The night courage wore orange

Lol, we traded Wes Welker...

Still remember that game vividly. One of my favorites. And those Orange jersey's... slick.

"djphinfan wrote:

Lol, we traded Wes Welker...

We had no choice.

Not that i'm a big fan of the orange jersey ,but they should go orange for the Halloween game against the Bengals.

I wanted Bates to stay on as HC after that game.

still one of my favorite moments as a dolphins fan. had the dolphins money line. they were 14 or 17 point dogs and i got 5 or 6 to 1 odds. only threw 100 on them but that was one of the sweetest bets i ever hit. aj feeley was money for one time in his life lol. i also wanted bates to be HC after that

"djphinfan wrote:

Lol, we traded Wes Welker...

welker couldnt leave fast enough. When he finally was traded, he said he would look over at NE's sideline and wish he was a Patriot. F*** him.

"Clark Kent wrote:

Still remember that game vividly. One of my favorites. And those Orange jersey's... slick.

We had no choice.

and whys that?

"SuperMarksBros. wrote:

welker couldnt leave fast enough. When he finally was traded, he said he would look over at NE's sideline and wish he was a Patriot. F*** him.

welker is as sarcastic as it gets, smarter than most, once a team turns their back on you, it's called a comeback.

"djphinfan wrote:

and whys that?

Because he had been offered a contract with a poison pill in it. Either way, he wasn't going to be here.

All I know is, I feel very good for once in my life about this Dolphins team going into a Monday night game. I believe Tannehill going to get three or four touchdown passes this game. I have a feeling that Mike Wallace and Tannehill are going to start clicking.

"Stitches wrote:

Because he had been offered a contract with a poison pill in it. Either way, he wasn't going to be here.

This. I thought this was common knowledge by now? We talk about it every time Welker catches a pass and someone brings up the trade...

"Clark Kent wrote:

This. I thought this was common knowledge by now? We talk about it every time Welker catches a pass and someone brings up the trade...

People tend to remember the past how they want to remember it... not what actually happened.

"GridIronKing34 wrote:

People tend to remember the past how they want to remember it... not what actually happened.

That's precisely the conversation Neil Armstrong and I had, right before we walked on the moon.

"Fin D wrote:

That's precisely the conversation Neil Armstrong and I had, right before we walked on the moon.

I wish you would have stayed there.

:shifty:

That was the single coldest Dolphin game I've ever been to, not just cold by South Florida standards, but flat out frigid.

"Fin D wrote:

That's precisely the conversation Neil Armstrong and I had, right before we walked on the moon.

This doesn't count:

"Clark Kent wrote:

This. I thought this was common knowledge by now? We talk about it every time Welker catches a pass and someone brings up the trade...

seriously, what's the common knowledge? I thought New England made an offer and we let him go?

"djphinfan wrote:

seriously, what's the common knowledge? I thought New England made an offer and we let him go?

New England was going to poison pill us with offering Welker a contract with X guaranteed if he played 5 games or more in Miami in one season.

Similar to the Steve Hutchinson situation... however NE tried to make good by offering a 7th along with the 2nd round pick that the RFA tender required. That's why it wound up just being a trade and extension rather than the traditional RFA offersheet.

"djphinfan wrote:

seriously, what's the common knowledge? I thought New England made an offer and we let him go?

- Wes Welker was a restricted free agent in 2007.
- Miami placed a $1.35m 2nd round tender on him. Which was stupid... $500,000 more and it was a 1st round tender. 1 million more and it was a 1st and a 3rd. Coming off a 67 catch season, he was worth 2.35 million for one year. And Welker was very willing to neogiate a new contract with Miami at this time.
- Minnesota and Patriots were interested
- Pats offered Welker a $39 million dollar contract sheet. Miami has 7 days to match it or take the 2nd round pick.
- Pats offer sheet contained a poison pill. If Welker played 4 games in Miami during any one season, the entire $39 contract was guaranteed.
- Pats called Miami and did a back room deal during the 7 day waiting period. They were going to get Welker anyway because of the poison pill. So, if they traded Welker straight up, New England would throw in a 7th round pick.
- Miami accepts deal. Speculation that both teams violated CBA by conspiring to work around the system. Nothing comes of it though.
- New England retracts 39 million dollar offer sheet once Welker is traded and Welker is forced to sign 5y/18 million dollar (haha). His agent was pissed lol.

This is how Welker ended up a Patriot.

"Clark Kent wrote:

- Wes Welker was a restricted free agent in 2007.
- Miami placed a $1.35m 2nd round tender on him. Which was stupid... $500,000 more and it was a 1st round tender. 1 million more and it was a 1st and a 3rd. Coming off a 67 catch season, he was worth 2.35 million for one year. And Welker was very willing to neogiate a new contract with Miami at this time.
- Minnesota and Patriots were interested
- Pats offered Welker a $39 million dollar contract sheet. Miami has 7 days to match it or take the 2nd round pick.
- Pats offer sheet contained a poison pill. If Welker played 4 games in Miami during any one season, the entire $39 contract was guaranteed.
- Pats called Miami and did a back room deal during the 7 day waiting period. They were going to get Welker anyway because of the poison pill. So, if they traded Welker straight up, New England would throw in a 7th round pick.
- Miami accepts deal. Speculation that both teams violated CBA by conspiring to work around the system. Nothing comes of it though.
- New England retracts 39 million dollar offer sheet once Welker is traded and Welker is forced to sign 5y/18 million dollar (haha). His agent was pissed lol.

This is how Welker ended up a Patriot.

I tried to go off memory lol... Close enough.

But they are a classy group dont ask me ask the media!

"firedan wrote:

Not that i'm a big fan of the orange jersey ,but they should go orange for the Halloween game against the Bengals.

I wish they would, I'll be there that night!

great video. bunch of no-names on that team, especially on offense.

"Clark Kent wrote:

- Wes Welker was a restricted free agent in 2007.
- Miami placed a $1.35m 2nd round tender on him. Which was stupid... $500,000 more and it was a 1st round tender. 1 million more and it was a 1st and a 3rd. Coming off a 67 catch season, he was worth 2.35 million for one year. And Welker was very willing to neogiate a new contract with Miami at this time.
- Minnesota and Patriots were interested
- Pats offered Welker a $39 million dollar contract sheet. Miami has 7 days to match it or take the 2nd round pick.
- Pats offer sheet contained a poison pill. If Welker played 4 games in Miami during any one season, the entire $39 contract was guaranteed.
- Pats called Miami and did a back room deal during the 7 day waiting period. They were going to get Welker anyway because of the poison pill. So, if they traded Welker straight up, New England would throw in a 7th round pick.
- Miami accepts deal. Speculation that both teams violated CBA by conspiring to work around the system. Nothing comes of it though.
- New England retracts 39 million dollar offer sheet once Welker is traded and Welker is forced to sign 5y/18 million dollar (haha). His agent was pissed lol.

This is how Welker ended up a Patriot.

sounds to me that when you know you don't want to lose a player and have a very hi projection of what he is, you don't fu&$ around with a 2nd round tender.