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	<title>Comments on: Wes Welker says he has nine and a half million reasons to play</title>
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		<title>By: patsfiend</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[patsfiend]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welker is in a good spot, and this situation is exactly what the franchise tags brings. Pats can&#039;t pay him big going into his mid-30&#039;s, certainly not long term... but he&#039;ll sign the tag and get big money this year, and a decent contract from someone (maybe the Pats, maybe not) next year.  Or, just maybe, they&#039;ll come to a compromise solution and sign him before the season to a deal. 

It&#039;s all good... this is a business, and I&#039;m okay with how both sides have handled the situation. 

Also... I know most of you don&#039;t know this, but Bozo is a Niners fan. Imagine that. Lakers, Yankees, Niners. So, like some Steelers fans, his panties are bunched up because the Pats are now included in the &quot;dynasties&quot; list. Hence, his reply above regarding the other teams with more titles, etc. 

Bozo is  huge frontrunner crybaby that roots for 90&#039;s-era dynasties exclusively (surprise) and you can find his hypocritical comments all over every Boston team&#039;s boards, including recent classless comments after the B&#039;s lost, and on the Seau suicide announcements. You are arguing with a really sad, lonely dude with some kind of abandonment issues every time you reply to him. 

Instead of replying, just enjoy watching the Lakers implode and put their tail between their legs (again) in the playoffs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welker is in a good spot, and this situation is exactly what the franchise tags brings. Pats can&#8217;t pay him big going into his mid-30&#8242;s, certainly not long term&#8230; but he&#8217;ll sign the tag and get big money this year, and a decent contract from someone (maybe the Pats, maybe not) next year.  Or, just maybe, they&#8217;ll come to a compromise solution and sign him before the season to a deal. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s all good&#8230; this is a business, and I&#8217;m okay with how both sides have handled the situation. </p>
<p>Also&#8230; I know most of you don&#8217;t know this, but Bozo is a Niners fan. Imagine that. Lakers, Yankees, Niners. So, like some Steelers fans, his panties are bunched up because the Pats are now included in the &#8220;dynasties&#8221; list. Hence, his reply above regarding the other teams with more titles, etc. </p>
<p>Bozo is  huge frontrunner crybaby that roots for 90&#8242;s-era dynasties exclusively (surprise) and you can find his hypocritical comments all over every Boston team&#8217;s boards, including recent classless comments after the B&#8217;s lost, and on the Seau suicide announcements. You are arguing with a really sad, lonely dude with some kind of abandonment issues every time you reply to him. </p>
<p>Instead of replying, just enjoy watching the Lakers implode and put their tail between their legs (again) in the playoffs.</p>
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		<title>By: walkinginthewasteland</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[walkinginthewasteland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Although it’s a little surprising to hear Welker sounding like Terrell Owens’ publicist, &quot;

Not if you actually, follow the NFL.

Welker is nothing if not sarcastic and satirical, after Rexies foot fetish came to the fore, Wes gave a pre-game press conference talking about how the Pats were going to &quot;put there best foot forward&quot;, were confident they &quot;wouldnt be defeated&quot;, etc.

This is Wes taking a dig at TO.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Although it’s a little surprising to hear Welker sounding like Terrell Owens’ publicist, &#8221;</p>
<p>Not if you actually, follow the NFL.</p>
<p>Welker is nothing if not sarcastic and satirical, after Rexies foot fetish came to the fore, Wes gave a pre-game press conference talking about how the Pats were going to &#8220;put there best foot forward&#8221;, were confident they &#8220;wouldnt be defeated&#8221;, etc.</p>
<p>This is Wes taking a dig at TO.</p>
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		<title>By: chrisjohnston10</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[111 receptions for 1,165 yds with Matt Cassel throwing. Welker does not need Tom Brady.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>111 receptions for 1,165 yds with Matt Cassel throwing. Welker does not need Tom Brady.</p>
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		<title>By: nathanbetz91</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nathanbetz91]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am by no means a professional football player making millions of dollars like Wes welker is. But what I do know is you can&#039;t hold out for so long then say you&#039;ll agree to something before the season starts because now the team knows that when the deadline comes you&#039;ll take whatever they give you because they know you want to play.you have to do what Chris Johnson did and holdout till as long as humanely possible so the Teams know you&#039;re not messing around]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am by no means a professional football player making millions of dollars like Wes welker is. But what I do know is you can&#8217;t hold out for so long then say you&#8217;ll agree to something before the season starts because now the team knows that when the deadline comes you&#8217;ll take whatever they give you because they know you want to play.you have to do what Chris Johnson did and holdout till as long as humanely possible so the Teams know you&#8217;re not messing around</p>
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		<title>By: billhicks666</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/14/wes-welker-says-he-has-nine-and-a-half-million-reasons-to-play/#comment-1784404</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[billhicks666]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the NBC censors who constantly delete my posts for no reason whatsoever:

GO F*** YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To the NBC censors who constantly delete my posts for no reason whatsoever:</p>
<p>GO F*** YOURSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: hawkforlife</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hawkforlife]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also of note, when will you so called experts who make snide comments about a &quot;slot&quot; receiver realize this is the 2012 /2013 version of the NFL.

Without a slot receiver, or TE that works like one, you can kiss any hope of a title goodbye.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also of note, when will you so called experts who make snide comments about a &#8220;slot&#8221; receiver realize this is the 2012 /2013 version of the NFL.</p>
<p>Without a slot receiver, or TE that works like one, you can kiss any hope of a title goodbye.</p>
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		<title>By: mrv072</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mrv072]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all you Welker haters out there that say he is a product of Tom Brady. Welker had 111 receptions in 2008 when Brady went down witha torn ACL in week 1.  111 receptions with a QB in Matt Cassell who hadn&#039;t started since High School.  Welker is right below the elite receivers in Calvin Johnson and Larry Fritzgerald.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For all you Welker haters out there that say he is a product of Tom Brady. Welker had 111 receptions in 2008 when Brady went down witha torn ACL in week 1.  111 receptions with a QB in Matt Cassell who hadn&#8217;t started since High School.  Welker is right below the elite receivers in Calvin Johnson and Larry Fritzgerald.</p>
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		<title>By: tharoostah</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tharoostah]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This guy is the biggest DIVA in the NFL! I hope the Pats rescind his franchise tender before he signs it and don&#039;t miss a beat without him.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This guy is the biggest DIVA in the NFL! I hope the Pats rescind his franchise tender before he signs it and don&#8217;t miss a beat without him.</p>
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		<title>By: Grulks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grulks]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not a pats fan, in fact I strongly dislike them.
But for all of you saying he is over rated/average/product of a great QB, I&#039;d like to just point out some stats while he was in Miami. 

With Joey Harrington throwing him the ball, he still had 67 receptions for 687 yards and one touchdown. 

He isn&#039;t the same as he was 5 years ago, but he is still one of the best slot receivers out there.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not a pats fan, in fact I strongly dislike them.<br />
But for all of you saying he is over rated/average/product of a great QB, I&#8217;d like to just point out some stats while he was in Miami. </p>
<p>With Joey Harrington throwing him the ball, he still had 67 receptions for 687 yards and one touchdown. </p>
<p>He isn&#8217;t the same as he was 5 years ago, but he is still one of the best slot receivers out there.</p>
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		<title>By: thetruth1313</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thetruth1313]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bozosforall says: 
May 14, 2012 3:15 PM 
thetruth1313 says:
May 14, 2012 2:10 PM
bozosforall says:
May 14, 2012 1:40 PM 

Then again, many of the Pats players (including Welker) bend over in the locker room showers for Tom Brady anyway, so there isn’t much difference there
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There goes Bozo with one of thetruth1313′s favorite“fantasies” again
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Fixed it for you.

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Wow!!! Great comeback!!! How many times have you done that as your comeback?  

So original (for the 1ooth time).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bozosforall says:<br />
May 14, 2012 3:15 PM<br />
thetruth1313 says:<br />
May 14, 2012 2:10 PM<br />
bozosforall says:<br />
May 14, 2012 1:40 PM </p>
<p>Then again, many of the Pats players (including Welker) bend over in the locker room showers for Tom Brady anyway, so there isn’t much difference there<br />
———————————————</p>
<p>There goes Bozo with one of thetruth1313′s favorite“fantasies” again<br />
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Fixed it for you.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>Wow!!! Great comeback!!! How many times have you done that as your comeback?  </p>
<p>So original (for the 1ooth time).</p>
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		<title>By: grogantomorgan</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/14/wes-welker-says-he-has-nine-and-a-half-million-reasons-to-play/#comment-1783821</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[grogantomorgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[butthatmakestoomuchsense says: 

I love it. People here cry when Drew Brees won’t take his franchise offer and report to camp while others cry when Walker happily accepts it. 

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Objectively Drew Brees is under-valued at the franchise tag ($16M?). Wes Welker, great slot reciever in the Patriot system ... over-valued @ $9.5M

That doesn&#039;t mean he doesn&#039;t deserve it for out playing his contract handily ... but being objective, I can&#039;t imagine NE wanting to pay $9.5M to a slot reciever.

As well, I&#039;m a bit bearish on how many productive years WW has ... being a pinball coming across the middle all the time has to be taking a toll.

Sign the tender Wes and get to work !]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>butthatmakestoomuchsense says: </p>
<p>I love it. People here cry when Drew Brees won’t take his franchise offer and report to camp while others cry when Walker happily accepts it. </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>Objectively Drew Brees is under-valued at the franchise tag ($16M?). Wes Welker, great slot reciever in the Patriot system &#8230; over-valued @ $9.5M</p>
<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean he doesn&#8217;t deserve it for out playing his contract handily &#8230; but being objective, I can&#8217;t imagine NE wanting to pay $9.5M to a slot reciever.</p>
<p>As well, I&#8217;m a bit bearish on how many productive years WW has &#8230; being a pinball coming across the middle all the time has to be taking a toll.</p>
<p>Sign the tender Wes and get to work !</p>
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		<title>By: redsghost</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsghost]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@Bozo
&quot; And there are plenty of fans of other teams (Steelers, Packers, Niners, Cowboys and the like) that harbor no jealousy whatsoever of your team, idiot…given that those teams all have more titles (and titles that weren’t gained by cheating like the Pats’ titles were gotten). No need to be jealous of that at all.&quot;

 When be Bozo ever learn? Steelers- 70&#039;s steroids, Packers- salary cap, Niners-salary cap, Cowboys/Redskins- salary cap, Jets-tripgate Saints/Minn/Buffalo bountygate. 
All so jealous, they cheated. Now, would you please explain which if any of the Patriots titles were won by &quot;cheating&quot; ? Thought so. Go back to dreaming of Brady in the shower.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Bozo<br />
&#8221; And there are plenty of fans of other teams (Steelers, Packers, Niners, Cowboys and the like) that harbor no jealousy whatsoever of your team, idiot…given that those teams all have more titles (and titles that weren’t gained by cheating like the Pats’ titles were gotten). No need to be jealous of that at all.&#8221;</p>
<p> When be Bozo ever learn? Steelers- 70&#8242;s steroids, Packers- salary cap, Niners-salary cap, Cowboys/Redskins- salary cap, Jets-tripgate Saints/Minn/Buffalo bountygate.<br />
All so jealous, they cheated. Now, would you please explain which if any of the Patriots titles were won by &#8220;cheating&#8221; ? Thought so. Go back to dreaming of Brady in the shower.</p>
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		<title>By: Shawn</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#039;t see the Patriots giving Welker a long term deal and I&#039;m a Pats fan, because they just don&#039;t pay anyone thats name isn&#039;t Tom Brady. Check out my blog please!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t see the Patriots giving Welker a long term deal and I&#8217;m a Pats fan, because they just don&#8217;t pay anyone thats name isn&#8217;t Tom Brady. Check out my blog please!</p>
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		<title>By: redsghost</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsghost]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;bozosforall says:May 14, 2012 1:40 PM 
 
Then again, many of the Pats players (including Welker) bend over in the locker room showers for Tom Brady anyway, so there isn’t much difference there.&quot;


Bozo...serious question here..I&#039;m sure most of the regs here have noticed as well. Do you have a flesh crush on Brady? Seriously. Do YOU want to be in the shower with him grabbing your ankles? Just curious because you constantly bring up being gay with Brady, in the locker room, bending over, grabbinbg ankles etc...
Is this a subconcious fantasy that perhaps you haven&#039;t addressed conciously yet? Could THIS be the reason you target the Patriots/Brady? To get this attention from him?
It&#039;s just you hang around the &quot;ankle grabbing&quot; conversations OFTEN.
Just saying.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;bozosforall says:May 14, 2012 1:40 PM </p>
<p>Then again, many of the Pats players (including Welker) bend over in the locker room showers for Tom Brady anyway, so there isn’t much difference there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Bozo&#8230;serious question here..I&#8217;m sure most of the regs here have noticed as well. Do you have a flesh crush on Brady? Seriously. Do YOU want to be in the shower with him grabbing your ankles? Just curious because you constantly bring up being gay with Brady, in the locker room, bending over, grabbinbg ankles etc&#8230;<br />
Is this a subconcious fantasy that perhaps you haven&#8217;t addressed conciously yet? Could THIS be the reason you target the Patriots/Brady? To get this attention from him?<br />
It&#8217;s just you hang around the &#8220;ankle grabbing&#8221; conversations OFTEN.<br />
Just saying.</p>
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		<title>By: biggerballz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[and no one wants to give TO even 200,000 reasons]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and no one wants to give TO even 200,000 reasons</p>
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		<title>By: bdawkins20</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bdawkins20]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[better stop talking wes or tedy and willie will have issue with something you say like always. hey tedy shut up no one cares.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>better stop talking wes or tedy and willie will have issue with something you say like always. hey tedy shut up no one cares.</p>
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		<title>By: bozosforall</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bozosforall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[j0esixpack says: 
May 14, 2012 2:29 PM 
I love it when some bozos show how little they know about football. 

Welker is a good guy but he’s no fool. He’s not holding out because between this year’s $9.5 million and next years signing bonus he will make far more guaranteed in two years than he ever could with a long term deal this year alone.

If he signed a long term deal now some bozo would lash out with insults simply because he’s a very small person jealous with the Patriots’ success.

People like that have no credibilty and simply provide the rest of us with comic relief.

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Comic relief was provided in the last two Super Bowls that the Pats appeared in.  The collective hilarity that was the result of the SB in 2008 was only surpasssed by the laughs gained from the result of the SB this past season.  And there are plenty of fans of other teams (Steelers, Packers, Niners, Cowboys and the like) that harbor no jealousy whatsoever of your team, idiot...given that those teams all have more titles (and titles that weren&#039;t gained by cheating like the Pats&#039; titles were gotten).  No need to be jealous of that at all.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>j0esixpack says:<br />
May 14, 2012 2:29 PM<br />
I love it when some bozos show how little they know about football. </p>
<p>Welker is a good guy but he’s no fool. He’s not holding out because between this year’s $9.5 million and next years signing bonus he will make far more guaranteed in two years than he ever could with a long term deal this year alone.</p>
<p>If he signed a long term deal now some bozo would lash out with insults simply because he’s a very small person jealous with the Patriots’ success.</p>
<p>People like that have no credibilty and simply provide the rest of us with comic relief.</p>
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Comic relief was provided in the last two Super Bowls that the Pats appeared in.  The collective hilarity that was the result of the SB in 2008 was only surpasssed by the laughs gained from the result of the SB this past season.  And there are plenty of fans of other teams (Steelers, Packers, Niners, Cowboys and the like) that harbor no jealousy whatsoever of your team, idiot&#8230;given that those teams all have more titles (and titles that weren&#8217;t gained by cheating like the Pats&#8217; titles were gotten).  No need to be jealous of that at all.</p>
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		<title>By: jethrie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Makes complete sense--he wants a long-term deal and if he signed the tender then negotiations would be put off until next season. But, without a contract, if he gets injured with the team he can be cut. Even if he signs the tender and gets injured, the buyout on his contract would be a lot less. So, he stays home, the agents and admins keep working, and they get a deal done.
It&#039;s the only sensible thing to do.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Makes complete sense&#8211;he wants a long-term deal and if he signed the tender then negotiations would be put off until next season. But, without a contract, if he gets injured with the team he can be cut. Even if he signs the tender and gets injured, the buyout on his contract would be a lot less. So, he stays home, the agents and admins keep working, and they get a deal done.<br />
It&#8217;s the only sensible thing to do.</p>
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		<title>By: bozosforall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[dyims says: 
May 14, 2012 2:24 PM 
The amazing comments on this blog are hilarious. Overated, average receiver typed by individuals with extremelly low IQs. And then we have the biggest loser of all Bozosforall saying all the Patas bend over for TB in the showers. I guess that’s like Bozosforall bending over for his dada’s pleasure.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>dyims says:<br />
May 14, 2012 2:24 PM<br />
The amazing comments on this blog are hilarious. Overated, average receiver typed by individuals with extremelly low IQs. And then we have the biggest loser of all Bozosforall saying all the Patas bend over for TB in the showers. I guess that’s like Bozosforall bending over for his dada’s pleasure.</p>
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Sounds like something you know quite well.  You one of Jerry&#8217;s kids?  Sandusky, that is.</p>
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		<title>By: bozosforall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[homelanddefense says: 
May 14, 2012 2:07 PM 
lol @ Bozo. Stick to being a Patriots hater, your attempts at comedy only make you look worse….if that is possible.

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Wasn&#039;t an attempt at comedy.  Just reporting the truth of what goes on behind those locker room doors.  At least if you believe the stories that many of the Pats players have leaked out of the locker room over the years.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>homelanddefense says:<br />
May 14, 2012 2:07 PM<br />
lol @ Bozo. Stick to being a Patriots hater, your attempts at comedy only make you look worse….if that is possible.</p>
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Wasn&#8217;t an attempt at comedy.  Just reporting the truth of what goes on behind those locker room doors.  At least if you believe the stories that many of the Pats players have leaked out of the locker room over the years.</p>
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		<title>By: bozosforall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[thetruth1313 says: 
May 14, 2012 2:10 PM 
bozosforall says:
May 14, 2012 1:40 PM 

Then again, many of the Pats players (including Welker) bend over in the locker room showers for Tom Brady anyway, so there isn’t much difference there
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There goes Bozo with one of thetruth1313&#039;s favorite“fantasies” again
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thetruth1313 says:<br />
May 14, 2012 2:10 PM<br />
bozosforall says:<br />
May 14, 2012 1:40 PM </p>
<p>Then again, many of the Pats players (including Welker) bend over in the locker room showers for Tom Brady anyway, so there isn’t much difference there<br />
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<p>There goes Bozo with one of thetruth1313&#8242;s favorite“fantasies” again<br />
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Fixed it for you.</p>
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		<title>By: hedleykow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After gulping some bottled water, Tom Brady&#039;s wife chimed in that for another 9.5 mil, Tom will catch the effing ball as well as throw it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After gulping some bottled water, Tom Brady&#8217;s wife chimed in that for another 9.5 mil, Tom will catch the effing ball as well as throw it.</p>
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		<title>By: 2dollarpbrs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think Bozo lives in Fireman Ed&#039;s basement]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Bozo lives in Fireman Ed&#8217;s basement</p>
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		<title>By: bullcharger</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[phillyphan72 says:May 14, 2012 1:43 PM 

Sign it Wes and stop crying.You benefit from the system and Brady..Plus you can say your the highest paid white receiver in NFL history…

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How is he crying?  I don&#039;t see it.  Wanting a long term deal with guaranteed money that will exceed the 9.5 million is just business.

If he goes for the 9.5 million and gets injured  it could be the end of the money for him.

Even if Welker got a third of the guaranteed money that Megatron got, that&#039;s still 20 million plus any salary he would earn if he didn&#039;t get cut.

It makes sense to hold out for the long term contract until it affects his paycheck.

Worst case he&#039;ll take the franchise money last minute and next year the Patriots won&#039;t be able to afford the WR franchise tag.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>phillyphan72 says:May 14, 2012 1:43 PM </p>
<p>Sign it Wes and stop crying.You benefit from the system and Brady..Plus you can say your the highest paid white receiver in NFL history…</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>How is he crying?  I don&#8217;t see it.  Wanting a long term deal with guaranteed money that will exceed the 9.5 million is just business.</p>
<p>If he goes for the 9.5 million and gets injured  it could be the end of the money for him.</p>
<p>Even if Welker got a third of the guaranteed money that Megatron got, that&#8217;s still 20 million plus any salary he would earn if he didn&#8217;t get cut.</p>
<p>It makes sense to hold out for the long term contract until it affects his paycheck.</p>
<p>Worst case he&#8217;ll take the franchise money last minute and next year the Patriots won&#8217;t be able to afford the WR franchise tag.</p>
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		<title>By: largent80</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a related story, Welker also hired T.O.&#039;s former publicist. No word yet on whether he&#039;ll do situps in his driveway for the media.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a related story, Welker also hired T.O.&#8217;s former publicist. No word yet on whether he&#8217;ll do situps in his driveway for the media.</p>
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		<title>By: broadstbully</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wait. So he&#039;s a diva because he&#039;ll sign his franchise tender if he doesn&#039;t get a deal? What would he be, then, if he held out? And I could be wrong, but wasn&#039;t he also Cassel&#039;s go-to guy the year Brady was out? I&#039;m a big Brady fan, but saying he&#039;s the only reason for Welker&#039;s production is silly, IMO.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait. So he&#8217;s a diva because he&#8217;ll sign his franchise tender if he doesn&#8217;t get a deal? What would he be, then, if he held out? And I could be wrong, but wasn&#8217;t he also Cassel&#8217;s go-to guy the year Brady was out? I&#8217;m a big Brady fan, but saying he&#8217;s the only reason for Welker&#8217;s production is silly, IMO.</p>
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		<title>By: butthatmakestoomuchsense</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;pftcensorssuck says: Wes, this ain’t sittin’ well with your fans, buddy.&lt;/i&gt;

I love it. People here cry when Drew Brees won&#039;t take his franchise offer and report to camp while others cry when Walker happily accepts it. 

There are positives and negatives for the player(s) when it comes to being tagged. In Welker&#039;s case he gets a nice salary for 2012 while practically being guaranteed the right to become an RFA after the season, unless the Patriots want to pay him close to $12 M for 2013. 

Barring injury of course, but it&#039;s a good gamble.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>pftcensorssuck says: Wes, this ain’t sittin’ well with your fans, buddy.</i></p>
<p>I love it. People here cry when Drew Brees won&#8217;t take his franchise offer and report to camp while others cry when Walker happily accepts it. </p>
<p>There are positives and negatives for the player(s) when it comes to being tagged. In Welker&#8217;s case he gets a nice salary for 2012 while practically being guaranteed the right to become an RFA after the season, unless the Patriots want to pay him close to $12 M for 2013. </p>
<p>Barring injury of course, but it&#8217;s a good gamble.</p>
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		<title>By: thenepatsguy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welker is one of the best WR&#039;s in the league, yes he is a slot receiver and has great success with the patriots. He is signing because he will get a long term deal with the patriots,  just like Wilfork and Mankins.  

He is not a sell out like others who walk away for more money.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welker is one of the best WR&#8217;s in the league, yes he is a slot receiver and has great success with the patriots. He is signing because he will get a long term deal with the patriots,  just like Wilfork and Mankins.  </p>
<p>He is not a sell out like others who walk away for more money.</p>
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		<title>By: carmelaanthonysoprano</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@ joesixpack

Next year Welker is going to be 32 years old. He&#039;s not going to get much in terms of a signing bonus, or a contract. 

Honestly, if money is what he&#039;s after, he&#039;s going to have to leave the Patriots. There&#039;s no way the Pats can invest in Welker&#039;s twilight years when they have to also handle Hernandez and Gronkowski (who&#039;s gonna be baseball rich) on the offensive front.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ joesixpack</p>
<p>Next year Welker is going to be 32 years old. He&#8217;s not going to get much in terms of a signing bonus, or a contract. </p>
<p>Honestly, if money is what he&#8217;s after, he&#8217;s going to have to leave the Patriots. There&#8217;s no way the Pats can invest in Welker&#8217;s twilight years when they have to also handle Hernandez and Gronkowski (who&#8217;s gonna be baseball rich) on the offensive front.</p>
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		<title>By: gunpowderjones</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty big difference between playing a season of NFL football because it will pay a lot of money and not killing yourself because you are rich.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty big difference between playing a season of NFL football because it will pay a lot of money and not killing yourself because you are rich.</p>
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