Wes and the Wecord book & Tommy on Wes

[BostonTim]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ay-the-league/

With all the attention being paid to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s assault on the NFL’s passing records, there hasn’t been quite as much attention on Patriots receiver Wes Welker, who’s likewise on a pace to blow away the league’s single-season receiving records.

Welker currently has a league-leading 31 catches for 458 yards, which would put him on a pace to catch an astonishing 165 passes for 2,443 yards this season. The NFL record for catches in a season is 143, by Marvin Harrison in 2002, and the record for receiving yards in a season is 1,848, by Jerry Rice in 1995. It’s not realistic to think Welker will keep up his current inflated pace, but it is realistic to think that the records — especially Harrison’s record — could be in jeopardy.

In December of 2009 I wrote in the Wall Street Journal that Welker was on his way to becoming the first player in history to average nine catches a game. Unfortunately, Welker tore his ACL on his first catch of the final game that season, lowering his average to “only” 8.79 catches a game that year — which is still the second-best average in NFL history, behind only Harrison’s record-shattering 2002 season.

Welker didn’t appear to be back at full speed when he returned to the field last year, and his production declined markedly. But this year he appears to be as fast as ever. In fact, Welker’s 14.8-yard average is his best since 2005, when he was a role player for the Dolphins who averaged 15.0 yards a catch in spot duty.

This year Welker is doing things we’ve never seen him do with the Patriots. Even if you take out his 99-yard catch in Week One against the Dolphins, Welker would be averaging 12.0 yards a catch, which is a full yard more than his highest average in his previous four seasons with the Patriots.

Brady gushed about Welker.

“He’s just a great player,” Brady said. “And he’s been that way since the day he got here. He had a great game last week, an individual effort that made some incredible plays. He always seems to do that. In Miami he did the same thing. He’s done that in practice every day. Every day in training camp he never misses a day. He’s just a tough, hard-nosed, football player. You can never underestimate someone that has had to work the way he’s had to work ’cause he hasn’t had all the opportunities that maybe a lot of other guys had early in his career. He still works as hard today as he’s ever worked. I love being out there with him. He’s a great teammate, and incredible player, receiver, leader on this team and teams are trying to find ways to try to take Wes away.”

Think Tommy's happy to have him as a teammate?

Cheers, BostonTim

[chevss454]

Damn. I posted those WW stats earlier this morning. I should get a sports reporting job. That's the 2nd story in a week others have pilfered from me.
:(
(The other one was about BB almost becoming HC for the Raiders.)


Jus sayin...

[Claremonster]

That Welker fellah is pretty good.

[bmooney54]

Originally Posted by chevss454

Damn. I posted those WW stats earlier this morning. I should get a sports reporting job. That's the 2nd story in a week others have pilfered from me.
:(
(The other one was about BB almost becoming HC for the Raiders.)


Jus sayin...

How about writing a story on Saturday about how the Pats crushed the Raiders. Hopefully that one gets stolen too.

[chevss454]

Originally Posted by bmooney54

How about writing a story on Saturday about how the Pats crushed the Raiders. Hopefully that one gets stolen too.

I'd have to impersonate a Raiders fan or it would become bulletin board material. No. Can. Do. RaidersFan.

[HSanders]

Originally Posted by Claremonster

That Welker fellah is pretty good.

See what happens when you keep your hair cut right?
Why do you think Edelperson's struggling? COINCIDENCE??? I THINK NOT!!!!!

[PatrietteAz]

Originally Posted by HSanders

See what happens when you keep your hair cut right?
Why do you think Edelperson's struggling? COINCIDENCE??? I THINK NOT!!!!!

Too funny.

[TommyD420]

Originally Posted by HSanders

See what happens when you keep your hair cut right?
Why do you think Edelperson's struggling? COINCIDENCE??? I THINK NOT!!!!!

It's totally coincidental. He sucks with or without hair

(Hanging curve. Thanks HSanders!)

[cka203]

I love Welker and his story. Dude is full of win.

[Beaglebay]

From a 2004 article by Tom Pedulla of USA Today:

Quarterback Tom Brady has an odd way of expressing his affection for Welker, but the warmth is there and the chemistry between the two is already evident.
"He's got great quickness and he's very smart," Brady says. "I say he's like a Labrador out there. You throw the ball and he runs and fetches it. And he runs back and sits in the huddle and he looks up and pants and there's sweat coming down his face. But he's been great to have around."

[Peachhead]

Wecord book?

Be vewwy vewwy quiet....dammit.

[sweetpea]

"He's got great quickness and he's very smart," Brady says. "I say he's like a Labrador out there. You throw the ball and he runs and fetches it. And he runs back and sits in the huddle and he looks up and pants and there's sweat coming down his face. But he's been great to have around."


Nice analogy, . I loves me some Welker...and I love my new Welker jersey...I think I'll wear it to the Jets game next weekend.

[Claremonster]

Originally Posted by Beaglebay

From a 2004 article by Tom Pedulla of USA Today:

Quarterback Tom Brady has an odd way of expressing his affection for Welker, but the warmth is there and the chemistry between the two is already evident.
"He's got great quickness and he's very smart," Brady says. "I say he's like a Labrador out there. You throw the ball and he runs and fetches it. And he runs back and sits in the huddle and he looks up and pants and there's sweat coming down his face. But he's been great to have around."

:rockon:

[Peachhead]

Originally Posted by sweetpea

"He's got great quickness and he's very smart," Brady says. "I say he's like a Labrador out there. You throw the ball and he runs and fetches it. And he runs back and sits in the huddle and he looks up and pants and there's sweat coming down his face. But he's been great to have around."


Nice analogy, . I loves me some Welker...and I love my new Welker jersey...I think I'll wear it to the Jets game next weekend.

And the Raiders are going to be the fire hydrant on Sunday.

[BostonTim]

Originally Posted by Beaglebay

"I say he's like a Labrador out there.

Long as he's not like a Beagle.


Cheers, BostonTim