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Originally Posted by Jerm
It means Thomas or Decker or hell even maybe both are going to have MONSTER years now.
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That is very likely, and you'll see Welker post a modest 75 catch, 1100 yard season, and you'll have 3 receivers posting similar stats for their team.
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
What does that have to do with this statement:
You most assuredly did not say he was the most dangerous slot receiver in the league. You said he was the most dangerous - period. That's as stupid a statement as has been uttered around here...ever.
Welker was targeted 174 times last year; I'd say that has a little to do with his lofty catch numbers, don't you? And he's not being asked to make difficult catches up over his shoulder and way downfield - he's squatting into zones and making fairly easy catches. Over the last 4 years he's been targeted 605 times. Yeah, 150 targets/season...no big deal.
Morever, his drop rate really isn't that good. Last season he had 133 catchable balls and dropped 15 of them; a drop rate of over 11%. For the record, Stokely's drop rate was 4.26% Danny Amendola had a drop rate of 3.13.
You're full of shit. Welker actually drops an above average % of passes thrown his way. He's not a downfield threat. Sure, he runs good routes, but that's usually the last argument guys make when they can't explain why a WR is actually catching a bunch of balls. Ultimately, Welker's no Marvin Harrison. He runs decent routes, but they aren't amazing.
Wes Welker is a system WR - the end. I'm not convinced he's even a shred better than Danny Amendola and every rate stat bears that out, even if the raw counting stats do not.
I repeat - Wes Welker doesn't scare me.
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I'm not reading through all of that to make a point you don't understand.
Wes Welker for the last 7 years has been the most productive receiver in this league, and the most dangerous.
He isn't the best, and he isn't the most gifted wide receiver ever. He is the most productive, and the most dangerous.
That's what I said, and the NFL's statistics back me up.
He is not a system receiver, and the statistics do NOT back you up on that claim.
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Originally Posted by notorious
As said before, if Welker is "Best WR" in the league, why didn't every GM go ****ing crazy trying to sign him?
He loves Denver so much that he will take 2 1/2 times less money? You are out of you ****ing mind!?
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Because he's not a #1 or #2 receiver like I stated. He's a slot receiver. There isn't a huge market for them right now.