[FishTale]

He IS an awesome player. But he hadn't proven himself or reached his potential until he got to the Patriots*. In fact, he may be still climbing. But at the time, the Patriots* offered him what they thought he was worth to them financially.

I also allowed for him maybe not knowing what he was getting himself into but I had reservations about whether he really was oblivious due to the fact that many teams around the league, as it has come out, were aware of what the Patriots* were up to and Welker is far from being a total idiot.

He wanted the best opportunity for a Championship as does everybody. Whether he was aware before he signed the dotted line or not, he went to a team that was caught cheating. He is now a member of a team that will be known for cheating. You win as a team and you lose as a team.

I pointed out the fact that the Patriots* lost in the last two playoffs and that Welker was one of the keys to their success this season. That doesn't mean the Patriots* were not cheating in those past two seasons. You are incredibly naive to think that the act of cheating will gaurantee a win. You still need to field a quality team and they still need to strap on the pads.

[DaveArk]

I find it interesting that the ‘72 Dolpins had a very similar receiver, Howard Twilly, as Welker. Interesting that Twilly came out of a similar college system, Tulsa and Glenn Dobbs, as Texas Tech and Mike Leach.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Let me try this one more time Fishtale - I am not naive about the Patriots, I was replying to your comments because you say one thing, then say the opposite on this thread. You said Wes Welker sold his soul, then said maybe he didn't know the team had cheated prior to signing. That is the complete opposite of your initial statement about the man.

You have made several statements, then stated the opposite. You are either embarrassed to have made the statements originally since you were proven to be wrong, or you can't remember what you wrote. Either way, you still made a pathetic attempt to smear the name of Wes Welker and he doesn't deserve what you did on this thread.