You do realize that Tom is not “just a number” go ahead piss of TB. When he leaves tell us all how he’s “just a number” I will bet that BB cuts the cord the same time TB leaves. He’s a smart guy too.

You got to take into account the Brady bump and soon to be Manning bump. The guys numbers are inflated bc of his qb. The Pats already pay Brady a boatload and a big reason they do that is bc he makes everyone around him better. So why should they get burnt at both ends of the stick. They shouldnt be expected to pay Welker like a superstar when they are already paying someone else to make him into one.

Thats the same reason why no one offered him anything more then 6. Bc even tho he’s a very good player it was Brady that made him into a superstar player. Its the same reason why if he puts up another 90+ catchs & 1,000+ yards season front offices around the league still wont feel like they missed out. Bc they will know Manning had a big part in those stats. And that if he would have signed to their team his numbers would be closer to sub 65 catch & sub 1,000 yards.

Product of Bill Belichick’s system and Dante Scarnecchia’s brick wall offensive linemen.

His glaring weaknesses are: Unable to throw effectively from a muddy pocket. Goes bananas under pressure. Zero lateral mobility, can’t throw effective on the run. Throws a horribly inaccurate deep ball. Needs lots of time in a perfectly clean pocket to make easy decisions and easy throws.”
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Amen brother! Lets nor forget this is the same system that made Matt Cassel look like a passable starting QB.

The entire offense is predicated on quick slants, where Welker was a beast, and seem routes with their 2 TEs.

Most times Brady has 2 mins in a clean pocket to make his reads. This is because of 2 factors: an awesome O-line, and the league ensuring Brady’s safety by way of flagging any opposing player who dared get within a foot of Brady’s shadow.

elimanningup, you are dead right about Brady’s performance when under any duress.
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Agreed, and the person who posted they won (cheated) to their sb wins with good defense, that was all cheating as well, they had the defensive signals…..witness the actual football beatdown the steelers put on marcia in pittsburgh, crushed them up and down the field, suddenly in the playoffs……even hines noted they were CALLING OUT OUR PLAYS….etc….easy to make big pick offs when you know whats coming….

I’ll never say WW was a system wr. He was good in Mia, that’s why the Pats wanted him. He was good in NE. He will be good in Den. He’s good. What he isn’t is young, and no amount of money can buy that.

That said, players like Welker that want both top dollar and the opportunity to end their career as a marquee franchise player are just not going to get both. The extra $2MM Welker appears to have gotten in a contract (reports indicate their were incentives to raise what he would get from the Pats) would easily be topped by Welker in endorsements and post career earnings in New England. He would have forever been linked to Tom Brady, and been elected to to the Patriots Hall of Fame if not the NFL HOF. He had the rare opportunity to be a Patriot for life but that requires a small hometown discount and subordination to what’s best for the team, or at least what Belichick thinks is best for the team.

Welker is a great player and a great guy who will be missed but it was his choice.

The story is about a “source” complaining, and you people have almost made it the top commented story on the blog.

Unbelievable how obsessed some people are with the Pats.

Couldnt care less if you take the time to “thumbs down” me. Its your wasted time.

Who else in the NFL gets this kind of unwarranted attention paid to his “disappointments”? #Bradying

It would be great entertainment.

Nick Caserio, Bill Belichick, and Josh McDaniels give Brady three wishes and them be your commands!!!

Tom is just mad that he’ll get touched now that he doesn’t have his hot read anymore.

Real QBs don’t fret about who they throw to because real QBs can throw a guy open.

On defense resign Talib if not go after Brent Grimes or Sean Smith, resign Arrington and sign another cb like cox. Sign Ed Reed if not go after one of the many other serviceable hard hitting safeties available. Lastly look at signing a pass rusher like Osi or Abraham. With these moves or even some of them they can get back to a Super Bowl and win.

Product of Bill Belichick’s system and Dante Scarnecchia’s brick wall offensive linemen.

His glaring weaknesses are: Unable to throw effectively from a muddy pocket. Goes bananas under pressure. Zero lateral mobility, can’t throw effective on the run. Throws a horribly inaccurate deep ball. Needs lots of time in a perfectly clean pocket to make easy decisions and easy throws.”
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Amen brother! Lets nor forget this is the same system that made Matt Cassel look like a passable starting QB.

The entire offense is predicated on quick slants, where Welker was a beast, and seem routes with their 2 TEs.

Most times Brady has 2 mins in a clean pocket to make his reads. This is because of 2 factors: an awesome O-line, and the league ensuring Brady’s safety by way of flagging any opposing player who dared get within a foot of Brady’s shadow.

elimanningup, you are dead right about Brady’s performance when under any duress.