Welker and Lloyd are locks right now. I'm pretty sure Branch will make the cut. He wasnt awful last season and he has Bradys confidence.
If the Pats keep Fells and 3 TEs, that could mean only 2 open WR roster spots between Stinko, Gonzalez, Edelman, Stallworth, Slater.
I don't think the issue of the Pats keeping 3 TE's will have anything at all to do with how many WR's they will keep. They usually keep 3 TE's every year, and usually another on the practice squad.
Right off the bat, I think at least for a fan's/media label, we can probably remove Slater from the WR grouping. They upgraded the position this yr, and he does not belong there in my opinion. He can be included with the safeties instead.
It may be a huge stretch, but it may also be that Edelman is grouped in with the CB's. Or, as I said it's not like it matters who's where in a Belichick view, since he knows they will likely contribute on some level anyway. This exercise is just for the fans. They may consider keeping 7 WR's, I guess anything's possible.
There is always the possibility that one of these guys gets hurt, and the situation takes care of itself at the same time. We know they will keep at least 6 WR's, which is much more likely in my opinion:
--Welker, Llyod, Stallworth, Edelman (With 2 out of 3 in Ochocinco, Branch, Gonzelez)
Drafting a WR throws a whole other wrench into the equation of course.
Either way, it will be better competition and depth for the WR position this yr.