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People on this board either have short memories or chose to remember the worst
That, and the apparent need to dump on prior players in order to compliment a present player.
Edelman's contributions are huge for the Pats without reference to Welker (who has scrambled eggs for brains due in part to taking many more hits in the middle of the field than Edelman over 6 years while catching passes for Brady and helping the Pats win). Welker's contributions over a six year stretch were also awesome (somehow an average year of 112 receptions and 1200 yards makes him worthy of scorn).
Personally, I am a big fan of Jules for his personality, background and a fighting spirit very much like Brady. I wonder if we would be seeing this discussion if the Pats lost yesterday as a result of Jules's drop that could have been a pick 6 but for a lucky drop by KC (despite a heroic return after injury).
These comparisons always seem to hinge on Pats wins or losses, and the apparent need to drop the weight of a game on a single play or player (Jules did not win the title alone, nor Brady nor Butler (and failings by one of those individual players would not diminish the individual performances of the others if the team lost)). Welker did not lose the title in 2012 himself either (I count a few other offensive and defensive snaps before that that could have won that game). It is the ultimate team sport, with schemes and roles changing drastically every year.
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