Comments on: Hernandez injury gets Welker back into Pats mix

By: surfinbird1

surfinbird1 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:48:35 +0000

The coaching,and play calling in this game were beyond awful. Can we get Bill O’Brian back.

By: hardballtalkusername

hardballtalkusername — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:15:05 +0000

I understand that viewpoint gisellichek, but I disagree. It’s not like Welker has said he wouldn’t return to the team, nor did he hold out like a lot of players have recently. In fact, he did the opposite, embracing the franchise tag for the millions it was giving him. If anything, the Patriots are convincing him to sign elsewhere with STARTING Edelman over him. Interesting that Edelman ran right into to Hernandez and he’s outs for awhile now. The Patriots are an interesting organization, they take an unconventional route in a lot of ways, a good amount of which work out, but this is one I would disagree with.

By: crisper57

crisper57 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:53:15 +0000

This could turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Welker gets put back in the gameplan and the Pats start to roll. Then they get a rested Hernandez back just in time for a playoff push…

By: CKL

CKL — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:41:25 +0000

Mullman you make me laugh with all your trolling of BB. I guess you hated your team’s owner who had a lot of respect for BB, and once tried to hire him and the feeling of respect was mutual with BB.

BB is many things, some good some not so good, but if he thinks a guy will help his team he does not hold a grudge. That’s childish wishing by people who hate him. Law called him a LIAR to the media, but BB still talked to him when he was a FA and tried to get him to return to the Pats. And it’s obvious by the F-A-C-T that a LOT of former Pats who talked a lot of bad about him publicly are back in the fold as Pats supporters now that their careers are over (Law, Milloy, Bledsoe, etc).

By: footballchic777

footballchic777 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:20:47 +0000

eyeh8goodell: I totally agree. Belichick and the Patriots do what is good for them and damn the consequences. They don’t like being questioned and made to look bad, or should I say have it publicly pointed out how they do business, so the benching is their way of squelching any future players from trying this. They have picked up a ton of players for vets minimum, and they will probably need them, because eventually, players are not going to want to be treated the way you are in New England if your name isn’t Tom Brady.

By: gisellichek

gisellichek — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:48:30 +0000

Rough loss yesterday… the offense looked like crap… and it looks like BB is playing games with Welker…

Bill… Julian Edleman is Not Wes Welker… never will be…

Although… I do offer this perspective… If BB feels that he is not going to have Welker in the mix after this season … he has to lessen his dependence on him … and find a way to win without him… I think that is what we are seeing… This has to suck for Brady… Imagine him being told Welker is being taken away from you … and to figure it out without him.

By: mullman76

mullman76 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:19:36 +0000

William is a bitter old man who runs his cheating franchise with an iron fist. Go against the company line and you will be dealt with.

Welker has been one of the most productive WRs in the league, you don’t sit him unless you’re a spiteful, angry, curmudgeon like William.

By: annes22

annes22 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:47:53 +0000

Finally Wes gets back in the game. It’s not before time. Ridiculous that the Patsies don’t use him.
Last year he was their star player, and now he sits on the bench. Get over the contract crap New England and play the guy.
Looks like you needed help yesterday, fancy being beaten by Arizona, that was a wake up call!!
Nice kick at the end of the game, good old shank that knocked people out of suicide pools all over the place.

By: capesquad

capesquad — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:46:31 +0000

Good! I won’t try and guess what the coaches were thinking starting Edelman over Wes Welker but I disagree entirely. If we’ve only got him for another year (???) than let’s take advantage of his and Brady’s connection for that year.

Welker was second only to Calvin Johnson last year in receptions!! We’ve got him, Gronk, Hernandez, the addition of Lloyd AND finally a run game now with Ridley and we’re gonna fool around with that?

We have a defense, after a phenomenal draft. We have Tom Brady… this should be nothing but net for Josh McDaniels and Bill Belichick. Please don’t play politics with Wes Welker (who past Troy Brown yesterday for most receptions in Pats history.)

I’m scratching my head.

By: mike83ri

mike83ri — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:46:24 +0000

Hello, Kellen Winslow. You have a flight leaving to bring you here in 2 hours. See you soon.

-Bill Belichick

By: samapoc

samapoc — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:27:34 +0000

All Welker does is win. If you have to go with plan B, this is a great one.

By: eyeh8goodell

eyeh8goodell — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:26:08 +0000

Belichick is like a bitter spurned lover. It’s perfectly OK for him and the Pats FO to conduct the cold, hard business side of things with players, but if a player tries to play the business side of things too he holds a grudge and cuts their playing time. Like a player is supposed to disregard his obligation to his own future and personal situation to satisfy Bill’s expectations for the football team. There’s no give and take with Bill, it’s all take, take, take…….and then cut a player loose and discard him like an empty soup can once he’s done. Maybe if you’re lucky you’ll get some positive comments from him in the press afterward and down the line, but that’s all you can expect to get from him.

By: piazzajordan2

piazzajordan2 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:18:55 +0000

This sucks. Hopefully, if anything, this could mean the return of Dieon Branch. How great would he be for another season? He said he wants to come back, and it was even PFT who said he could if such an injury like this was to happen.

By: tim1999

tim1999 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:13:57 +0000

Boomer Esiason said on Boston radio this morning that Welker is being punished because he did not sign a longterm contract with the Patriots.
It’s clear something is going on because you don’t phase out one of the most productive WR’s in football for Julien freakin’ Edelman.