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Originally Posted by CDSmith
So what you're saying is Miami should have coughed up enough for a decent quarterback and KEPT Welker, instead of playing it the tighwad way and losing a marquee player?
Agreed :D
However, I wouldn't downplay his talent just because he's playing with Moss and Brady. His numbers don't lie, and it is after all HIM that still has to catch the ball, and run.
He's now widely regarded as one of the Dolphins biggest mistakes of late.
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What the hell are you talking about "coughed up enough for a decent quarterback?"
Who was the quarterback who was available that the dolphins didn't get? Or were supposedly too cheap to pay for? Don't confuse the dolphins with the marlins ok?
1 year is way too early to judge the results of a trade, especially when it was a player for draft picks trade.
It's laughable that you call Welker a "marquee player" too. Randy Moss is the marquee player, Wes Welker's stats this year are what happens when the "marquee player" gets double coverage and the other team has to cover Welker with a linebacker. Line Welker up against another team's #1 cornerback and he never gets open.
The dolphins knew all along they wanted Ted Ginn in the draft, so why would they pay big money to the guy who was currently their return specialist and #3 wideout when they were planning on drafting someone in the 1st round who would take that job away from him anyways?
They took the draft picks, and picked Samson Satele, who has started the whole year at center and is going to anchor our O-line for years to come. That was a much bigger need for the dolphins than WR.
If Welker was still with the dolphins I seriously doubt it would have made any difference in this year's record.
