Wes Welker (1 Viewer)

[UCSBgerry]

Per the Boston Herald

Breakout Performer: Wes Welker

Welker caught 67 passes last year in Miami with a lousy offense led by two pathetic quarterbacks. Imagine what he’ll do in the slot with Donte’ Stallworth and Randy Moss drawing attention outside and, oh yeah, Tom Brady [stats] throwing him the ball. Welker might catch 100 passes.

 

[PatsWillWin]

100 seems a little nuts, but I do think he's going to catch a lot of balls. I would call him a sleeper in a PPR league, but not a non-PPR league.

 

[UCSBgerry]

100 seems a little nuts, but I do think he's going to catch a lot of balls. I would call him a sleeper in a PPR league, but not a non-PPR league.

I agree and as a Welker owner I don't see him getting more than 50-60 receptions and 500-600 yards with an occasional TD.

 

[massraider]

lunacy

 

[Banger]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

 

[softball]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

He's a 2008 sleeper, Moss and Stalworth could both be gone and Welker would be the man.

 

[fantasylifer]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

Welker?......Sleeper?hahahahahahahahahahahaGimme a break, he's a glorified KR who will be behind Moss, Stallworth, Watson and possibly Caldwell. Crumbs is all he'll get barring injury to the other options.

 

[Dirk Digler]

meh.

 

[UCSBgerry]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

Welker?......Sleeper?hahahahahahahahahahahaGimme a break, he's a glorified KR who will be behind Moss, Stallworth, Watson and possibly Caldwell. Crumbs is all he'll get barring injury to the other options.

The Patriots invested a lot more in Welker than they did Moss or Stallworth. You don't just give up a 2nd rounder for a "glorified kick returner".

 

[massraider]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

Welker?......Sleeper?hahahahahahahahahahahaGimme a break, he's a glorified KR who will be behind Moss, Stallworth, Watson and possibly Caldwell. Crumbs is all he'll get barring injury to the other options.

The Patriots invested a lot more in Welker than they did Moss or Stallworth. You don't just give up a 2nd rounder for a "glorified kick returner".

Not unless it was a bad trade. The Pats are capable of making mistakes.

 

[Banger]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

He's a 2008 sleeper, Moss and Stalworth could both be gone and Welker would be the man.

LOL, actually I was being sarcastic. I think he'll be a decent 3rd wr but nowhere near 100 catchs.

 

[PatsWillWin]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

Welker?......Sleeper?hahahahahahahahahahahaGimme a break, he's a glorified KR who will be behind Moss, Stallworth, Watson and possibly Caldwell. Crumbs is all he'll get barring injury to the other options.

0% chance he's behind Caldwell. He's the #1 slot WR on the team.And quite honestly, I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Welker had more catches than Watson. Watson is pretty inconsistent as a receiver, is a very good blocker, and may be relied to block more to help fill the shoes Graham left. They don't need him to be their best receiver like they did headed into last year - and it wasn't a fit anyway.

 

[fantasylifer]

Ya, they signed Moss and Stallworth so they could use them as decoys so they could get their REAL weapon, Welker, the ball. With Moss, Stallworth and Watson I'd be surprised if he got more than 50 catch's.

Welker?......Sleeper?hahahahahahahahahahahaGimme a break, he's a glorified KR who will be behind Moss, Stallworth, Watson and possibly Caldwell. Crumbs is all he'll get barring injury to the other options.

The Patriots invested a lot more in Welker than they did Moss or Stallworth.

Doesn't change the fact that he's at best 4th in the N.E. passing options pecking order, you can justify all you want N.E.'s investment in him, but the facts are the facts. If your relying on Welker this year, good luck to ya.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Before the Pats got Stallworth and Moss, I was very keen on Welker's prospects. He was set up be in the same situation as Troy Brown in 2001 and 2002 - Brady's most dependable target among a bunch of undersized or so-so WRs. Now I am not so sure Welker will catch more than 50-60 balls with the new weapons. I agree that Welker's value could kick in come 2008 if Moss and Stallworth have moved on. For this year, I would be willing to take a chance on him late in PPR leagues. He will still fill the Troy Brown role - but his level of involvement will be somewhere between Brown 00-02 and Brown 03-06.

 

[Workhorse]

The two key problems with projecting any of the Patriots receivers for 2007 are

(a) You have no idea until we're well into the season who Brady will choose as his favorite target/bailout receiver with so many new faces,

and

(b) It's entirely possible, based on the nature of the Patriots gameplans (trying to exploit individual matchups game-to-game) and the assembled talent at WR, that there will be a different guy putting up big numbers every week. One week it might be Randy Moss, another week it might be Welker, Stallworth, etc...

Projecting Patriot WRs might be the most difficult job this offseason for fantasy purposes.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

The two key problems with projecting any of the Patriots receivers for 2007 are(a) You have no idea until we're well into the season who Brady will choose as his favorite target/bailout receiver with so many new faces,and(b) It's entirely possible, based on the nature of the Patriots gameplans (trying to exploit individual matchups game-to-game) and the assembled talent at WR, that there will be a different guy putting up big numbers every week. One week it might be Randy Moss, another week it might be Welker, Stallworth, etc...Projecting Patriot WRs might be the most difficult job this offseason for fantasy purposes.

Not only is B possible, I think it's likely.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Welker was the best WR they added in the offseason for their offense and it isnt close.

Not sure about fantasy implication of the bunch of 'em. But Welker certainly could have the most receptions on the team.

 

[phthalatemagic]

Not unless it was a bad trade. The Pats are capable of making mistakes.

BLASPHEMER!!!Get the rope. I'll get the stake.I think Welker will have about 40 catches this season. Brady just isn't going to repeatedly throw it to him when Moss is open, Stallworth is healthy for his 6 games. Watson is a good target as well. There are also a handful of others that will have 20 or so catches. Brady won't be throwing the ball 600 times in 2007.

 

[fantasylifer]

Not unless it was a bad trade. The Pats are capable of making mistakes.

BLASPHEMER!!!Get the rope. I'll get the stake.I think Welker will have about 40 catches this season. Brady just isn't going to repeatedly throw it to him when Moss is open, Stallworth is healthy for his 6 games. Watson is a good target as well. There are also a handful of others that will have 20 or so catches. Brady won't be throwing the ball 600 times in 2007.

I'm pretty sure the Dolphins used their first round pick on a glorified kick returner. LOL

 

[PsychoMan]

The two key problems with projecting any of the Patriots receivers for 2007 are(a) You have no idea until we're well into the season who Brady will choose as his favorite target/bailout receiver with so many new faces,and(b) It's entirely possible, based on the nature of the Patriots gameplans (trying to exploit individual matchups game-to-game) and the assembled talent at WR, that there will be a different guy putting up big numbers every week. One week it might be Randy Moss, another week it might be Welker, Stallworth, etc...Projecting Patriot WRs might be the most difficult job this offseason for fantasy purposes.

Not only is B possible, I think it's likely.

so the only thing we know for certain this coming fantasy season is that Tom Brady = $

 

[phthalatemagic]

Not unless it was a bad trade. The Pats are capable of making mistakes.

BLASPHEMER!!!Get the rope. I'll get the stake.I think Welker will have about 40 catches this season. Brady just isn't going to repeatedly throw it to him when Moss is open, Stallworth is healthy for his 6 games. Watson is a good target as well. There are also a handful of others that will have 20 or so catches. Brady won't be throwing the ball 600 times in 2007.

I'm pretty sure the Dolphins used their first round pick on a glorified kick returner. LOL

 

[bostonfred]

Welker is an ideal WR5 in a 12 team start three WRs league. Your WR4 should be someone who, if things turn out right, you would want to start every week. Your WR5 should be a veteran who can fill in on bye weeks or spot start, but not much more. Welker's closer to the latter than the former. If he ends up going in the 10th, he's a reasonable pick. Later, and he's a good value. Earlier, and he's overrated. Right now, he seems like a good value to me.

 

[fantasylifer]

Not unless it was a bad trade. The Pats are capable of making mistakes.

BLASPHEMER!!!Get the rope. I'll get the stake.I think Welker will have about 40 catches this season. Brady just isn't going to repeatedly throw it to him when Moss is open, Stallworth is healthy for his 6 games. Watson is a good target as well. There are also a handful of others that will have 20 or so catches. Brady won't be throwing the ball 600 times in 2007.

I'm pretty sure the Dolphins used their first round pick on a glorified kick returner. LOL

Ted Ginn.. the Dolphins have visions of him being their Devin Hester. I can't see any possible reason for taking Ginn so high other than for the fact that he can contribute immediately on special teams ala Hester.

 

[kensat30]

He's a sleeper in return points leagues.

 

[stbugs]

The two key problems with projecting any of the Patriots receivers for 2007 are(a) You have no idea until we're well into the season who Brady will choose as his favorite target/bailout receiver with so many new faces,and(b) It's entirely possible, based on the nature of the Patriots gameplans (trying to exploit individual matchups game-to-game) and the assembled talent at WR, that there will be a different guy putting up big numbers every week. One week it might be Randy Moss, another week it might be Welker, Stallworth, etc...Projecting Patriot WRs might be the most difficult job this offseason for fantasy purposes.

Not only is B possible, I think it's likely.

so the only thing we know for certain this coming fantasy season is that Tom Brady = $

Brady has averaged 27TDs and about 4000 yards the past 2 years with meh at WR. Sure Moss isn't the Viking Moss, but they have most definitely upgraded their WRs this year.I wasn't going to keep Brady for a 4th (keepers based on draft position and about 3 rounds of keepers already gone), but with the new WRs, he could be gold.Also, more importantly, Corey Dillon of the goal line TDs is gone. Maroney's TDs should go up, but he had 6 TDs in 175 carries. In 2006, Dillon had 13 TDs in 199 carries and in 2005 he had 12 TDs in 209 carries. So basically in only 24-34 carries more, Dillon doubled Maroney's TDs.Given Dillons departure and the new WRs who have better long TD potential and red zone TD potential than NE's WRs from the past 2 years, I think Brady could well hit 4000 and 30.

 

[PatsFanCT]

With Moss and Stallworth deep threats, Welker is going to see a lot of third down passes in his direction. Three to five per game would put him in the 70 reception club which isn't too shabby, but 100 is kinda' pushing it.

 

[phthalatemagic]

Not unless it was a bad trade. The Pats are capable of making mistakes.

BLASPHEMER!!!Get the rope. I'll get the stake.I think Welker will have about 40 catches this season. Brady just isn't going to repeatedly throw it to him when Moss is open, Stallworth is healthy for his 6 games. Watson is a good target as well. There are also a handful of others that will have 20 or so catches. Brady won't be throwing the ball 600 times in 2007.

I'm pretty sure the Dolphins used their first round pick on a glorified kick returner. LOL

Ted Ginn.. the Dolphins have visions of him being their Devin Hester. I can't see any possible reason for taking Ginn so high other than for the fact that he can contribute immediately on special teams ala Hester.

Ohh OK. For a second I thought I was talking about Wes Welker. My bad?

 

[phthalatemagic]

With Moss and Stallworth deep threats, Welker is going to see a lot of third down passes in his direction. Three to five per game would put him in the 70 reception club which isn't too shabby, but 100 is kinda' pushing it.

So will Watson and Faulk and who knows who else on the WR side of things. I just think Brady will be giving it to so many different guys that no one will rack up 70 catches unless it's Randy Moss.

 

[Gottabesweet]

Will he be the KR and PR man in NE?

 

[fantasylifer]

Will he be the KR and PR man in NE?

On FBG's Depth Charts, Welker is listed as KR/PR.

 

[TD32]

He is now listed as the #3, behind a banged up #1 and #2. Any value? Discuss.

 

[David Yudkin]

He is now listed as the #3, behind a banged up #1 and #2. Any value? Discuss.

Nothing has really cahnged over the past few months . . .

 

[secretid]

But WILL HE RETURN KICKS??

Sorry for yelling, I just wish we would hear something already.

 

[TD32]

If WR Randy Moss's hamstring proves to be an issue during the season, the player who could be affected most is WR Wes Welker. While the Pats opened up the offense with a number of three-wideout sets at camp, their bread-and-butter remained the underneath routes, where Welker excels. A plan of attack appeared to be emerging: keep opposing safeties downfield with the threat of Randy Moss and WR Donte Stallworth, but predominantly throw the ball to Welker in the slot. Welker is outstanding in tight spaces and already appears on the same page with QB Tom Brady.

 

[AnonymousBob]

If Stallworth gets hurt, would Welker benefit from more Brady love? Donte isn't exactly an iron horse.

 

[BigRed]

The Patriots invested a lot more in Welker than they did Moss or Stallworth. You don't just give up a 2nd rounder for a "glorified kick returner".

Finally, an intelligent response. Moss and Stallworth have more upside, but they haven't exactly been the most reliable WRs around. Welker could make a very nice sleeper, at least in larger/deeper leagues, and definitely should be kept an eye on if a FA.

 

[Ron_Mexico]

But WILL HE RETURN KICKS??Sorry for yelling, I just wish we would hear something already.

In a word..."Yes"

 

[acme]

The two key problems with projecting any of the Patriots receivers for 2007 are(a) You have no idea until we're well into the season who Brady will choose as his favorite target/bailout receiver with so many new faces,and(b) It's entirely possible, based on the nature of the Patriots gameplans (trying to exploit individual matchups game-to-game) and the assembled talent at WR, that there will be a different guy putting up big numbers every week. One week it might be Randy Moss, another week it might be Welker, Stallworth, etc...Projecting Patriot WRs might be the most difficult job this offseason for fantasy purposes.

 

[Pocket Joker]

If he is 70 catches, 850 yards and 7 scores that would make him as good as Deion Branch's best year. 100 catches is just unrealistic.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

The two key problems with projecting any of the Patriots receivers for 2007 are(a) You have no idea until we're well into the season who Brady will choose as his favorite target/bailout receiver with so many new faces,and(b) It's entirely possible, based on the nature of the Patriots gameplans (trying to exploit individual matchups game-to-game) and the assembled talent at WR, that there will be a different guy putting up big numbers every week. One week it might be Randy Moss, another week it might be Welker, Stallworth, etc...Projecting Patriot WRs might be the most difficult job this offseason for fantasy purposes.

Have to agree..plus Jabar Gaffney is having a great camp!Brady is the one who gains most now.

 

[acme]

Per the Boston Herald

Breakout Performer: Wes Welker

Welker caught 67 passes last year in Miami with a lousy offense led by two pathetic quarterbacks. Imagine what he’ll do in the slot with Donte’ Stallworth and Randy Moss drawing attention outside and, oh yeah, Tom Brady [stats] throwing him the ball. Welker might catch 100 passes.

Just caught his 100th pass... oooops, now just caught his 101st... yeah, he's officially money... (just sayin)

(Nice prediction Boston Herald)

 

[Horses Mouth]

I think every time Welker is mentioned in these forums I feel I have to respond with my same response regarding my disgust with my Dolphins trading him. He was money here and a joy to watch. Now I have to watch Wes run all over us.