Once a role player, Patriots' Wes Welker now a budding star

ESPN.com ^ | 1.28.2008 | Elizabeth Merrill

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Thanks, we knew who he was long before the rest of America knew.....

[BigCinBigD]

18-0*

[longhorn too]

My wife graduated from Texas Tech and when he makes a catch I let my wife know what a traitor he is! God bless my Longhorns and Cowboys, they need it!

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I told my daughter they should have a Wes Welker party, instead of a SuperBowl party! lol

[Hegewisch Dupa]

It's all about date of sign up with you lately, ain't it? ;)

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

What is almost better is that the other teams in the Big 12 turned him down! Oklahoma has more than half of their roster made up of players from Texas, thus the title “University of Texas at Norman”, yet they passed on this gem in their own back yard.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

OH you found my new friend. lol - it was more to do with him challenging a long time freeper, but he was missing the awareness gene.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

At least he doesn’t slam the ball into the clock....

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Awe, your wife must be a wonderful person to have taken pity on a longhorn and married you..... ;^)

We told our daughter, "no mixed marriages!" lol

[Terpfen]

Uh... what?

He does the exact same things with New England that he’s done with Miami. The difference is that Donte Stallworth and Randy Moss are pulling coverage downfield, letting Welker use his quickness to evade linebackers.

[FishTale]

Miami and San Diego never got caught cheating. Too bad Wes sold his soul for a stab at glory and a chance to play for a Super Bowl ring.

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[discostu]

Tied for the lead in total receptions in the regular season, and has been the guy converting key 3rd downs. He might be doing the same thing he did in Miami, but he’s doing it a lot more.

[Bigoleelephant]

Sold his soul? You do know he was traded to New England, right?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Sold his soul? Do you work? Is your company 100% honest in all it’s dealings? Do they ever try to slip one by the IRS? If so, you sold your soul buddy....

[FishTale]

His agent shopped him around. He wanted to play for a contender. Unfortunately, his success cost him his integrity.

[FishTale]

Yes, yes, yes and no.

[SamAdams76]

The Patriots just keep finding players like this. Either players like Wes Walker who other teams underutilized or problem players like Randy Moss that somehow get their act together in the Patriots system. That’s what keeps them so successful. Scott Pioli (director of personnel). deserves as much credit for the team’s success as Bill Belichick.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

You didn’t answer my question - is your employer 100% honest? So sad for you to realize you “sold your soul” for a job.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I call bullshit

[marshmallow]

Moss is behaving himself because he's got a QB that gets him the ball, he's breaking records and his name is in lights. The Patriots are a pass-oriented team and that suits Moss. It's still all about Randy, though.

If something were to happen to Brady and he couldn't get the service he thinks he deserves, you'd see the outbursts and the tantrums return, Bellichick or no Bellichick.