I preface this buy making the huge assumption that Austin Collie can stay healthy, BUT if he could stay healthy, why couldn't he put up 80% of the numbers Wes Welker did?
The Patriots are in serious need of someone stepping up (their rookie wr's aren't ready yet) and it seems pretty clear at this point that Danny Amendola (a HUGE mistake letting Welker go) isn't going to be that person in 2013. Julian Edelman is little more than a mediocre NFL reciever who has never put up anything, but pedestrian numbers even in the Patriots high powered offense.
Collie on the other hand has proven he can be a huge contributor when he was playing with Peyton Manning and the Colts a few years back. If he can stay healthy, why can't he step in and be what Amendola was supposed to be this season?
Isn't he worth a stash to see how things shake out in NE?
The Patriots are in serious need of someone stepping up (their rookie wr's aren't ready yet) and it seems pretty clear at this point that Danny Amendola (a HUGE mistake letting Welker go) isn't going to be that person in 2013. Julian Edelman is little more than a mediocre NFL reciever who has never put up anything, but pedestrian numbers even in the Patriots high powered offense.
Collie on the other hand has proven he can be a huge contributor when he was playing with Peyton Manning and the Colts a few years back. If he can stay healthy, why can't he step in and be what Amendola was supposed to be this season?
Isn't he worth a stash to see how things shake out in NE?