Wes Welker: "Asante Samuel chose money over championships"

Welker should keep his mouth shut because he has nothing to back himself up

I gotta say what the hell is Welker thinking? He has 0 championships and he's talking about a 2 time champion.

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tc, you would never let a white guy like welker ever talk sh!t about a corner or a guy with dreads, but a corner with dreads, youre all over it, but yeah i agree welker is an effing moron

its not a situation of white or black, its just that Welker is a moron for saying this

i know, it would be exactly the same if moss said that, but it is even more retarded for welker b/c hes not that good, hes just in a good situation

Welker is a white guy that walked all over cornerbacks with dreads. If the best in the NFL can't contain him, How is tcbailyey going to do it? He's just superior to the corners in the NFL.

no, corners were too busy with randy moss, thats how he put up numbers

It's not Welker's fault he plays with the best.

that doesnt mean he beat corners, he beat schemes, he will have a huge dropoff this year

Why will he have such a big dropoff? He still has Brady and Moss

b/c hes not good enough too play like he did last year

your "logic" is confusing me. Jabar Gaffney will be on the left with with Moss on the other side. Welker will still get lined up in the slot. His production can only increase.

the patriots got older and worse this offseason, and they may not win another superbowl for a while, the chargers will be healthy next year, the colts may be better, jaguars, eagles, there are many teams, it wont be a cakewalk for the patriots to win everything anymore, they lost asante, who produced many turnovers from them, they lost other defensive pieces and stallworth, who didnt have a great year, but still was another option, the patriots will make the playoffs due to a weak division, but wont win the superbowl

They may not win another sb this year, however, they didn't get any 'worse' then they were. ...If you follow the Patriots, you would notice they always have no name talent. People (ESPN ) say that NE has no offense or defense...Tom brady doesn't do this by himself. I mean he sits in the pocket for 20 min before throwing the pass. That isn't because he is so mobile, it was because he had a good o-line. Now WHY was that different at the end of the year??? WHO THE HELL KNOWS!!!!

I know I would like some answers. However, these guys may have just been tired, they had a TON of PENALTIES. Stupid ones too. I mean some of them might not have been supposed to be on them, but they brought it on themselves..waving and flailing their arms around like oh poor me the refs made a bad call. Please that just makes it worse.

People say their defense is not that good...well I hate to tell you this but veteran experience in times where the pressure is on counts for a lot. Superbowl aside that pressure was on every week. Those guys in NY stepped up and they deserve that title. They schooled their D and their O that day..It wasn't because Tom Brady was hurt or the refs or that Tyree got lucky (even though he did ;) .But I think they had caught on from the game before the playoffs....They tried so hard, and the game was close. Why is the AFC weak??? What makes the AFC less superior? Lets see your opinioin not just say this team sucks or this division is weak. lol.

the other thing not being considered is the cap, the patriots didnt even offer asante a contract b/c they didnt have room, what did welker want him to come back for, vetren's minimum?, its a business as well as a game, and players arnt gonna give away fortunes to play for the regressing patriots

i agree with all u....when i saw this article i was thinkin wow i gotta post it this idiot talkin about choosin money over a championship...samuel had the deal in place to be franchised last year and part of the deal was he could not be franchised this year he was to be given a deal so the pats let him go. it wasnt a matter of him not wanting to be in NE it was a matter of him not being treated fairly because they wanted to keep tagging him

I guarantee the Patriots will be better than the Eagles this year. The Patriots are a lock already to make the playoffs while you can't say the same about the Eagles. Therefore, isn't Welker right?

no welker isnt right....asante didnt choose money over championships because 0 teams are guarenteed to win the championship....the eagles could win the pats could win the chargers could win the jags could win the cowboys could win the broncos could win (that was for u TC) but anyway....asante did what everyone knew he would do...go for a big contract entering the prime of his career rather than being paid unfairly for his productiveness...hes got 2 rings not wes welker

He had 2 rings with the Pats though and he's more likely to win one the NE than in Philly. You have to at least admit that. If you can't say the Patriots have a better chance to win the Super Bowl than the Eagles, you're way too biased and I hope you aren't. Welker knows what it's like to be on teams that suck. And being "Franchise'd" means you get paid the average of either the top 3 or 5 players at your position, so he wouldn't be getting paid unfairly at all.

ya then if your injured they let u go the next season. All players want a long term contract as insurance. Thats why NO ONE wants either tag.

Contracts aren't guaranteed in the NFL so long term security doesn't really exist

im not biased i agree that the pats are better then philly but if thats so then why doesnt jason taylor and every other player on a shitty team try to go to the patriots or the chargers or colts or another really good team...BECAUSE IT IS A BUSINESS....there are 32 teams in the league and u play for one team if they do good then great but if they do bad then u try again next year u dont try to get to the teams with a better chance of winning u play for who wants u and try to help that team get better and get to a superbowl and win it

I must agree the Patriots will be better than the Eagles this year....I mean of course Westbrook is going to do his thing this season...we have to wait and see what McNabb does...but in all honesty I think the fact that Asante had two rings already made it easier to go for the money at this time in his career...he already has the two rings....so if he never gets back to the superbowl he will retire a two time superbowl champion and with the philly contract now he will leave the game with plenty of money........it was the best business decision he could make...

Can't say that the Patriots are a lock to win the playoffs. They have to face one of the historically best coaches in the league twice a year. Miami beat them a few years ago, so they aren't so far above every team in their division. Jets and Bills improved. A play here, a play there, a slow, aged linebacker chasing a back off a screen pass here, an overworked O-line not having as much in the tank there, and the Patriots could wind up missing. Don't think it will happen, but it is certainly a possibility.

Miami always beats them at least once every year...except last year because well...they were just plain bad. The Bills give the Pats a hard time, and the Broncos as well..These teams are not exactly called the superior teams in the league so why would they give them such a hard time year after year?? They have offensive and defensive mis-matches..not because the Pats are superior or the other teams suck and there fore the Patriots are actually really going downhill..

Welker isnt right cause as of right now, everyones records are 0-0. The Eagles have just a shot at the playoffs as the patriots do, if not better. I think samuel did what was best for himself with the money, and we really do have a chance of winning the whole thing next year and the coming years. The pats linebackers are old, and they were getting figured out late in the season last year. The eagles went on a 3 game winning streak to close the season. And guess what wes welker???? WE BOTH DIDNT WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!!! The patriots had there chance last year and blew it, so wes really has no reason to talk.

FLY EAGLES FLY

besides the d-line, which is decent, the patriots defense is nothing great, they have no d-backs, and a few decent lbs, theyre offense is pretty good,but the patriots are by no means gonna dominate next year

ha ha.

I realize that the Patriots won championships, but that was before welker was on the team. So Wes needs to shut his mouth, because they won those super bowls with a good defense and a little cheating.

Obviously Wes Welker learned nothing from last season cause had he learned anything he would have learned that defense wins championships, not wide receivers. And it was the patriots who chose money over championships. They chose to keep their money and lose their best defensive player.

Wes is just mad at Asante cause a team would actually pay for the services of Asante. No one even heard of Wes Welker until last season. Had he not played on the same team along side Moss and Stallworth, then he'd still be considered an average receiver.

Seriously who ever heard of Wes Welker before 2007? No one did, and if you say you did then you're lying your ass off. Because before wes was traded to the pats he only caught one TD and his yardage was pitiful!

WES WELKER IS ONLY A HOUSEHOLD NAME DUE TO RANDY MOSS!!!!

hes not a household name, hes a one year wonder, hes pretty much just mike furrey

i'm gonna disagree with you, a lot.

Actually if you pay attention to any team other than you're own, maybe you would have heard of Welker. I sure did. I knew him as a great kick/punt returner though. And all you Eagles fans would jump all over him if he was available and he would be a #1 WR on the Eagles.

i have heard of wes welker, and he is nothing but a decent slot receiver, he is not any better than kevin curtis, and a couple of years ago mike furrey had 100 catches, slot receivers have inflated numbers with guys like randy moss or roy williams on his team

He had 67 catches with Chris Chambers, who is nothing special. And he did that with Joey Harrington as his QB.

they are about the same. Welker is more elusive though.

ur going toooo far.....if kevin curtis was traded straight up for wes welker guess what...kevin curtis would do the SAME exact thing as welker....curtis is actually better than welker in my opinion due to the fact he tallied 1000 yards as a number one receiver

Wes Welker Needs To Be Quiet Because He Is Just Mad That Asante Samuel Will Win A Superbowl Ring With The Philadelphia Eagles Next Year And The Patriots Will Lose In The Playoffs.

even if what welker said was true, which it is not, it is still something that you dont say, it makes it sound like there is one team playing in the nfl, even if asante signed with the dolphins, you dont say things like that because it is classless, so much for humble pie

He spoke his opinion. Is anything wrong with that? At least he says what he believes, compared to just about every other athlete who sugarcoats things or "no comment" when a question is asked because the athlete wants an endorsement or is in fear of losing one.

And yes, Wes Welker could have deals in the works.

i agree he can speak his opinion, i like that he talks too...but his choice of words were wrong, i agree samuel chose money over the team, but over championships?? thats a direct shot at philly

that whole "humble pie" thing makes me pissed off. i wanna take the "humble pie" and shove it up their...

the secret ingredient of humble pie is hgh, right rodney?, (brady is on hgh too)

wes welker needs to not speak at all and not talk about asante samuel or the philadelphia eagles. he is just another wide receiver that can't catch the ball. Asante Samuel Is Going To Win A Championship With The Philadelphia Eagles And Wes Welker Is Just Mad That The Patriots Missed Out On That Last Year So He is Just Mad Asante Samuel Is Going To Win In Philadelphia And He Is Going To Lose In New England

He can't catch the ball? He caught it 112 times last year which was tied for most in the league. I'll probably get 10 thumbs down for stating a basic fact.

who cares if he caught the ball 112 times last year the point is he needs to stop talking becuase he does not need to be talking and he will drop alot of passes this year. Wes Welker Think He is All That But He is Not a good wide receiver and just needs to close his mouth becuase the patriots and wes welker is wack.

Who cares? YOU DO! You just said he can't catch the ball, then I prove you wrong, then say it doesn't matter.

Well, I would continue but I try and not argue with 10 year olds.

dude bottom line is wes welker took a shot at philadelphia and asante samuel because they made a deal for him to play on the team next year...there is absolutley nothing wrong with asante samuel leaving a team that didnt want to pay him and going to a team that has been competitive for the past 8 years and needs just a few more pieces to be a superbowl contender, all they did was go out and get one of the best in the league at a position they needed and they are being criticized for it? is wes next going to say i cannot believe desean jackson was drafted by philly he has no shot at winning this year....shit happens wes im sorry the pats cant get every damn playmaker in the league