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New England Patriots thread (MOD WARNING - #4503)
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Welker's latest interview. Take from it what you will
http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20220517wes_welker_contract_talks_with_pats_have_gotten_worse/srvc=home&position=6Wes Welker knows he’s given up all his leverage when it comes to prying a longterm contract out of the . That was the trade-off for signing his $9.5 million franchise tender so early and reporting for work.
According to the Pro Bowl receiver, his decision wasn’t made because there’s been progress in the negotiations, or he’s been encouraged a new deal is on the horizon. If anything, talks have gone in the opposite direction, Welker told the Herald today in an exclusive phone interview. “There have been talks, but nothing that’s brightened anything at all,” Welker said. “It’s actually gotten worse.”
When asked to define “worse,” Welker said the offer on the table is less than the two-year, $16 million fully guaranteed contract that was offered to him during the 2011 regular season.
So why would he agree to the tender now?
Welker said he opted to sign the one-year tag because in the end, even though he may have been advised to stay away from camp, that’s who he is and how he goes about his business.
“(Organized team activities) are about to start. The team’s all getting together. You get all these months off and everything else. I don’t know, you’re just kind of bored,” Welker said. “You want to be up on the field. You want to be up there competing and trying to get better. You kind of miss it. You want to be out there. It’s kind of hard. You’re getting told to do this, this, or that. You’re getting all this information. You don’t really know who to believe or what to go with. I think at the end of the day for me, if I go out there and keep playing great football like I have been for the past five years, eventually, it’ll pay off.
“If they see me out there at OTAs and minicamps and everything else, and I’m still out there winning and doing what I need to do to help the team win, you know what, the ball’s in their court to make something happen,” Welker continued. “That’s kind of my mindset. To go out and show them I deserve it.”
Welker acknowledged attempting a harder-line stance last month, openly threatening the possibility of a holdout at mandatory camps, but ultimately decided that wasn’t the right way to go.
“I think those techniques work better with other teams. I think the best thing you can do, as far as the Patriots, is be there and let them make the decision if they want to do something longterm or not,” said Welker, who indicated he planned on being at OTAs late next week. “Obviously, I want to be there. I want to help the team win. I want a championship and all those things. I’m trying to do everything to make that happen, and I’ll let everything else take care of itself.”
So, Welker, who is holding his annual Old Spice football clinic at Bishop Fenwick this weekend, is really making a “leap of faith” as he put it on his Twitter feed. If it doesn’t work out, he’s prepared to live with the consequences.
“The ball’s in their court. I just want to play,” he said. “At the end of the day, if it’s one year, $9.5 million, it’s one year, $9.5 million. I’m good with that.”0 -
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Corvus Maximus wrote: »When rookie Jeremy Ebert signed, I immediately saw a successor to Welker. The Patriots were clearly looking to the future when they landed him. He could be as effective in the Slot role, but looking at his greater height and speed I think he could offer more than that in the long term. Putting his Pro day stats side by side with Welker's, Ebert's numbers are much more impressive.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-08/sports/ct-spt-0309-northwestern-football--20120309_1_dan-persa-drake-dunsmore-northwestern-coach-pat
Northewestern is very much of the radar and tends to be overlooked by a lot of NFL scouts. Ebert's a talented kid who could have been picked higher up the Draft. So whether he steps into Welkers shoes next season or in 3 years time, only time will tell really.
Am I the only one sick of listening to the Welker thing? He does deserve a better contract but its tiring at this point listening to and watching the reports about it. Whether he is being a bitch or making sense its about time the media find someone else to follow.
I LOVE Ebert. Have to be honest I didn't think anyone would take a shot on him though although I was a big fan of his through college. A friend of mine coached in the Ohio school districts and told me about him back in 2009 and I kept an eye on his career. Extremely sharp WR, perfect in slot and has bags of potential in the Pros if he picks it up quickly. With the competition he has in camp its a great opportunity to improve himself and get better behind the quality we have. Really hope he works out. Think I even had him in my Boards College FF. 0 -
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Its ok JaMarcus you are not alone.:DJaMarcus Hustle wrote: »God, whenever I read a Tom Brady interview I just start blushing and giggling like a school girl. What a man.
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I'm memorising those lyrics for the new season. 0 -
Corvus Maximus wrote: »I'm memorising those lyrics for the new season.
I couldn't watch lasted 30secs and had to shut it off. Im sure the words are awesome but the dude singing......0 -
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JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »^ The fact Bill and Josh aren't watching makes me think that wasn't even during drills, Tom just decided to throw a few shapes for the camera
I suspect he's trying to find Ocho, who is probably still running his route in the car park. 0 -
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And hot on the heels of that comes this article
http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-Sign-Three-Release-WR-Anthony-Gonzalez/5f989dfe-0b37-4134-becf-7332ba16c71bThe New England Patriots announced the signings of unrestricted free agent OL Jamey Richard, rookie free agent TE Nick Melillo and seventh-round draft choice DB Alfonzo Dennard. In addition, the Patriots released WR Anthony Gonzalez.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The New England Patriots announced the signings of unrestricted free agent OL Jamey Richard, rookie free agent TE Nick Melillo and seventh-round draft choice DB Alfonzo Dennard
. Terms of the contracts were not announced.
In addition, the Patriots released WR Anthony Gonzalez.
Richard, 27, is a veteran of four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts after joining the Colts as a seventh-round draft pick (236th overall) in 2008 out of the University of Buffalo. The 6-foot-5 inch, 295 pounder has played in 48 regular season games with 11 starts. He has also played in four postseason games, including Super Bowl XLIV when the Colts played the Saints. Richard has played center and guard during his career. Last season, he played in nine games as a reserve and on special teams.
Melillo, 23, is a rookie free agent from Kentucky. The 6-foot-2 inch, 226 pounder played in 32 games over the last three seasons for Kentucky after transferring from Lindenwood University. He played in 32 games and caught 23 passes for 240 yards with one touchdown during his Kentucky career.
Dennard, 22, was selected by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the 224th pick overall. The 5-10, 205-pound defensive back from Nebraska was named the 2011 Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and First-Team All-Big Ten after his senior season. Last season, Dennard started in all 10 games that he played and finished the year with 31 total tackles and six passes defensed. After playing in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2008, he moved into the starting lineup early in the year as a sophomore in 2009.
Gonzalez, 27, was signed by the Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from Indianapolis on March 17, 2012. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. In five seasons with the Colts, the 6-foot, 193-pound wide receiver started 12 of 40 games and had 99 career receptions for 1,307 yards and seven touchdowns.0 -
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I caught the Brady interview on WEEI Sports Radio yesterday. You can hear it here...http://audio.weei.com/a/57145365/tom-brady-on-super-bowl-loss-i-could-pick-a-lot-of-plays-in-that-game-i-could-have-done-better.htm
This is the Football related summary of it.
Thoughts on the intentional grounding play and missed pass to Wes Welker in the Super Bowl:
Brady: “Anytime you don’t do exactly what you hope to do you regret them and you lay in bed at night thinking about every play you could have done a little bit better on, so I can pick a lot of plays in that game that I wish I could have done a better job with.”
On moving past the Super Bowl loss to the Giants:
Brady: “I think that’s the fun part about starting the OTA process is you really start looking forward at that point, so for all of us you suffer a tough end to the season, and unless you win it all it’s a tough end to the season, but you’ve got those months in there where what you do is you think about the past and you think about what you can do better in your training, and once we start practicing it’s a different team. We’ve got a different group of guys, different mix of talents and we’ve got to see what we can put on the field. It’s been fun being back to work and seeing everybody together and getting on the field and running football plays because it really forces you to move forward. And I think everyone’s done that at this point.”
When was asked about incorporating new receivers into the offense.
“It’s different with different players. There’s a lot of things that go into being a good player, especially on our team. Coach [Bill] Belichick always tells us it’s not an easy program that he runs. Some guys come from other teams, and maybe they’re not really held as accountable on a daily basis, but Coach Belichick – if I throw an incompletion, I’m going to hear about it. I think guys come, maybe they’ve been in the league for a while, and they’re like ‘Why is he always yelling? Why is he so tough on us?’ He just tries to keep the pressure on us, because he feels that’s the way that he gets the most out of us.
I think that you can tell relatively early the way that a guy responds to that type of coaching, you can look in his eyes in the huddle and see how confident and comfortable he is in what you’re asking him to do. Sometimes you get in the huddle and I’m looking at the guy and he’s looking at me, and he’s got this expression on his face like, ‘Oh God, what’s the play? Am I going to know where to go? Am I going to know how to do it? Am I going to be able to do what the coaches are asking me to do?’ Some guys you know right away, some guys it takes a couple of months. Obviously it can’t take forever.
This is a performance-based business, if you’re not on the field performing and helping the team win, you’re not going to be around long, you can’t just think that you’re going to have two redshirt seasons and then you’re going to be the second string behind the fourth-year senior and then you’re going to get your chance to play. You’re going to have to establish your own role for yourself. If you don’t, you’re not going to be in this business very long.”
On getting accustomed to a new group of wide receivers:
Brady: “I’m very familiar with Jabar [Gaffney] and Donte [Stallworth] and Brandon [Llyod’s] going into a 10th year so he’s really a professional as well. He knows how to prepare himself, he’s been in our offense so he has at least familiarity with the things that we’re doing so it’s fun to work with him. We haven’t been out there long. We’ve got a ton of practices to go. Hopefully we make progress every day. Hopefully when we’re on the field we’re communicating and talking through stuff in the film room, talking through stuff on the game field of things that I see, things that I expect, things that he sees, that he expects, so ultimately this game’s about anticipation.
If you’re not on the same page as your receiver, running backs, or offensive linemen you can never anticipate, then you just react, and if you react, you’re always slow so I don’t need to be any more slow than I already am, so I figure out ways to anticipate better, that’s part of the process in the offseason, things that you see that you need to make improvements on. If you don’t, you fall behind. Everyone else is gaining ground; you’ve got to find ways to gain ground as well.”
On the passing of former teammate Junior Seau:
"Junior was a great man. He lived with emotion. If you were a teammate you saw his emotion every day and his love for life and his love for the game and his love for his teammates, which is probably why it surprised so many people. Obviously he was going through some things that were tough on him. I wish he could find ways to get help. Unfortunately, these things happen."
On Wes Welker’s possibility of getting a multi-year deal from the Patriots:
Brady: “Well, I wish there was an easy answer. I always support Wes but none of those decisions are up to me. These things end up working themselves out at some point. I don’t know how or when or who or why but sometimes I get emotionally involved in those situations and it doesn’t work out well for me so I just try to support him as a friend. We’re all in this business, and it’s a tough business and you always hope for the best. I don’t know what’s going to happen. I certainly love Wes, I’d love to have him here for as long as I’m playing, so none of those things are really up to me.”
Some good stuff there from the 'Divine one'. 0 -
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2012/05/tom_brady_says_1.html?p1=Well_Sports_linksFOXBOROUGH -- Far be it for any quarterback to crow over the crop of receivers that he has in the spring. But this is no ordinary group. Tom Brady has a decorated bunch whom he has plenty of history with, from the newly signed Jabar Gaffney and Donte' Stallworth, to veterans Deion Branch, Wes Welker, and Chad Ochocinco. With all of the receivers in place, it was an inevitable topic of discussion in Brady's first speaking session to the media Thursday afternoon.
"We've brought in quite a few guys. So hopefully the mix of guys that we had last year along with the new guys can create some different options for us," Brady said. "It's a very competitive position. All of our days at practice have been very competitive. But it'll help our defense out, it'll help our offense out. The more good players you have, the better team you're gonna be. It's only our sixth day of OTAs. Obviously we have a lot of work to do before the season starts. It's been a lot of fun being out there, seeing Dante' and Jabar who I've played with before. And I really loved playing with those guys. And obviously Wes, Deion, and Chad. We have a very competitive position."
Brady also opined on his appreciation for the spring practices, which he says he did not necessarily enjoy in his 20s.
"I appreciate it every day. I think that one thing that my injury taught me a few years ago was how fragile this game is," Brady said. "To be able to take the field every week is really a blessing. Maybe at 34, I feel a little differently in that sense. I love it just as much now as I ever have. I love being out here for the OTAs. Going on 25, I was probably [expletive] about the OTAs. But when you're 34, you're not. You're saying alright, let's see what kind of team we got. I really got nothing else going on in my life. So I try to come out here and do a good job for this team."
Lots of good stuff in that but I gotta highlight one line from that and post this.
Huh???
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