Thread: Welker impresses Giants

The Giants were the first team in more than six months to work out Wes Welker, and although it didn't end in a signing, it sounds like the former star slot receiver has a chance of sneaking back into the NFL.


The Giants started training camp too deep at wide receiver, but a new injury to Victor Cruz and a very slow start for Rueben Randle resulted in a sputtering offense no one saw coming. The team also cut James Jones, who already has four touchdown receptions this season.

Cruz will not play against the Bills on Sunday, leaving Eli Manning to once again work with Randle, Odell Beckham and Dwayne Harris. Perhaps Welker wouldn't be the worst option in the world.

Though he was phased out in Denver, Welker has always been a reliable target that understands seam and underneath routes better than just about anyone in football. For Manning, constantly working with a rotating cast of receivers, this could be the type of veteran experience he's looking for.

Perhaps Cruz's medical reports will give us further insight into their desperation.

Just think if the Giants sign him and somehow end up facing the Pats in the Super Bowl...

Awesome. Would love to see him win a Comeback Player Of The Year, then ride off into the sunset

Good luck to him. I always liked him despite his 1000 yard sociopathic stare.

Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

The Giants were the first team in more than six months to work out Wes Welker, and although it didn't end in a signing, it sounds like the former star slot receiver has a chance of sneaking back into the NFL.


The Giants started training camp too deep at wide receiver, but a new injury to Victor Cruz and a very slow start for Rueben Randle resulted in a sputtering offense no one saw coming. The team also cut James Jones, who already has four touchdown receptions this season.

Cruz will not play against the Bills on Sunday, leaving Eli Manning to once again work with Randle, Odell Beckham and Dwayne Harris. Perhaps Welker wouldn't be the worst option in the world.

Though he was phased out in Denver, Welker has always been a reliable target that understands seam and underneath routes better than just about anyone in football. For Manning, constantly working with a rotating cast of receivers, this could be the type of veteran experience he's looking for.

Perhaps Cruz's medical reports will give us further insight into their desperation.

Just think if the Giants sign him and somehow end up facing the Pats in the Super Bowl...

Would rather us sign him and US face the Pats in the AFCCG before going to the SB.

Sound better?

He impressed them so much he walked out the door without a deal....

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

He impressed them so much he walked out the door without a deal....

That's what I was thinking.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

He impressed them so much he walked out the door without a deal....

If he wants a final shot at a Ring badly enough to play for the rookie minimum the signing makes sense (except in the "sense" there's a good chance it would make him a vegetable or sui/homicidal) because the team could use the vet cap to get away with a cap hit of around $½ million while he took home a full million. But his limited playing time since the end of 2013 means he's not worth millions/yr anymore, and any team that REALLY wants to do him a favor will tell him to just hang it up while he still HAS the memories.