I don't think you understand how it happened. You should read the articles again. It's not like they cut the guy. We were lucky to get anything at all for him. Bear in mind that I hated that FO almost as much as I hate this one, but that was out of their hands.
Q: Why did the Dolphins decide to let Wes Welker go and keep Marty Booker
and Chris Chambers, when Welker was our only sure-handed receiver last year?
Todd, Cincinnati, OH
A: "Todd, the decision to trade Wes Welker came
down to economics. The New England
Patriots made an offer to the restricted free agent Welker that the Dolphins
were not willing to pay to their No. 3 receiver. Without getting to technical,
the Dolphins actually made a good move in working out a deal to trade Welker to
New England, which gave the Dolphins an additional seventh-round draft pick to
go along with the second-round pick (they would have only gotten a 2nd without
the trade). One may ask why would the Patriots step up to pay Welker but not the
Dolphins...the answer is the Patriots saw great value in Welker being their
return guy as well as a perfect complement to
Randy Moss and Donte'
Stallworth so they were willing to up the ante...good move by both teams.
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I guess it doesnt matter, I just wanted to know again how that all went down