IF Wes Welker retires from NFL, will he sign 1-day deal with Patriots?

supafly said:

I don't think anyone is going to dispute the notion that Welker was a very good player here, but there's more to it than that.

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There are people disputing it in this very thread.

JJDChE said:

Edelman is way better than Amendola, too.

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LOL, kudos! Now, please answer the actual question. How about Edelman compared to Welker?

Oswlek said:

There are people disputing it in this very thread.

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I will dispute all day every day that when it matters most in championship games that Edelman is better.

Jangles said:

Why?

So him and bill didn't see eye to eye. He played his ass off here and went off for a pretty meager payday.

I wish he'd stayed, wish he'd made that catch, but I'm not going to hate on the guy and wish him ill thoughts

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I'm not wishing him ill thoughts. I hope he retires before he ends up drooling on an afghan and sitting in a wheelchair before he's 40.

Jackson 2 said:

LOL, kudos! Now, please answer the actual question. How about Edelman compared to Welker?

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Welker was better than Edelman, without question. Only the most biased Patriot fans would suggest otherwise.

zipster9 said:

Some folks seems to forget what happened to Ty Law (have to feed his family). Remember him? He wanted top $$ and left the Patriots.

Years, later Ty Law was inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame.

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Really? Ty Law hung banners here.

JJDChE said:

Welker was better than Edelman, without question. Only the most biased Patriot fans would suggest otherwise.

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Edelman catches the passes that Welker drops.

LeoparCT said:

Edelman has already proven to be more prime time clutch than Welker ever was. If he stays healthy I see him surpassing anything Welker did.

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He's already surpassed everything Welker did by helping us win a SB.

JJDChE said:

I know you don't understand what you're talking about.

Who let Tyree make the helmet catch, by the way?

Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up.

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Tyree's catch, which happened in a different game, has nothing to do with Welker's drop.

Try again.

JJDChE said:

Who let Tyree make the helmet catch, by the way?

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I'll give you one guess. (Hint: it was NOT Rodney Harrison.)

FourierSeries said:

He's already surpassed everything Welker did by helping us win a SB.

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IMO Jules was the MVP of the Super Bowl for the catches he made, the hits he took and the tackle that saved us on a pick.

JJDChE said:

Welker was better than Edelman, without question. Only the most biased Patriot fans would suggest otherwise.

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This guy is another closet Peyton Manning fan. Shocking how many there are on this forum.

JJDChE said:

I know you don't understand what you're talking about.

Who let Tyree make the helmet catch, by the way?

Cognitive Dissonance. Look it up.

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What does Assante Samuel have to do with this topic?

JJDChE said:

Welker was better than Edelman, without question. Only the most biased Patriot fans would suggest otherwise.

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You're right. Welker WAS better than Edelman 3 years ago. Not now and not forever more. You're also correct about this: only the most biased Patriot fan would suggest otherwise.

I wonder how people's tunes would change if Butler doesn't make that pick. Edelman better than Welker? Ahahahaha

Are we talking about 2015? Sure Edelman is better, Welker is basically a vegetable now. In their careers? Get real.

Granted, Edelman is plenty young and has a lot of time to catch him.

Bottom line is he cost the Pats a super bowl with a drop that JE or even Danny catch every time. I could let that go but then he goes to our arch enemy for less money?? He made his bed F him.

I don't get whats so disputed here. Welker was a nice little player, but he's a chocking dog. His hands wouldn't be trusted in my flag football league.

hodgey said:

Bottom line is he cost the Pats a super bowl with a drop that JE or even Danny catch every time. I could let that go but then he goes to our arch enemy for less money?? He made his bed F him.

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Are you 100% sure they make that catch? Edelman was tied for 6th in the league in drops. I cam vividly remember some of his drops. Do I hate him for it? No, it happens.

fresnostatealum said:

I wonder how people's tunes would change if Butler doesn't make that pick. Edelman better than Welker? Ahahahaha

Are we talking about 2015? Sure Edelman is better, Welker is basically a vegetable now. In their careers? Get real.

Granted, Edelman is plenty young and has a lot of time to catch him.

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Why are you holding it against Edelman that he had to ride the bench behind Welker? It's not his fault we had veterans in front of him, and the 2 TE set dominate the passing game and didn't allow him many snaps.

Edelman has always been more athletic and certainly more clutch the last two seasons. Welker dropped a relatively easy catch in a Super Bowl in his prime, and one that Edelman makes no problem.

Knowing what we do about Edelman now and of what Welker's career was, I'd take Edelman 100% of the time. Edelman does everything Welker did + plus more and does it better.

fresnostatealum said:

I wonder how people's tunes would change if Butler doesn't make that pick. Edelman better than Welker? Ahahahaha

Are we talking about 2015? Sure Edelman is better, Welker is basically a vegetable now. In their careers? Get real.

Granted, Edelman is plenty young and has a lot of time to catch him.

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Based on what, stats?

Troy Brown had only one 1000+ yard season. His career high of about 1100 yards was nowhere near Welker's 1500 yards. Brown also never had more than 6 receiving TDs in a season.

Are you actually going to sit there and claim Welker was a better receiver for us than Brown because his stats didn't measure up to Welker's? If so, you're one insane mofo.