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  • Belichick on Wes Welker: 'It was a deliberate play ... to take out Aqib'

    01/20/2014 6:53:19 AM PST · by rawhide · 187 replies
    CBS Sportsline ^ | 1-20-14 | By Josh Katzowitz | NFL Writer
    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...