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I think it's time to forget Danny Amendola ever having the 'premier' role in this offense because that duty has and will be going forward put on the shoulders of the fantastic Julian Edelman.
Alot of you may be saying "duh" after what Jules did last season but it isn't really because a large proportion of fans gave Amendola a pass for year 1 because of his nagging injuries and being in the system for only a year. Naturally the thought that given 100% health and more chemistry with Tom his targets and receptions would go up, well even after 2 weeks i think it's pretty obvious he is not going to be making Edelman lose any sleep over receptions being taken away.
I just wanna give my thoughts on Edelman before i get to my underlining point. The guy is an incredible football player, simple as that. His route running, durability, deceptive quickness, great hands and not to mention his outstanding kick returning ability makes this guy truly elite and i am willing to go up against anyone in a debate who believes the contrary.
I believe Julian Edelman is 100% better for this NE Patriots team than Wes Welker ever could be and there are 2 main reasons i think so.
a) the guy doesn't get concussed or absolutely creamed every 10 or so plays like Wes does. It just seems to me that Edelman does not put himself in situations to get hurt.
b) Big play/moment ability. There is no need to relieve the key drops in Welker's NE career so i'll just jump into just how clutch Edelman is. The guy has seemingly always come up with the key catch since Wes left when it's needed, Brady knows where he is with little time on the clock and he'll zip it in there and Jules will be perfectly placed to make the grab.
The scary thing is i don't even think the connection between he and #12 is still 100% complete! There is still room for improvement when it comes to those two and they will both only get better and benefit from it.
So for me personally it is a no brainer i'm taking Jules all day in the now Wes v Edelman debate.
Alot of you may be saying "duh" after what Jules did last season but it isn't really because a large proportion of fans gave Amendola a pass for year 1 because of his nagging injuries and being in the system for only a year. Naturally the thought that given 100% health and more chemistry with Tom his targets and receptions would go up, well even after 2 weeks i think it's pretty obvious he is not going to be making Edelman lose any sleep over receptions being taken away.
I just wanna give my thoughts on Edelman before i get to my underlining point. The guy is an incredible football player, simple as that. His route running, durability, deceptive quickness, great hands and not to mention his outstanding kick returning ability makes this guy truly elite and i am willing to go up against anyone in a debate who believes the contrary.
I believe Julian Edelman is 100% better for this NE Patriots team than Wes Welker ever could be and there are 2 main reasons i think so.
a) the guy doesn't get concussed or absolutely creamed every 10 or so plays like Wes does. It just seems to me that Edelman does not put himself in situations to get hurt.
b) Big play/moment ability. There is no need to relieve the key drops in Welker's NE career so i'll just jump into just how clutch Edelman is. The guy has seemingly always come up with the key catch since Wes left when it's needed, Brady knows where he is with little time on the clock and he'll zip it in there and Jules will be perfectly placed to make the grab.
The scary thing is i don't even think the connection between he and #12 is still 100% complete! There is still room for improvement when it comes to those two and they will both only get better and benefit from it.
So for me personally it is a no brainer i'm taking Jules all day in the now Wes v Edelman debate.