If you took DA over WW your team would not be as good
You may not recall the 07 playoffs and the Gronk-less 2012 playoffs. He saved that team's ass and kept them competitive.
We are all still upset with him over the drop but to say DA is better is irresponsible.
Sorry, we just disagree.
Again, this is not a knock on Welker, but the day Welker could not play in January 2010 vs Baltimore and Edelman was the best player on the field that day for EITHER team, that pretty much proves you to be incorrect, at least saying what you're saying.
If there was ever a time to say the system and Brady makes the slot player what he is here, it's right there.
And, the fact is, Edelman is better than Welker. He's a better punt returner, can line up outside and is more dynamic.
I said that YEARS ago when Welker was demanding 10-12 mil per in his contract negotiations, with how delusional he was not knowing Edelman was standing right there. His agent should have known that, too. I think his agent is FrankBauer the same as Mankins's. That's a red flag right there. Another great regular season player, but a mediocre one in the postseason.
Much of what made Welker do the 100 receptions per year was obviously fit here, Brady AND the great weapons around him.
He went from Moss to Gronk, each taking on doubles, where his quick routes would provide him opportunities to pad those stats. Great slot player, but as you can see, others can also be great there, too.
Put it this way, Amendola would have 80-100 receptions per year here if it was just Gronk and no Edelman. He would be Welker.
There'd be another Z WR Brady would have, maybe not be a complete binky like Edelman, and Amendola would get Gronk's leftovers.
It's not a knock on Welker, but I sort of thought fans would finally admit this at this point.
Also, it's an offensive era. Welker was a GREAT regular season player in an bloated offensive era, but he's not better than Edelman nor Troy Brown. The latter 2 are gamers.
PS Brady made a poor throw in SB 46. Welker should have had it, yes, but Brady threw off his back foot and rushed it, not following through.
Fact is, in SB 46 if just one of Brady's gaffes (Safety on 1st down, INT on 1st down to a hobbled Gronk, miss to a wide open Welker), we win that SB.
Sadly, those 2 SBs were about Brady not wanting to run anything from under Center to get to playaction. Not even a remote effort to do it. I think BJGE had like 8 carries in SB 46, with a 17-9, 17-12 and 17-15 lead in the 2nd half. Painful. Absolutely painful. I think SB 46's loss is worse than SB 42's.
From 2010-2011, when BJGE ws a feature back in the gameplan, the Pats never lost. Truth.
