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Originally Posted by WV
(Post 9494216)
Wrong...unless it's a great one....pass rush doesn't stop Brady or Manning. Welker has nothing to do with it.
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You don't get it.
Welker is the best receiver in the league when it comes to immediately getting open in a quick release, 3 step drop kind of offense. The same offense you play against a solid pass rush.
The same offense the Patriots used against every team since Welker joined them.
Remember the two games last year where Houston played the Patriots? Remember how embarassing the first game was? Houston tried to blitzkrieg Tom Brady. Welker's statline was like 73 catches for a thousand yards in that game.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
(Post 9494218)
Ah...so as it turns out, you don't know what the **** you're talking about.
I get it.
Carry on.
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I made a mistake, it happens. Doesn't stop Welker from being the most dangerous receiver IN THIS LEAGUE TODAY, nor the only receiver to post 5 seasons with 100 catches or more, and still be in this league today, with the 2nd greatest QB to ever play.
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Originally Posted by Peyton's Princess
(Post 9494219)
I guarantee you New England, at the very least, would have matched this
he was offended he gave them years of great production and was given the shaft
so he gave them the shaft right back
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That's not how it played out at all.
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Originally Posted by Amnorix
(Post 9494224)
Yeah, he had "only" 4, plus another with 98 and another with 92.
But let's get real, we're not comparing Welker to Rice, right, because Rice is clearly and obviously the GOAT, and Welker ain't. He isn't even the greatest of right now (though I'd say he's certainly been top 10 and probably top 5 for some of these years).
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No, Welker is not the GOAT, because Welker is a SLOT receiver.
He is the GOAT Slot Receiver, and that is undoubtedly true.
But what happens when you give the GOAT Slot Receiver a contract to play with the 2nd best QB of all time, in an offense where they already have TWO solid, top 10-15 receivers?
You just eliminated the pass rush against every team you face, before ever taking a snap.
That's what just happened.
Tamba who? Justin Houston who?
We're not getting sacks on Peyton this year.