Patriots receiver Wes Welker tore up his knee during the last game of the 2009 regular season. After surgery and rehab and ongoing signs of progress, Welker is ready for the first game of the 2010 regular season.
Or is he?
Welker will play, but he offered a caveat.
“I still feel like I’m a long ways off from that personally,” Welker told Albert Breer of the Boston Globe. “People say it looks the same. I don’t feel the same. So I’m not
gonna put a number on myself.”
Still, there was no doubt that Welker would be back on the field for the start of the season.
“The whole PUP deal or sitting out games or whatever, that never really
entered my mind,” Welker told Breer. “For me, it was never a
question. I wasn’t gonna sit out. It’s just not in me. I can’t do it.”
Whether he can get back to the guy he had been before the knee injury will go a long way toward determining whether the Patriots can get back to being the team that they had been before Tom Brady’s knee injury.
I like Wes Welker but this is also good news for us in that season opener against them. I hope after our game he gains his confidence back. lol
I hate the Patriots, but you’ve gotta like the little guy, he plays like a big man. I’ve torn an ACL, and it can take a full season of just getting through it before you can come back to full strength the next season. The knee and muscles around it can be back to strength, but the hard part is the mental part and getting past that, and that may take several weeks or most of the season. Once he makes it back though, look out…Come back strong Wes. Still hope your team loses a ridiculous amount of games, but hope you play well sir.
Nacho, I am sure it took you a long time to feel confident going from the couch to the can and back to the couch.
I utterly despise the Pats, but am a Welker fan. Dude’s a special player, hopefully he gets back to full strength and playmaking ability.
Welker will be fine, but if he needs a little bit of time, Edelman should be able to fill in (assuming his mystery injury isn’t anything serious). Also, with the tight ends, the short passing game should be better with a variety of short to mid range options. The real question mark is Brandon Tate. If he can step in and be a legitimate mid to deep threat…..look out.
All the Fantasy guys just $hit a brick.
Gotta love this guy. Looks like they’ve moved on however. This Gronkowski is a beast at TE and Eddelman is a Welker mini-me.
His numbers won’t be great this year.
Sigh. Getting a hint of remorse now after drafting him in the second round of my fantasy league.
Remember when the Patriots camcorded their way to 3 “championships”?
That franchise has NEVER won anything on the up and up. And the only people on this planet that think differently live within 50 miles of Foxboro.
i picked him in my fantasy league as part of my all-white guy team!
Get your ass (er, preferably your knee) back to 100% ASAP. I didn’t draft you in 2 leagues for nothing, especially since I dislike the Pats.
No Michelle Mccarthy, you left out climbing the ropes and doing the flying scorpion leg kick.
Go ahead and rest next week. You don’t want to come back to fast…
Suitcasehead Golic says:
September 3, 2010 8:57 AM
i picked him in my fantasy league as part of my all-white guy team!
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Hope you can start 10 quarterbacks…….and Toby Gerhart…..and umm…..Brandon Stokely? Does he still play? Heath Evans? Todd Heap, Gronkowski, Jason Witten, Cooley. Does Hernandez count? He’s white-ish.
The Patsies don’t feel the same either, Wes.
Don’t sweat it.
Remember when the Patriots camcorded their way to 3 “championships”?
Sometime when you’re smarter, try to reason through the taped signals thing and understand how it could actually be applied during a game.
“i picked him in my fantasy league as part of my all-white guy team!”
You’ll never win!
OK, this is going to be my first moronic Patriots post of the day. There’s gonna be many more to come losers! I have no life! Anything that this site posts that even remotely is related to the “Pats”, “Patriots”, “New England” I go crazy over. I can’t help it. I have an affliction. I HAVE TO write stupid, inane, juvenile and completely retarded posts. What is wrong with me? Please, help me Florio! This is a cry for help! What are you doing to me Florio? It’s like you have some kind of Satanic hold over my little impacted-turd of a brain. I can’t stop! It’s completely ruining my life! I lost my fry cook job at McDonalds to a 16 year old because of you! I worked there for 29 years for that position! What about my self esteem Florio? My Mom made me move back down to the basement! Help!
Yup… it’s just not the same without the cameras…
Crazy Nick says:
September 3, 2010 8:48 AM
Remember when the Patriots camcorded their way to 3 “championships”?
That franchise has NEVER won anything on the up and up. And the only people on this planet that think differently live within 50 miles of Foxboro.
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Crazy Nick:
Need I say more….
LOL!!!! Talk about a meltdown
Jets-12-4
Dolfags-9-7
Cheatriots-8-8
And the Bills, well the Bills are rebuilding
“I hate the Patriots, but you’ve gotta like the little guy, he plays like a big man.”
Nacho, you should have said ” I am jealous of the Patriots”…. as are all jest fans who haven’t won anything of value in recorded history.
# Crazy Nick says:
Remember when the Patriots camcorded their way to 3 “championships”?
That franchise has NEVER won anything on the up and up. And the only people on this planet that think differently live within 50 miles of Foxboro.
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Not accurate at all….I believe they went 18-1 after videogate, which would mean they technically won the AFC championship.
I do not live within 50 miles of foxboro, I live in Va, so your theory on that too is wrong. P.S. I really dislike the pats entirely!
I don’t like the Patriots one bit but like Welker and respect his game. He’s a tough guy and proved that before the injury by running routes inside and with how he’s coming back. I’m wishing him the best.
BKjetsfan101 says:
September 3, 2010 9:33 AM
LOL!!!! Talk about a meltdown
Jets-12-4
Dolfags-9-7
Cheatriots-8-8
And the Bills, well the Bills are rebuilding
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Heh. Guessing that BK at the front of your name indicates your place of employment. Yes, I would like fries with that.
mike mccarthy says:
September 3, 2010 8:28 AM
Nacho, I am sure it took you a long time to feel confident going from the couch to the can and back to the couch.
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ha!
dtrance says:
September 3, 2010 8:48 AM
Sigh. Getting a hint of remorse now after drafting him in the second round of my fantasy league.
Your an idiot for taking him in the second round of your fantasy draft.
The Miami Dolphins haven’t won anything in 37 years.
And they had Dan Marino (who won shit by the way). Talk about futility. The Dolphins have been a joke since Fiedler was escorted out of town about 10 years ago. And they were shit before him all the way back to the Bob “Taco” Griese era.
Crazy Nick…I dont live anywhere near Foxboro…or Mass. But I am not naive enough to think the Patriots were the only team to “camcorde”. You must be a Jets fan..or some team the Pats dismantled. I cant believe we are back on this. Fans cant get over the fact the Pats did what every team does, but got caught. Old coaches admit to it. What else do you need? But, I digress. Fans of losing teams need to blame them..and I guess its the best way to go about it.
Let me reiterate…All Teams vidotaped other teams!!!
Also..under the gun..the Patriots went 16-0 in the regular season..and lost to the Giants in the Bowl. Good game..NYG played like animals..and even outplayed the Pats. But Id like to see Tyree catch that again in 100 attempts. Wont happen.
I like Welker, but you’ve got to wonder, given the extent of the injury, how healthy it is for that knee to be pushing the comeback so hard. The guy will probably need a knee replacement by the time he’s 45.
OK, this is getting ridiculous. I tore my f’ing ACL sprinting over to my PC when I saw this COWARDLY IMPOSTER post under my name! How fitting that I’m getting ready to insult Wes Welker. LMFAO! Down here in Mom’s basement the lighting sucks and I tripped over one of my Transformer models! Damn! I paid $50 bucks for that and I was almost finished building it! I’m losing it Florio! My black soul is being stolen by this site! If this was 30 years ago and I was still in high school, my grades would be plummeting! Take my advice all of you losers and flee. Oh, and the Pats suck! Ha Ha Ha. LMFAO!
Yawn Florio, You are consistent.
Injuries like this, with surgery need 2 years for a full recovery. I know you can get back on the field and train etc, before that, but having gone through them myself and watching the NFL carefully, this is my opinion. You THINK you are whole within a year, but then you look back and realize that it took a couple years.
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September 3, 2010 10:35 AM
TheWizard says:
September 3, 2010 9:24 AM
Remember when the Patriots camcorded their way to 3 “championships”?
Sometime when you’re smarter, try to reason through the taped signals thing and understand how it could actually be applied during a game.
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Tapes relayed to Ernie Adams in-game and then broken down in the bowels of the stadium, then the signals relayed to Belichick, who then relays them to Brady and the rest of the offense. Probably too complex for you Patsie excuse-making morons to comprehend though, WizzTurd.
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….in 15 seconds. Of course! Why didn’t I think of that!
This is classic Bill Belichick misdirection. No way Welker doesn’t have 100+ receptions this year. This was put out to the public so that other teams would focus less on that sneaky white guy running around in the middle of the field catching ten balls a game.
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TheWizard says:
September 3, 2010 9:24 AM
Remember when the Patriots camcorded their way to 3 “championships”?
Sometime when you’re smarter, try to reason through the taped signals thing and understand how it could actually be applied during a game.
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Tapes relayed to Ernie Adams in-game and then broken down in the bowels of the stadium, then the signals relayed to Belichick, who then relays them to Brady and the rest of the offense. Probably too complex for you Patsie excuse-making morons to comprehend though, WizzTurd.
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….in 15 seconds. Of course! Why didn’t I think of that!
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Halftime adjustments, moron
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Wrong again jackass!!!
There is no way all that info could be broken down during halftime.
This has been confirmed by many players and coaches outside of the Patriots, moron.
This assclown has so many post he even responds to himself.
I am a fan of Wes Welker and have been long before he became a Patriot. I do hate the Patriots though for taking advantage of brain damaged retards (Mueller and Cameron) to steal him away from the Dolphins.
I love all the haters! Remember when the Pats didn’t win anything? Nobody hated them back then. Everybody hates the winner, and when their team can’t compete, they call the winners “cheaters”. Oh boohoo… My team has 3 rings and your team doesn’t. Wes is too tough to play any way except all out. Pats offense will be fine- its the defense real Pats fans are worried about.
Crazy nick,
You sound like you can barely form a proper sentence so I don’t think you should be talking about matters that you have very little knowledge about.
Also, I feel bad for you that you take everything as an absolute truth that you hear on TV.
Sincerely,
Three more championships than you’ll ever see in your lifetime.
Why do you people spend your time being jealous over the patriots? You come up with the same lame BS about “spygate” and the tuck rule game.
“Spygate” is one of those things all the loudmouth low IQ sports fans like to talk about. It makes them feel better for the decade plus their team spent getting beaten to a pulp by a superior coach and QB.
I know I’m asking a lot but I think reading a paragraph or two on what the taping actually entailed would enrich your limited vocab and also help shed some light on a topic you have no clue about.
Once you realize that it’s standard practice and provided no edge whatsoever to the patriots you then might look towards other tidbits to make you feel better.
Dear YawnFlorio,
please just stop. its people like you spewing bullshit that ruins this site for everybody else.
oh and the “cheatriots” went 18-1 (would have been 19 without that crazy play) after they stopped “cheating”. I await your attempt to rationalise that with your moronic logic.
Cheers
@ Crazy Nick
Are the NFL offices within 50 miles of Foxboro? You dumb-ass cretin.
@ Yawn Florio
One problem with your theory. The guy who made the tapes said he NEVER gave a tape to anyone until AFTER the game.
Also, Goodell investigated in game viewing and found no evidence it occurred.
Your scenario is plausible, but it was determined that it did not occur.
To all haters, here’s a twist.
The rule on camera placement states that you cannot have a camera on the field. The league defines the field as “sideline to sideline, endline to endline” (ie the playing field). BB did NOT have a camera on the field as the league defines it.
The league memo that you all like to reference should have been ignored. Why? In referencing the rule about camera placement, Ray Anderson, the lawyer who wrote the memo, changed one word in the rule. He changed the word ‘field’ to the word ‘sideline’. All competent lawyers know that by doing this, Anderson changed the rule, which he is unauthorized to do. Only the owners can propose and vote on rule changes. So, the memo that was sent was a memo about a rule that did not exist. It should have been ignored. So, the memo is irrelevant.
Also, what is on the film is not illegal. Teams can film whatever they want. So, unless it is proved that BB and the Pats were watching in game film, what exactly did BB do wrong?
I live 55 miles from Foxboro. Another theory shot dead.
@ Yawn Florio
You say: All other teams videotaped? Yes, but they did so in accordance with the rules, unlike the Cheatriots.
WRONG!
Google Jimmy Johnson Spygate
You’ll get a transcript from a WFAN interview where he states he used to do the same thing on his way to 3 SB titles. He learned from a guy who worked in KC under Schottenheimer, so KC did it. On Schottenheimer’s staff, there was Cowher, who has said the tapes didn’t help the Pats win, Herm Edwards, who is scene on tape WAVING to the camera, and Tony Dungy. I mention Dungy because the guy from KC that showed Jimmy Johnson how he videotaped went to TB to work for Dungy when Dungy got the HC job there, so TB did it too.
Johnson also said he stopped doing it because in the end, he didn’t really get anything out of it.
That’s just from Jimmy Johnson!
Wow, this site needs a moderator! YawnFlorio, dude, you’re a bona fide nut job. Your timestamps read like an OCD case study and your posts sound like excerpts from Mein Kampf.
You realize this is a football fan site, right? Why don’t you take your Prozac and get some sunlight, instead of stalking the internet like some B-movie lunatic? Seriously, get some professional help before you hurt somebody.
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OOOOHHHH!!! Yet ANOTHER lame ass Patsie fan with a COWARDLY IMPOSTER account attempting to mirror mine. They say that “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, the flattery in this case being the FEAR of my posts that drives you weak ass New England punks to create the imposter accounts. Weak sauce…but then again, you limp-wristed New England losers are pathetic that way. Gotta LOVE the older-than-dinosaur shit “fry cook” insult attempt though. Come back when you can boast the advanced education that I do…and yes, it involves several advanced college degrees, much to your chagrin.
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