i know we are all mad....

[Ring 6]

If that was the case, then the pats would have franchised him again.

he is a go to guy on 3rd down, but not a go to guy in the last 2 min of a game.

simply not worth that much $$

If that was the case they wouldn't have franchised him the first time.

Its silly to dance on the grave and pretend Welker wasn't a great player when he was here.
Age and wear and tear is why he is gone.

 

[IllegalContact]

Why would they not franchise him?

One year commitment wasn't an issue.....

If that was the case they wouldn't have franchised him the first time.

Its silly to dance on the grave and pretend Welker wasn't a great player when he was here.
Age and wear and tear is why he is gone.

 

[SalemPats]

I think we all agree that Welker should still be a Pats (he's had more receptions than any player the last 5 years). What i miss most is his YAC on short route patters. Amendola is good in space and a better deep threat, but in the slot getting those extra few yards he can't come close to Welker

 

[neuronet]

Pats fans should be mad at their teams coach. It was him who pushed Welker away. He was a great loss to the Brady. Wes Welker left the Patriots because of Belichek's coaching style.

Kraft should fire BB so nancy boy doesn't get his feelings hurt when his mistakes are pointed out. :bricks:

 

[SalemPats]

Wes left because they signed Amendola for the same price. Brady should have demanded that Welker be signed. With him in the lineup we are battling for the #1 seed in the AFC after this game, now we'll have to play on wildcard weekend with a loss.

 

[Dodie]

I've already moved on from Wes. I want a player who can catch a ball in the game, ultimately that's all that matters.

 

[Sciz]

Brady should have demanded that Welker be signed.

"Those things are so far out of my control. I have a lot of other things to worry about. Coach always makes those decisions."

 

[IcyPatriot]

We're 7-3 after 10 games and we've been decimated in the interior defense nd at TE for a stretch.

I am definitely not mad ... considering we had to revamp the receivers and plug holes of defense I doubt many if any other teams could be 7-3 at this point. We've been within a play or a score of being 10-0 ... nobody has handed our heads to us. We have been in all 10 games to the end.

 

[VinnyPatrollie]

Tom E. Curran just explained (again) why Welker isn't playing for the Pats and I believe his opinion more than what I'm reading from all the arm chair analysts here, ESPECIALLY the Bill's fan.

-Pats made offer to Welker.
-Welker said "I have to talk to my agents".
-Welker's agents severely overvalued Wes' value in the market.
-The agents said, "No, Wes is worth MUCH more on the open market and is fielding other offers."
-Pats didn't want to be left empty handed knowing the importance of a quality slot receiver in their system.
-Pats sign Amendola for the amount they offered Welker.
-No team stepped forward to offer Wes the big $$$. Welker says he'll take Pats' offer.
-Too late, Amendola already signed to the $$$ they allocated for the position.
-Welker goes back to Denver and has to convince Elway to sign him.

That's it. No Bill drove him out of town BS. Wes wanted to play for the Pats. His agents screwed things up. Greed got in the way.

BTW, check the stats. Even with Amendola missing so many games, Pats still have same production out of the slot position, thanks to the great play by Edleperson.