Roophus Gunthar wrote:
Yeah, I'm not sure I'm thrilled about having Wes Welker anymore. He's going to be double covered quite a bit.
I honestly think the Patriots made a terrible move doing this. He's still one of the best WR's in the league, and you gave him up after four games for a 3rd round pick next year? Giving up *ANY* number one receiver position in the league, regardless of who it is, is a bad idea at week 5, when only getting a 3rd rounder in return. They have to go 12 games now without a true number one receiver, all just to get a 3rd rounder? I'm not saying Moss is worth much more than a 3rd rounder, considering he's going to be rapidly declining very soon, but it's still a bad move. It's a great band-aid for the Vikings, though.
Double coverage won't really matter for a guy with Welker's skill set. He doesn't stretch the field; he works the seams of defenses and has superior abilities to beat press coverage with his strength and quickness. By the time saftey help arrives over the top, Welker already has the ball, and has carried it 4 yards to ensure a 10 yard gain. And even if the opposition is doubling with a saftey, with the advent of New Englands "Age of the Tight End," teams don't have the luxury of being able to shift over and run a balanced set with a cheating saftey. If they do Gronkowski, Hernandez and Crumpler (who have worked out of 3 TE
passing sets this season will eat them alive, because none of those men can be covered by a linebacker. Don't worry about the production of Welker. He's going to be a 12/110/1 guy this year.
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