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Belichick on Wes Welker: 'It was a deliberate play ... to take out Aqib'
CBS Sportsline ^ | 1-20-14 | By Josh Katzowitz | NFL Writer

Posted on 01/20/2014 6:53:19 AM PST by rawhide

For the second-straight season, the loss of Aqib Talib during the AFC title game affected the way the Patriots defense played the rest of the game, and not coincidentally, New England, without its No. 1 cornerback, lost to the Ravens last year and to the Broncos on Sunday.

As soon as Talib, who collided with Wes Welker while trailing Demaryius Thomas on a crossing route, was injured and had to leave the game, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning begin targeting Welker and cornerback Devin McCourty.

On Monday, Belichick said in his postseason press conference that Welker -- Belichick's former player who contributed mightily to New England for many seasons, mind you -- deliberately hurt Talib.

"The way that play turned out, I went back and watched it, which I didn't have a chance to [Sunday]," Belichick said Monday morning, via ESPN Boston. "It was a deliberate play by the receiver to take out Aqib. No attempt to get open. I'll let the league handle the discipline on that play, whatever they decide. It's one of the worst plays I've seen."

(Excerpt) Read more at cbssports.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: belichick; morewhinemrb; nfl; welker
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1 posted on 01/20/2014 6:53:19 AM PST by rawhide
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To: rawhide

So wheres the ‘deliberate’ move to do anything but block him?


2 posted on 01/20/2014 6:56:43 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: rawhide

Do you have an video of New England video taping the RAMS practice or stealing signals?


3 posted on 01/20/2014 6:57:23 AM PST by 11th Commandment (http://www.thirty-thousand.org/)
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To: rawhide

Oh wait I forgot that Belichick probably has video of where they were practicing this move. Thats how he knows it was deliberate.


4 posted on 01/20/2014 6:57:34 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: rawhide

OMG! The Broncos caught red-handed playing football!


5 posted on 01/20/2014 6:59:31 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: rawhide

I really don’t see anything but a block


6 posted on 01/20/2014 7:01:15 AM PST by KSCITYBOY
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To: rawhide

Looks to me like Welker got the bad end of that hit.


7 posted on 01/20/2014 7:01:57 AM PST by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: rawhide

Cry me a river Coach. Your defense got torched all day long and you’re just looking for excuses. Be a man about it and admit you got flat out beat by the Broncos and move on.


8 posted on 01/20/2014 7:02:35 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: rawhide

Not likely that Welker will be invited to many Patriot reunions.


9 posted on 01/20/2014 7:03:02 AM PST by allendale
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To: rawhide

Wes Welker is 5’9” and 185 lbs
Aqib Talib is 6’1” and 205 lbs

It was a clean block, made by a smaller player on a larger player, that was made after the ball was touched by the receiver.

Belichick is famous for whining. This is another whine.


10 posted on 01/20/2014 7:03:42 AM PST by kidd
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To: rawhide

Hey! No blocking allowed!


11 posted on 01/20/2014 7:05:52 AM PST by MNnice
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Belichick is the worst LOSER alive. Not even qualified as sore loser. A LOSER. Period.

Past games had known that a couple hard hits on Aqib and he took himself out of a game. On multiple occasions. And other teams are going to exploit that.

If the situation is reversed, Welker (on a NE team) and took out Broncos' defender, you are going to tell me Belichick never taught Welker to take out defensive secondary?

Belichick thinks a clean good game is the one only he can cheat!

12 posted on 01/20/2014 7:06:00 AM PST by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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Welker can't catch a break. When he's in New England, Tom Brady's wife blames him for losing a playoff game because he dropped a pass.

Now he's in Denver and Brady's other wife, Bill Belichick, accuses him of dropping a Patriot's receiver.

13 posted on 01/20/2014 7:06:00 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: rawhide

This is the kind of block that occurs dozens of times a game on crossing routes over the middle. Welker did not hit him low, he just blocked him after the ball was out.

Welker was a big factor in Belichiks winning seasons at New England. Tom Brady said he was his favorite receiver.

These remarks reflect negatively on Belichik, not Welker.


14 posted on 01/20/2014 7:07:09 AM PST by detective
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To: kidd

You can’t block before a Reception. That’s A) Offensive Interference or B) A Pick.


15 posted on 01/20/2014 7:08:54 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: rawhide
Talib's knee was injured, which is no where near where he was hit. If the Bronco hit Talib in the knee Belichick might have a point, but that didn't happen.

I wonder if NFL cleats need some type of redesign no they break loose from the ground when too much lateral force is applied. Tearing apart a knee is a lot worse than losing grip on the ground and falling.

16 posted on 01/20/2014 7:11:02 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Republican amnesty supporters don't care whether their own homes are called mansions or haciendas.)
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To: driftdiver
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17 posted on 01/20/2014 7:12:34 AM PST by CMailBag
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To: rawhide

Clean hit. This is KARMA. You cheat and got caught. STFU and take it like a man. Go Bronco’s...from and Eagles fan!


18 posted on 01/20/2014 7:12:51 AM PST by halfright (FAST & FURIOUS! DON'T ALLOW THEM TO DIVERT YOUR ATTENTION.)
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To: driftdiver

Many people are quick to accuse others of the stuff they do themselves...


19 posted on 01/20/2014 7:13:16 AM PST by 5by5
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To: rawhide

He blocked him, and Welker clearly felt some pain doing it, as Talib outweighs him by at least 40 lbs. Was he supposed to ask him politely to stop?


20 posted on 01/20/2014 7:13:19 AM PST by montag813
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