Wes Welker..A legitimate NFL receiver? (1 Viewer)

[KoolKat]

He has been putting up solid stats on a miserable team. Are those stats a result of playing mainly from behind, or is Welker capable of over-taking Marty Booker as the #2 guy in Miami. I haven't seen him play, but have a supplemental dynasty draft coming up, and would like to know if Welker is worth a pick up.

 

[SSOG]

If your league doesn't reward for return yardage, then don't bother. Welker is a very good, extremely high-effort player. He's actually my favorite player on the team. With that said, he is a MONSTER in the return game, and handles both kickoffs and punt returns. While he's probably the second best guy on the roster, and could make a very good receiver, I sincerely doubt Miami ever gets him too involved because you can get serviceable possession receivers anywhere, but returners like Welker are much rarer.

Think of him as a white Dante Hall who gets a touch more playing time on offense, and you should have a good idea of his value going forward.

 

[meanjoegreen]

Culpepper seems to like to target Welker more than Booker. Welker has got a lot of speed, and if the offense ever starts clicking better, I'd rather have Welker over Booker.

 

[whhwalker]

A legitimate NFL receiver, sure. There was a time when Steve Smith was a return guy, small in stature, but as they say you can't teach fast. With the right system Welker COULD be an elite WR2 for an NFL team.

He was over 1000 yards in his last two years at pass-happy Texas Tech so he's not afraid of the ball.

The risk of course is instead of becoming Steve Smith he becomes Dante Hall. A weapon, but not an every week WR weapon.

 

[Marc Levin]

Definitely - I thought Hagan would take over his spot as the third receiver and actually drafted Hagan in two leagues.

In PPR leagues, he most definitely holds value (he's averaging around 10 points per game, and is the WR40 in a start-3 plus a flex)

In my league that rewards return yardage and PPR, he's the #9 fantasy receiver right now.

All depends on your rules - non-PPR, he might be worth a shot for THIS year, but don't hope for much in the future - Chambers and Hagan are the future starting WR tandem on that team. PPR, he has some value this year and he might hold value into next year.

 

[KoolKat]

My league give 1 PPR. I'm starting to consider him. The fact that he is so useful on special teams only makes him more valuable to the team, and buys hime more time to develop.

 

[Mr. Pink]

I have him in a start 3 WR league that awards 1 pt. for every 10 yds rushed/rec'd and 1 pt. for every 25 yds returned. He is a lock for 7 pts/wk and has averaged 8 pts/ week thus far. A great bye week filler who could erupt for you on any given week ala Dante Hall.

Against prolific or even solid offenses, he's a strong consideration to start in that scoring format. W/O pts/rec. or return yard pts, he holds substantially less value.

It also seems to me that he gets the bulk of his receptions late in games.

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Culpepper seems to like to target Welker more than Booker. Welker has got a lot of speed, and if the offense ever starts clicking better, I'd rather have Welker over Booker.

Though WR Wes Welker has been a pleasant surprise and is second on the team in receptions through Week Four, we hear that his production should cool off as soon as QB Daunte Culpepper and the Dolphins’ offensive line step up their play. Word is Welker, a hardworking, tough and well-liked player, has been benefiting from the O-line’s struggles and Culpepper’s lack of mobility, with the QB’s surgically repaired knee limiting his mobility and forcing him to get rid of the ball quicker than he would like at times. As a result, Welker has often been the hot read vs. blitzes while working out of the slot and has been the recipient of a lot of dump-off passes from Culpepper. Welker told PFW that he’s comfortable filling a bigger role. “Well, I am not changing anything from my approach last season. I just think I am coming along with all the film study and preparation, and the coaches are giving me a chance. I have felt pretty good out there.”