Originally Posted by
chief31
Precisely how many 1,000 yard seasons does Jordy Neslon have?
Miles Austin has two.... Barely. And one of those had all of 45 yards more than Lloyd's 2011, where he missed one game, and was limited in a couple more, due to a mid-season trade. And Lloyd can also sub,it a 733 yard season, well eclipsing anything Austin has to add.
Same with Nicks.... His second 1,000 yard season exceeds Lloyd's 2011 by a whopping 56 yards.
Then you could also take into consideration that Lloyd even had his starting QB pulled in 2010, for Tim Tebow.
Santonio Holmes only has one 1,000 yard season too.
As for The Patriots looking for a compliment to Welker, how has "HOF" Ocho done while being overshadowed by Welker?
Even the immortal Randy Moss had fewer receiving yards than Welker, during his stay, and for two of the three full seasons he spent there. And Moss really not even that close, in any of those seasons, to the number of catches Welker was making.
Wes Welker is a better WR than Randy Moss was with The Patriots.
He has had two seasons with over 120 catches. And only one, of his last five, with less than 1,000 Yards, and 100 catches.
He plays the position he does, because he is unstoppable at that position.
Teams are putting their best coverage guys on him, and he still had the best season of his career, and a far better season that best of many HoF WRs.
They are looking for someone to play the other WR position because they want someone to play that position. They are not looking for anybody to play Wes Welker's position.