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Here’s Wes Welker at the Celtics game last night, and it’s been reported that he was running in place, dancing around, and generally looking like he was having an excellent time. I am dying to get video of him on the jumbotron. Please Hoodie, tell me somebody got it…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/heres-wes-welker-at-the-celtics-game-last-night/
Being the omnipotent Patriots blogger that I am I was fortunate enough to get an early sneak peek at a transcript of the Wes Welker interview with Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti that will air on the Sports Hub 98.5 tomorrow (Thursday) at 11:30am. I’m secretly posting below, some really interesting stuff….
Felger: Welcome back to the show, joining us now we’re lucky today to have Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, last seen crying like a little baby on the sidelines of Houston. How you doing, Wes?
Mazz: Sup, Wesley!?
Welker: You know, I’m okay fellas. How are you guys?
Mazz: How do you think we are? We’re pissed off about Boston sports and their fans.
Felger: There’s a question that’s on everyone’s mind so I’m just going to ask it. Does the Patriots organization purposely try to be the worst team in football every year? Because when you look at a team like the Jets… I mean… Wow. It’s pretty clear this is an all-star team that probably won’t lose a game. And the Dolphins signed probably the greatest Wide Receiver in the NFL in Brandon Marshall. It’s pretty clear the Patriots are third place team and that’s just until the Bills find a quarterback.
Mazz: But Felgy the Pats signed Bulgey Crumpler and drafted that pothead Aaron Hernandez! I mean this sarcastically of course. I would never praise a move the Patriots made.
Felger: Bulgey?
Mazz: You know, cause he’s fat? Bulge-y. Rhymes with Alge…?
Felger: Oh, yeah. Nice try, Mazz. But no.
Welker: You know, uh… was there a question there?
Mazz: Wes, maybe you can help me out with something I’ve been trying to figure out for a while now. Why are Patriots fans such losers who blindly worship at the altar of Bill Belichick’s hoodie when he’s clearly been surpassed by both Rex Ryan and Tony Sparano as a football coach, and that’s just in the AFC East alone? And I gotta be honest, I really like the moves Chan Gailey’s making in Buffalo.
Welker: Um, you know, I don’t know if that’s necessarily true. You know, we did win the division last year and stuff. Did you guys want to ask me about my knee?
Felger: Glad you brought it up. How’s the knee and what week will you be back on the field?
Welker: You know, I can’t really put a time table on it. I’m just rehabbing and you know, I’m excited by the progress I’ve made-
Felger: Because I think you’re gonna miss the whole season. And when you come back in 2011 there’s no way you’re the same player you once were.
Mazz: Ooooh, the Patriots fans aren’t gonna like that!
Felger: It’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it. Welker. Done. Fini. See ya. Okay, now that the knee stuff is out of the way let’s talk Playboy mansion. Everyone saw the pictures of you there with the hooker Elliot Spitzer was banging. So what went down in the grotto, Wes?
Welker: You know, it was just a pajama party and we took a picture and uh-
Felger: I bet Ms. Hooters didn’t like that one!
Mazz: Zing! Good one, Felgie!
Felger: Settle down, Mazz. Let’s get serious for a second, Wes. Why doesn’t Bill Belichick like me?
Welker: You know…
Felger: You’re right, I do know.
Mazz: Wes, what it’s gonna take for us to get Bill Belichick fired?
Felger: Great question.
Mazz: You know him. You know his weaknesses. What could I say that would get him to hit me?
Welker: Hit you?
Mazz: Yeah, he hits me. I sue for Kraft to fire him. We get a real football coach who listens to the media in New England.
Felger: You can’t do that, Mazz. Nice try. But it’s an interesting point. Wes, how is it that Bill Belichick still has a job? He hasn’t won a Super Bowl since 2004.
Welker: You know, I mean we were 2:42 away from being the greatest team in NFL history in 2007. That doesn’t count for anything?
Felger: All I care about is Super Bowl wins. That’s all that matters and I would think you, as someone who has never won a Super Bowl, would know that.
Mazz: That’s why we love the Jets. Because they’re going to win the Super Bowl.
Felger: Oh man, the Jets. I don’t know who I love more, them or Eliot Spitzer’s hooker.
Mazz: Imagine her playing on the Jets!
Felger: Oh, that’s hot. Put her behind that line of theirs, she’d have more rushing yards than Maroney that’s for sure.
Mazz: At least it would be enjoyable to watch her dance at the line of scrimmage.
Welker: Anything else guys?
Felger: What? Who is this?
Welker: You know, Wes Welker.
Felger: Wes! Forgot about you bud. How’s the knee?
Welker: Are you guys serious?
Felger: One sec, Wes. We’ve got a special caller joining, everyone say hello to Boston Globe beat writer Bert Breer. Bert!?
Breer: Hey guys, just real quick, has anyone mentioned how good the Jets are going to be yet?
Felger: We’re all over it Bert.
Breer: Just wanted to make sure. Later guys!
Mazz: Thanks Double B!
Felger: Double B, Mazz?
Mazz: Bert Breer? Two B’s?
Felger: That’s Belichick too, Mazz. Come on!
Mazz: Sorry.
Felger: Oh look at that, we’re almost out of time. Wes, just a couple more questions for you… how much do you regret leaving Miami for New England?
Welker: Um, not at all?
Felger: Really? That’s interesting. Especially since they have Brandon Marshall now. He’s like a Randy Moss who actually tries.
Mazz: Wes, do you ever look at Bill Belichick and say “I could do a better job coaching a football team”? Because I do.
Felger: I say that every day of my life. If he’d just listen to guys like me and Mazz.. well me… not so much Mazz… New England would have at least two to three more Super Bowls.
Welker: Right.
Felger: Welp, that’s it. We’re out of time. Thanks Wes, some really great stuff.
Mazz: See you in 2011, Wes!
Welker: Sure thing, guys. Later.
If you’re an NFL fan it doesn’t get much worse than the May-June stretch. You find yourself constantly scanning the internets for news that will never come. Sure you might hear bits and pieces… contract extensions, minor signings, but for the most part we are in the treacherous time of year known simply as “The Void”.
You’ve already educated yourself on your teams draft picks. Maybe even convinced yourself that your team will go 15-1. Which, by the way, I find ironic that even when Jets fans seem assured they will have one of the greatest seasons in NFL history they still won’t be able to beat the Patriots twice.
Anyway, it’s kinda hard to blog during the Void. Most NFL bloggers are really reaching for material right now (see the above 15-1 reference), so I prefer to try and get my Patriots obsession under control. Do other things. Read a book even.
But here are some quick hit Patriots thoughts for the week.
On Tully Banta-Cain As mentioned in the quote in my previous post it seems like most people are writing off Tully Banta-Cain’s 10 sack 2009 season as a fluke. Yes he did have 5 of his 10 sacks against the Bills but let’s not forget the fact that the Patriots owning the Bills has been no easy feat. The Bills did beat both the Dolphins and Jets last year, and really the Patriots dominance of the Bills has been a large part of how they’ve continued to dominate the AFC East for the last decade. So yes, take 5 of 10 with a grain of salt, but remember those two wins played a big part in the Patriots winning the division.
It’s also common to say that TBC was no good against the run, and should only be a situational pass rusher. Well this tells a different story. The only bad game TBC had against the run was against those very same Buffalo Bills. According to ProFootballFocus.com, Tully was the best player on the Patriots defense in 2009. So let’s not be so quick to write him off as a one-year wonder who can’t stop the run. If anything it was pass coverage that was not his specialty.
On Wes Welker’s Recovery There’s a lot of baseless negative rumor mongering that goes on when it comes to the Pats, especially via the Boston and National Media so I’m going to take this opportunity to pass along some positive rumor mongering. First we saw a tweet from Maria Menounos saying:
Hung out w/my patriots-vince wilfork, tom brady and wes welker…wes says he’s healed and ready!psyched!!
OK, who knows what Wes actually said to Maria, he could’ve just been trying to pick her up. But then came this post on the excellent Patriots message board PatsFans.com:
A good friend of mine (a reliable guy) sat directly behind Welker on a flight from Boston to LA today (another Playboy visit vs. passing camp with TB?). Welker told someone sitting next to him that he is “way ahead of schedule”. Take that for what it’s worth at this point in his rehab but it can’t be a bad thing.
OK, can I confirm that either of these reports are true? No. Do either make me thing there’s a chance WW will be ready before week 7? Nope. But it’s two counts of positive news, albeit unconfirmed rumors, that make me feel good about Wes’ chances for a full recovery this year so take them for what they’re worth.
But I will say this, if anyone is coming back way ahead of schedule from an ACL tear it’s Wes Welker.
Don’t Count Out Wes Welker for 2010
I have to say Wes Welker’s return date is something of an enigma at this point. Realisitically this injury usually takes a year to recover from, but as this article mentions if anyone could come back a little early is White Wes (as Fitzy refers to him).
If he starts on PUP he’d first be eligible for week 7 (at Chargers), but I think even that would be expecting a little much. Let’s put our Welker Return prediction as Monday, December 6th vs. who else… the New York Jets.
Welker and Brady on the sideline of the UCLA spring game. Two things of note: Welker is upright and Brady STILL hasn’t gotten a haircut.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/welker-and-brady-on-the-sideline-of-the-ucla/