Voted 26+. He has excelled in a system partly tailored to his skillset with one of the few best QBs ever. Put him on the majority of other offenses and he would be average to above average IMO.
Those are good points and I really have never come to a conclusion on where I officially stand on points like that because I'm just not sure what the answer is.Did Jerry Rice make both Joe Montana and Steve Young? Without him maybe they are slightly above average quarterbacks.
I struggle to believe that is true, I tend to believe if they were on separate teams they all would still be great but the greatness all on one team makes them extra special.
I think it's the same for Welker. Sure he's aided by playing with Tom Brady, but it also helps Tom Brady to have Welker. What I've seen from Wes Welker the last 4 years is not average. He would have been great on any team that throws the ball significantly. Drew Brees and a guy like Welker would be virtually unstoppable together. When I envision that, it's not based only on what Brees can do but also Welker's ability to get open and get every inch he can after he catches the ball. I've always been very impressed with Welker as a football player.
He's around 8-12 for me. I'm not sure his best years aren't behind him going forward though, he'll still be effective though.