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For those saying that the Patriots should let Welker walk, there's two things that need to be kept in mind:
(1) The Patriots would have to replace his production—and, given his affinity with Brady, that's not an easy thing. As we've seen, a lot of receivers flame out in this offense.
I'm not arguing that it can't be done, but it's certainly not a given.
(2) Welker will almost certainly end up with a contending team. As a case in point, the Colts have over $40M in cap room. Even Denver has almost $20M. I don't want to see Welker become the anti-Woodhead.
(1) The Patriots would have to replace his production—and, given his affinity with Brady, that's not an easy thing. As we've seen, a lot of receivers flame out in this offense.
I'm not arguing that it can't be done, but it's certainly not a given.
(2) Welker will almost certainly end up with a contending team. As a case in point, the Colts have over $40M in cap room. Even Denver has almost $20M. I don't want to see Welker become the anti-Woodhead.