Rodney Harrison Quote on Wes Welker

[Jackson]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2007/06/22/0622stoda_extra.html
"That's the underrated acquisition right there. He gave us more problems than any player in our division. Quick, smart, fast, never dropped a ball. We couldn't single-cover him."

I know losing Wes Welker was tough but what really bothers me about it is that we lost him to the pats. When they targeted him they found a perfect reciever to catch Tom Bradys dink and dunk 5 yard passes and also took a player from us that gave them such a hard time.

 

[CrunchTime]

IMO it was one of those trades that will be good for both teams.

The Pats are probably the only team that can afford to spend a high draft pick for what amounts to a role player.Those are the kind of players you need for a championshp run.

The Dolphins get a highly desirable high round pick something that has been sadly lacking due to poor player evaluations of the past regimes.

 

[chillwill3000]

yeah, i do hate the fact that welker went to the pats. but i think they are exxagerating is skillz a little bit. he was a solid guy, but come on, he was not a superstar for us.

 

[fins1]

Yeah, losing Wes to the pats really sucks. Hopefully Ginn will be catching bombs against them and Wes can have all the dinks and dunks he wants.

 

[HULKFish]

IMO it was one of those trades that will be good for both teams.

The Pats are probably the only team that can afford to spend a high draft pick for what amounts to a role player.Those are the kind of players you need for a championshp run.

The Dolphins get a highly desirable high round pick something that has been sadly scarce due to poor player evaluations of the past regimes.

I have to agree there... They got there new Troy Brown and we got a couple nice picks.

 

[BlueFin]

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/dolphins/content/sports/epaper/2007/06/22/0622stoda_extra.html
"That's the underrated acquisition right there. He gave us more problems than any player in our division. Quick, smart, fast, never dropped a ball. We couldn't single-cover him."

I know losing Wes Welker was tough but what really bothers me about it is that we lost him to the pats. When they targeted him they found a perfect reciever to catch Tom Bradys dink and dunk 5 yard passes and also took a player from us that gave them such a hard time.

Thats an interesting comment considering Welker caught one pass for -1 yards in the last game he played for the Dolphins against the Pats.......wooo what a weapon.

I think Harrison is just trying to help justify the boneheaded trade by the normally sane Pats braintrust.

 

[ckparrothead]

Smoke and mirrors. Wes Welker's strength as a receiver is getting open about 6 yards off the ball when the line of scrimmage is between the 20 yard lines (ie. not the red zone). Only 7 of his 67 catches came in the red zone for a reason.

It's easy to get open from the slot 6 yards off the ball, McMichael was able to do that too but he didn't have as good hands as Welker. What is a little more difficult is getting that reliable 4 yards of YAC that Wes is very good at getting. Why is he good at that? He's a quick thinker, a punt returner. He catches the ball and figures out where to go and who to juke in an instant. BUT, unfortunately, he doesn't have the speed to complement that quick thinking...and so the reliable 4 yards of YAC stays a reliable 4 yards of YAC, and there is no real threat of Wes breaking anything for 40 yards and a score. There's a reason this guy has only 1 touchdown to his name. There's a reason that of the 100 times Welker got targeted by our quarterbacks in 2006, only 11 of those targets came in the red zone. It's easy to get open 6 yards off the ball when the LOS is between the 20's. When you're in the red zone, spaces become tighter...and it's harder for a tiny, marginal athlete like Wes to get open.

Feeding Wes Welker the ball in order to exploit what he is good at can lead to offensive ineptitude. There is a reason that Wes Welker's breakout season coincided with the worst offense seen in Miami since 1967. When you are between the 20 yard lines, you need to be aiming to gain yardage in chunks. You need to be thinking fifties and hundreds, not nickels and dimes.

The more catches Welker gets, the worse it will be for your passing offense. That is a truth that Miami coaches were too damned stubborn to realize. They should have learned their lesson in 2005. During the final 6 games they moves Chambers into the slot and stopped throwing the ball to Welker so much. Chambers' production doubled, Welker's production halved, and Miami started scoring a lot more points, winning more games, and gaining more yardage.

Wes Welker's a nice luxury to have. But if he's catching any more than about 30 balls in your offense, then your passing offense has issues with myopia...and THAT is the cold, hard truth.

 

[footballer]

hes quick. NOT FAST.

 

[BlueFin]

Smoke and mirrors. Wes Welker's strength as a receiver is getting open about 6 yards off the ball when the line of scrimmage is between the 20 yard lines (ie. not the red zone). Only 7 of his 67 catches came in the red zone for a reason. It's easy to get open from the slot 6 yards off the ball, what is a little more difficult is getting that reliable 4 yards of YAC that Wes is very good at getting.

Feeding Wes Welker the ball in order to exploit what he is good at can lead to offensive ineptitude. There is a reason that Wes Welker's breakout season coincided with the worst offense seen in Miami since 1967. When you are between the 20 yard lines, you need to be aiming to gain yardage in chunks. You need to be thinking fifties and hundreds, not nickels and dimes.

The more catches Welker gets, the worse it will be for your passing offense. That is a truth that Miami coaches were too damned stubborn to realize. They should have learned their lesson in 2005. During the final 6 games they moves Chambers into the slot and stopped throwing the ball to Welker so much. Chambers' production doubled, Welker's production halved, and Miami started scoring a lot more points, winning more games, and gaining more yardage.

Wes Welker's a nice luxury to have. But if he's catching any more than about 30 balls in your offense, then your passing offense has issues with myopia...and THAT is the cold, hard truth.

Exactly, and he's not exactly a scoring machine from the receiver position either.

We all liked Wes and rooted for him, but when you take your heart out of it, that was a bad trade by the Patsies.

 

[bkbuffet]

Smoke and mirrors. Wes Welker's strength as a receiver is getting open about 6 yards off the ball when the line of scrimmage is between the 20 yard lines (ie. not the red zone). Only 7 of his 67 catches came in the red zone for a reason.

It's easy to get open from the slot 6 yards off the ball, McMichael was able to do that too but he didn't have as good hands as Welker. What is a little more difficult is getting that reliable 4 yards of YAC that Wes is very good at getting. Why is he good at that? He's a quick thinker, a punt returner. He catches the ball and figures out where to go and who to juke in an instant. BUT, unfortunately, he doesn't have the speed to complement that quick thinking...and so the reliable 4 yards of YAC stays a reliable 4 yards of YAC, and there is no real threat of Wes breaking anything for 40 yards and a score. There's a reason this guy has only 1 touchdown to his name. There's a reason that of the 100 times Welker got targeted by our quarterbacks in 2006, only 11 of those targets came in the red zone. It's easy to get open 6 yards off the ball when the LOS is between the 20's. When you're in the red zone, spaces become tighter...and it's harder for a tiny, marginal athlete like Wes to get open.

Feeding Wes Welker the ball in order to exploit what he is good at can lead to offensive ineptitude. There is a reason that Wes Welker's breakout season coincided with the worst offense seen in Miami since 1967. When you are between the 20 yard lines, you need to be aiming to gain yardage in chunks. You need to be thinking fifties and hundreds, not nickels and dimes.

The more catches Welker gets, the worse it will be for your passing offense. That is a truth that Miami coaches were too damned stubborn to realize. They should have learned their lesson in 2005. During the final 6 games they moves Chambers into the slot and stopped throwing the ball to Welker so much. Chambers' production doubled, Welker's production halved, and Miami started scoring a lot more points, winning more games, and gaining more yardage.

Wes Welker's a nice luxury to have. But if he's catching any more than about 30 balls in your offense, then your passing offense has issues with myopia...and THAT is the cold, hard truth.

Harsh... but true.
Like Hulk said, I think they were looking for an all around 'good' player to replace Troy Brown. Wes is 'good' at many things, but not really 'great' at anything.

 

[DuderinoN703]

Smoke and mirrors. Wes Welker's strength as a receiver is getting open about 6 yards off the ball when the line of scrimmage is between the 20 yard lines (ie. not the red zone). Only 7 of his 67 catches came in the red zone for a reason.

It's easy to get open from the slot 6 yards off the ball, McMichael was able to do that too but he didn't have as good hands as Welker. What is a little more difficult is getting that reliable 4 yards of YAC that Wes is very good at getting. Why is he good at that? He's a quick thinker, a punt returner. He catches the ball and figures out where to go and who to juke in an instant. BUT, unfortunately, he doesn't have the speed to complement that quick thinking...and so the reliable 4 yards of YAC stays a reliable 4 yards of YAC, and there is no real threat of Wes breaking anything for 40 yards and a score. There's a reason this guy has only 1 touchdown to his name. There's a reason that of the 100 times Welker got targeted by our quarterbacks in 2006, only 11 of those targets came in the red zone. It's easy to get open 6 yards off the ball when the LOS is between the 20's. When you're in the red zone, spaces become tighter...and it's harder for a tiny, marginal athlete like Wes to get open.

Feeding Wes Welker the ball in order to exploit what he is good at can lead to offensive ineptitude. There is a reason that Wes Welker's breakout season coincided with the worst offense seen in Miami since 1967. When you are between the 20 yard lines, you need to be aiming to gain yardage in chunks. You need to be thinking fifties and hundreds, not nickels and dimes.

The more catches Welker gets, the worse it will be for your passing offense. That is a truth that Miami coaches were too damned stubborn to realize. They should have learned their lesson in 2005. During the final 6 games they moves Chambers into the slot and stopped throwing the ball to Welker so much. Chambers' production doubled, Welker's production halved, and Miami started scoring a lot more points, winning more games, and gaining more yardage.

Wes Welker's a nice luxury to have. But if he's catching any more than about 30 balls in your offense, then your passing offense has issues with myopia...and THAT is the cold, hard truth.

Well said brother :)

 

[chillwill3000]

Smoke and mirrors. Wes Welker's strength as a receiver is getting open about 6 yards off the ball when the line of scrimmage is between the 20 yard lines (ie. not the red zone). Only 7 of his 67 catches came in the red zone for a reason.

It's easy to get open from the slot 6 yards off the ball, McMichael was able to do that too but he didn't have as good hands as Welker. What is a little more difficult is getting that reliable 4 yards of YAC that Wes is very good at getting. Why is he good at that? He's a quick thinker, a punt returner. He catches the ball and figures out where to go and who to juke in an instant. BUT, unfortunately, he doesn't have the speed to complement that quick thinking...and so the reliable 4 yards of YAC stays a reliable 4 yards of YAC, and there is no real threat of Wes breaking anything for 40 yards and a score. There's a reason this guy has only 1 touchdown to his name. There's a reason that of the 100 times Welker got targeted by our quarterbacks in 2006, only 11 of those targets came in the red zone. It's easy to get open 6 yards off the ball when the LOS is between the 20's. When you're in the red zone, spaces become tighter...and it's harder for a tiny, marginal athlete like Wes to get open.

Feeding Wes Welker the ball in order to exploit what he is good at can lead to offensive ineptitude. There is a reason that Wes Welker's breakout season coincided with the worst offense seen in Miami since 1967. When you are between the 20 yard lines, you need to be aiming to gain yardage in chunks. You need to be thinking fifties and hundreds, not nickels and dimes.

The more catches Welker gets, the worse it will be for your passing offense. That is a truth that Miami coaches were too damned stubborn to realize. They should have learned their lesson in 2005. During the final 6 games they moves Chambers into the slot and stopped throwing the ball to Welker so much. Chambers' production doubled, Welker's production halved, and Miami started scoring a lot more points, winning more games, and gaining more yardage.

Wes Welker's a nice luxury to have. But if he's catching any more than about 30 balls in your offense, then your passing offense has issues with myopia...and THAT is the cold, hard truth.

couldn't have said it better myself

 

[insomnia411]

Maybe Rodney Harrison should worry more about his own old *** and his diminishing skills than Wes Welker.
Welker is a nice player to have and has the capability to be a nice role player on any offense. Ideally he'll catch about 50 balls and convert lots of first downs but he'll never be a real threat and regardless of what the dirtiest man in the NFL says he isn't striking fear in the heart of any defense. Wer'e supposed to believe that when Chambers and Booker were on the field with Welker they were double teaming Welker? My ***...
I'll miss Welker but we couldn't turn down a 2nd rounder, they overpayed.

 

[fish fan 4 life]

i loved Welker and i am sad to see him go!!

 

[ckparrothead]

Exactly, and he's not exactly a scoring machine from the receiver position either..

He can't be. He doesn't have the long speed to get open deep or bust big YAC gains into the end zone, and he doesn't have the size to be effective in the red zone.