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Losing Thomas will need to be addressed somehow.
He was a backup. Maybe a starter-caliber backup, but a backup nevertheless. I am fully confident that Scar has this covered.
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LMAO at those claiming Amendola has a "higher upside" than Welker. If Amendola plays his best he might be able to replace a big chunk of Welker's production, but that's it. The idea that he is going to have 140 REC, 1500+ yards and lead the league in YAC and first downs by a mile is batsh.t crazy.
he will have been really successful if he simply can replace 80-90% of Welker's production, and setting the bar for him at higher production than Welker is flat out ridiculous. And calling it "a wash" is equally ridiculous. If in three years Amendola has 360 REC, 3,600 yards and has led the league in first downs and YAC for 3 years it will be "a wash," but to this point Amendola has done nothing to suggest this is a break even situation. If you have to lose Welker then bringing in Amendola is a decent effort to mitigate that loss, but there is nothing in his history that makes it "even."
I like Amendola and think he will do a good job for them but claims like this and Ken's claim that Amendola's production exceeds Welker's in some instances are simply not supported by the facts, and anyone who says otherwise really needs to back it up with facts, which to this point none have.
He was a backup. Maybe a starter-caliber backup, but a backup nevertheless. I am fully confident that Scar has this covered.
LMAO at those claiming Amendola has a "higher upside" than Welker. If Amendola plays his best he might be able to replace a big chunk of Welker's production, but that's it. The idea that he is going to have 140 REC, 1500+ yards and lead the league in YAC and first downs by a mile is batsh.t crazy.
he will have been really successful if he simply can replace 80-90% of Welker's production, and setting the bar for him at higher production than Welker is flat out ridiculous. And calling it "a wash" is equally ridiculous. If in three years Amendola has 360 REC, 3,600 yards and has led the league in first downs and YAC for 3 years it will be "a wash," but to this point Amendola has done nothing to suggest this is a break even situation. If you have to lose Welker then bringing in Amendola is a decent effort to mitigate that loss, but there is nothing in his history that makes it "even."
I like Amendola and think he will do a good job for them but claims like this and Ken's claim that Amendola's production exceeds Welker's in some instances are simply not supported by the facts, and anyone who says otherwise really needs to back it up with facts, which to this point none have.
You're a moron.
I also recall reading a story on Mike Leach's (Texas Tech coach for both WW and DA) comments on both players, and he said the same thing as I did, sans Amendola's professional career injuries.
So...
Claremonster=Asshat
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Claremonster=Asshat
Changed it for you,. I would love you to provide a quote from Mike Leach where he says that DA is remotely in WW's league. Really.
Not recommending Leach's book, but in it he says that Welker is by far the toughest, hardest working, and most complete football player he ever coached--you know, the type of guy that BB supposedly loves. Paraphrasing, but Leach also said that WW is hands down the best he's ever coached in terms of intangibles and leadership by example.
LMAO at those claiming Amendola has a "higher upside" than Welker. If Amendola plays his best he might be able to replace a big chunk of Welker's production, but that's it. The idea that he is going to have 140 REC, 1500+ yards and lead the league in YAC and first downs by a mile is batsh.t crazy.
he will have been really successful if he simply can replace 80-90% of Welker's production, and setting the bar for him at higher production than Welker is flat out ridiculous. And calling it "a wash" is equally ridiculous. If in three years Amendola has 360 REC, 3,600 yards and has led the league in first downs and YAC for 3 years it will be "a wash," but to this point Amendola has done nothing to suggest this is a break even situation. If you have to lose Welker then bringing in Amendola is a decent effort to mitigate that loss, but there is nothing in his history that makes it "even."
I like Amendola and think he will do a good job for them but claims like this and Ken's claim that Amendola's production exceeds Welker's in some instances are simply not supported by the facts, and anyone who says otherwise really needs to back it up with facts, which to this point none have.
Yep, I would love to see him back it up but experience says he wil do otherwise.
I honestly don't think these guys understand exactly what it would take to outproduce Welker.