Will BB challenge Welker?

[IcyPatriot]

Belichick is going to stack the box to stop Moreno and to hold up the short routes ... If he shuts down Moreno then Welker will be shut down also.

 

[supafly]

I don’t know if Welker playing in 2014 is a certainty.

• Pre concussion stats – 10 games, 61 receptions, on 87 targeted passes, 648 receiving yards, 10.62 average, and 9 touchdowns.
• Post-concussion stats – 4 games, 18 receptions, on 32 targeted passes, 168 receiving yard, 9.33 average, and 2 touchdowns.

I look at that and I have a serious questions about the lasting impact of the first concussion combined with the second concussion.

I think the debate could have more power with one more concussion, but I couldn't see any reason at the moment to really feel strongly that he'd be able to go right now--but then suddenly not in September. One more good lick and we may be having this discussion, however.

Off topic--I saw this on ESPN stats/twitter and thought you may like to have it passed on, with your questioning of Amendola's worth + opinion of Edelman's dominance this season. It would appear that Amendola has been much more important than many are giving credit for :

@ESPNStatsInfo

Brady: 63.6 comp pct, 8 TD, 2 Int targeting slot receivers since Amendola's return from inj (Wk 8); 58.7 comp pct, 1 TD, 4 Int in 1st 7 gms