Money, I'll vouch for that claim. They did have that play all along. It was discussed early in his career. Edelman was effective as a QB, although not nearly NFL quality. Do you really think that BB did not consider the possibility when he assessed his skills early on? During a big game 2 years ago, they rolled out that play and it was whistled dead on a motion call. You could tell that was exactly where it was going. Edelman was interviewed about it after the game. Being an Edelman fan - even before his success, I had been begging for them to run it for a long time...
We lived it for decades.
Money you continue tootake things out of context. That play was in the Pats scheme for 5 years. They kept it in their pocket for when they needed it. Whether Edelman was or wasn't relevant has zero effect on that play and is also subject opinion. Even if Edelman hadn't caught a pass until that point. The Ravens would've still bit on the fake and Edelman will still be 1-1 on pass plays.
I loved that interview. BB not so much. I'm pretty sure that also played part into letting him go. I like many, probably most Pat fans wanted Welker to stay (initially). Once the numbers started coming out and the way Welker was handling, I was on the let him go bandwagon. Luckily another great move by BB it paid off.
And whinning about the refs standing over the ball too long. Some people's children.
