OT: The Moment Belichick Figured Out Welker was Expendable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFeZsWj9WFs
Just a funny moment that seems prophetic now looking back at it considering how upset people were when the Pats decided to not bring Welker back.
I don't think Welker got it, but Belichick seemed dead serious haha.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:07 PM ^
February 8th, 2015 at 5:08 PM ^
That's a pretty cool video. Thanks for the post.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
You're right about Welker not getting it though, but he's doing alright in Denver.
February 8th, 2015 at 9:11 PM ^
Doin' alright? I don't see any more rings on his fingers. Edelman is gettin' a brand new one.
February 8th, 2015 at 10:49 PM ^
February 9th, 2015 at 5:29 AM ^
February 9th, 2015 at 8:06 AM ^
I heard he was interested in coaching at Michigan, but then again NO SUCCESSFUL PRO COACH WOULD EVER CONSIDER COACHING IN COLLEGE. NFL RULZ!
February 9th, 2015 at 12:40 AM ^
February 8th, 2015 at 5:22 PM ^
"He can have it."
"Way to compete. Way to compete."
February 8th, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^
This makes Welker look like such an idiot...it's funny too, because Bill couldn't have been more right
February 8th, 2015 at 5:39 PM ^
Bill is 30 years older than Wes, so it's unfair to hold it against him for not getting the baseball reference that 99% of baseball fans wouldn't know, and Bill needed help to recall.
As for not wanting to compete, Wes paid his dues. Top 5 receiver in the game for a 3-5 year run. Punt returning is for young bucks who can shake off getting knocked by guys running full speed for 50 yards.
Cool video, just goes to show how dispensable players are to coaches. In a year or two they'll be a new Edleman.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:46 PM ^
He does a fine job when he's not dropping critical catches in Superbowls or tabs of X, but put him with an average quarterback and he's a pretty average WR who's punt return ability would help his team greatly.
February 8th, 2015 at 6:39 PM ^
I always thought that drop by Welker that may well have cost the Pats the SB was the beginning of the end.
February 9th, 2015 at 2:26 PM ^
Welker dropped that ball but that was a bad throw by Brady.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:07 PM ^
Getting the reference is irrelevant, the point was Lou came in and compete, what was Welker gonna do to prevent himself from being replaced.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:48 PM ^
Yeah, the fact that Wes Welker didn't want to return punts doesn't strike me that he didn't want to compete, only that he didn't want to get creamed 6-7 times a game by guys flying down the field looking to knock him out. That's why you have 7th-round players for those roles.
Plus, Edelman played, what, a half of the SB with a concussion that I'm guessing Bellicheck was not in too much of a hurry to get figured out before the game ended. So him easily being able to view human beings as expendable pieces on his team probably isn't a trait I'd want to trumpet.
Welker has had a very good career, and Edelman looks to be on the way to a similar career (at least until Brady retires, then who knows). But Bellicheck has always comes across as a grade-A asshole, one we accept because he wins. Welker sounded like a bit of a headache in NE at times, but then again it's his job to look out for his health and interests because, well, doesn't seem like anybody on the Patriots was all too high on that job.
February 8th, 2015 at 8:10 PM ^
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February 9th, 2015 at 7:20 AM ^
than once in a while.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:32 PM ^
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February 8th, 2015 at 5:34 PM ^
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February 8th, 2015 at 5:35 PM ^
February 8th, 2015 at 5:36 PM ^
The real Wally Pipp was a douche bag. I at one time worked with his son (an older gentleman who had been through the ringer a few times). He graduated from the U of M (or said he did), and hated his father for sleeping with his fiance. He had a complete breakdown after that.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:37 PM ^
Wth? Certainly wasn't expecting that plot twist.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:44 PM ^
When Belichick asks about the guy who was replaced by Lou Gehrig. I guess that was a bit of a reach. My bad.
February 8th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
Lol I was referring to your story about Pipp's son. What a jackass Pipp was if it's true about the fiance part.
February 8th, 2015 at 6:03 PM ^
No, I got it. Sometimes my mind goes in strange directions. I can't really think of any parallel between Welker and Pipp, except for losing his job . Welker will forever get props for his "foot" presser.
February 8th, 2015 at 9:51 PM ^
replaced pipp because pipp missed a game due to a headache, like welker missing this game due to injury. gehrig never gave the position back. what legend fails to mention about the headache is that pipp was beaned in the head by a pitch a few games before that; in an era before batting helmets.
February 8th, 2015 at 10:04 PM ^
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February 8th, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^
February 9th, 2015 at 8:12 AM ^
Dave Brandon? Defensive Back? Deutsche Bahn? Decibel? Database? Dantonio Bag?
February 8th, 2015 at 8:06 PM ^
February 8th, 2015 at 8:55 PM ^
He grew up in Michigan, but graduated from Catholic University. Maybe he went to grad school at UM, but it doesn't indicate that on wikipedia, and in fairness, wikipedia isn't always the most relliable source around.
February 8th, 2015 at 10:01 PM ^
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February 8th, 2015 at 5:42 PM ^
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He can have it.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:10 PM ^
February 8th, 2015 at 6:14 PM ^
Welker had a clue what his coach was getting at.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:01 PM ^
I dont know if Welker caught on at the end or was being a smart-a** saying "he can have it Mann....
February 8th, 2015 at 10:45 PM ^
didn't know what the Pipp reference meant, but by the end he understood that Belichick was being a prick. He makes Bobby Knight look warm and fuzzy.
February 8th, 2015 at 6:23 PM ^
Mods should not have deleted the Chatman thread. There was no violation of the commenting policy.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:53 PM ^
Says the guy who has been around for 3 days.
February 8th, 2015 at 10:47 PM ^
but only under his current nom de plume
February 9th, 2015 at 10:39 AM ^
He just has a bad habit of being an ass and getting banned.
February 8th, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^
Everyone is expendable.
/Belichick
February 9th, 2015 at 1:29 PM ^
And Belichick won't treat Tom any different when that day comes.
Belichick is a prick. There's no doubt about it. But he's a hell of a coach. Not falling in love with players is great quality for an NFL coach.
February 8th, 2015 at 6:33 PM ^
Bill comes off as a jerk, in my eyes. We hear that Welker is hurt. Bill sees some kid do a nice job. Later, Bill seems to taunt Welker.
I don't know if Welker is a slacker who needs tough love, for example, but absent that type of context, this didn't impress me at all.
I do want to say that the video itself was cool, but only in possibly showing how much of a sociopath Bill is.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:40 PM ^
Welker was no slacker....the guy took a frigging beating. I cannot imagine that Welker will live a long life not filled with arthritis or worse.
February 8th, 2015 at 8:12 PM ^
In fairness to Welker, if he had gotten hurt returning punts in a meaningless pre-season game just to look tough, Belichick would have said too bad for you and moved on to the next guy.
When you are treated as expendable, the only person that can manage your career is you. Pre-season heroics with risk of career-ending injury are for rookies who have nothing to lose anyway.
This is what led to the NFL concussion problem in the first place, the pressure to "play hurt" (play concussed actually) to look tough so you don't get replaced. You sacfifice your future, and they'll ditch you on a whim anyway.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:00 PM ^
Agreed. Belichick comes across as a total asshole in this clip.
February 8th, 2015 at 7:03 PM ^
How?? Maybe he thought Welker could/should have played, and then the next guy showed him up. He was testing Welker, wanted to see his response to being called out, and Welker failed....