he gets treated worse than Ochocinco by many Patriot fans. It's bullsh.t! One f.cking drop and people forget all of the great plays he made to get them where they were season after season.


And then, when he is the only Bronco to actually show up he gets knocked for that.


Unbelievable.

Welker epitomizes what it means to be loyal and courageous foot soldier.

Welker Benched To Start Sunday's Playoff Game - Ian's New England Patriots Blog :Ian's New England Patriots Blog

Pretty sure I saw Welker drop one...so caught everything his way is a stretch

I do not think, “Come on guys we are the 2nd best offense in NFL history behind the 2007 Patriots team I was on” what have went over that well.

Why are we concerned by what a person who is 1 hit away from being a vegetable “thinks” anyway? I do not think Welker has ever been confused with Belichick in terms of football intelligence.

“Come on guys. According to FootballOutsiders.com, we are the 2nd best offense in NFL history behind the 2007 Patriots team I was on- that is in DVOA. However, according to ProFootballFocus, we are statistically first in several major indicators, unless you factor in strength of defense and relative yards per attempt. Regardless of where you stand in this argument, I don't think it's necessarily irrational and groundless to argue that we may be considered to be the greatest offense ever- or at least in the modern era- by some, if not many. That said, I believe it would be most prudent if we were to start showing it!" (Speech interrupted as Manning throws interception and Welker gets planted into the ground by Kam Chancellor.)

Just a reminder to the Weasel apologists who praise his regular season performances as compensation for his post season failures. Both Troy Brown before him and Edelman this year put up similar numbers during the regular season and were able especially in the case of Brown excel in the games that really matter. IMO, any good slot receiver playing with a HOF QB in this offense would put the same numbers as the Weasel did. So the only exceptional things he did in the post season was to fail to make the two catches that really mattered and cheap shot the Pats DB. I hardly think that would qualify him as a Pats great

flasox27 said:

Just a reminder to the Weasel apologists who praise his regular season performances as compensation for his post season failures. Both Troy Brown before him and Edelman this year put up similar numbers during the regular season and were able especially in the case of Brown excel in the games that really matter. IMO, any good slot receiver playing with a HOF QB in this offense would put the same numbers as the Weasel did. So the only exceptional things he did in the post season was to fail to make the two catches that really mattered and cheap shot the Pats DB. I hardly think that would qualify him as a Pats great

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Congratulations! It's barely February and you may already have won the title for most ridiculous post of the year.

Wonder if Holley or other journalist/writer would ever approach Welker (after his retirement) for a book on his years in the slot, with a special chapter or two on playing for the two greatest QB of our generation. The first for the regular season and the second for the playoffs. The book could be made richer by getting Koppen to do the same......

I really hope Wes retires before the hits incapacitate him, I imagine he would have a few choice words about leadership styles.

Dagg said:

Pretty sure I saw Welker drop one...so caught everything his way is a stretch

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I think so too.
First half I believe.

His mere presence in that Super Bowl may have doomed the Broncos, whenever Wes plays in Super Bowl his team loses.

libra957 said:

His mere presence in that Super Bowl may have doomed the Broncos, whenever Wes plays in Super Bowl his team loses.

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Same with randy moss

flasox27 said:

Just a reminder to the Weasel apologists who praise his regular season performances as compensation for his post season failures. Both Troy Brown before him and Edelman this year put up similar numbers during the regular season and were able especially in the case of Brown excel in the games that really matter. IMO, any good slot receiver playing with a HOF QB in this offense would put the same numbers as the Weasel did. So the only exceptional things he did in the post season was to fail to make the two catches that really mattered and cheap shot the Pats DB. I hardly think that would qualify him as a Pats great

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Love Troy Brown as much as any Pats fan but if he gets on the same page as Brady and catches a critical 3rd down pass with just a couple minutes to play the Pats win the 2006 AFC Championship game and Peyton still wouldn't have a SB ring.