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We need this guy!

We need this guy!

Bill Belichick staunchly defends Randy Moss, disputing the misconception that Moss is one of the laziest receivers in the league.

I thought he showed a lot of toughness last week. I think that's one of the stronger performances I've seen. He was hurting. He had a will and he played through it. I know he's doing a lot better this week than he was last week, but he showed me a lot of toughness in that game.

He's been tough, but I thought that was really ... It was a pretty special performance, going over the middle, blocking, catching short passes, taking a lot of hits, making first downs, and he was making a lot of them. I thought it was a real good performance.

It was just one of those games where the ball came to him. There were a lot of big plays. A lot of those were critical plays, a lot of it was tight coverage. We needed those plays and he came through.

Karen Guregian notes Wes Welker's knee is improving.  He wants to play but is taking it slow.

"Being a football player, you always want to get out there and play," said Welker, who never had missed a game in his career until sitting out the Pats’ last two contests. "The main thing is being smart, and make sure you’re ready for the long haul."

"That’s the key thing of making sure I’m ready to go for the year," he said. "It’s a long season. That’s what we’re working toward."  "Every day I’m just working hard, trying to get it better, and it’s getting better, but we’ll see what happens."

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Hey Pats nation, Bills fan here. What are your feelings about Welker this week? He’s listed as a game-time decision, and that’s what everyone seems to be saying, but are there any hunches one way or another? Is the smart money on one decision or the other?

Mmmph rrgh prrmf! - someone with his mouth gagged

by Dyl on Oct 3, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i hope he plays sunday

i have him on my fantasy team! But because it’s the ravens, i’m willing to bet that he will play.

by patriotguy2 on Oct 3, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just really like to watch the guy play. He’s just playing for the wrong team. What a great move it was to give up a 2nd and 7th for him. I’ve never felt the typical Patriot hate for Welker that Brady, Faulk, and Harrison inspired. :)

Mmmph rrgh prrmf! - someone with his mouth gagged

by Dyl on Oct 3, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you

thank you man … I was wondering why I am feeling better … by the way … what is the right team for him? … Dull-phins had him and got red of him … because some one here was smart enough to value him enough to spend the picks …
He used to drive me crazy when we played Miami …when we got him I was so excited … I think he will play today … and BB didnt want to risk last week … but he kept him for this week

by DeepThreat2u on Oct 4, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Bills, of course. We’d love to have that machine of a player. :D

Mmmph rrgh prrmf! - someone with his mouth gagged

by Dyl on Oct 4, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You hate Faulk?

Brady, Harrison I could potentially understand, but Faulk?

by Comedic.Sans on Oct 4, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and yeah, he’s on my fantasy team too.

Mmmph rrgh prrmf! - someone with his mouth gagged

by Dyl on Oct 3, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He fielded questions from the media

Which may be an indication he will play – they rarely allow non-participating players to front up to the press. If that says anything; it is Belichick’s team, after all.

by Comedic.Sans on Oct 3, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he warmed up last week...

and didn’t play. I think he hurt his knee back during game 2 or 3 of preseason. I remember him being hit and then getting up a bit awkwardly and he didn’t play again until the Bills game Monday night. He was at practice Friday… but who knows? I know this doesn’t help at all, but we’ll know sometime tomorrow.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Oct 3, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm thinking not.

Wilfork will probably see some action. Mayo will be out. Welker — I’m almost certain — will be out as well. Based on what he said in his interviews, I’m thinking it’s a no, with the idea being to keep the Ravens on their toes by having him working out. Per usual, there has been zero information about exactly what is wrong with him.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Oct 3, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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