New England Patriots Troy Brown and Wes Welker: One and the Same

June 26, 2010   ·   Joe Gill   ·   Jump to comments

As went Troy Brown and Wes Welker, as went the Patriots offense.
If the Patriots needed a tough catch, Tom Brady would seek out No. 80 then and No. 83 now.
Just as Drew Bledsoe had Ben Coates, Brady has been blessed with two players in his career that seemed to read his mind. 
Brady threw it and they caught it.
Simple as that.
Brown and Welker were cut from the same cloth and Brady was their tailor.
They all helped sew up many victories for the New England Patriots franchise over the last 10 years.
Brown and Brady.
Welker and Brady.
They were interchangeable.
Troy Brown and Wes Welker were carbon copies of each other and travelled down very similar paths to the NFL.
Brown was drafted by the Patriots in 1993 during the eighth round and was cut during the season.
Welker went undrafted in 2004 and was signed by the San Diego Chargers. He made the team, then he too was cut during the season.
Both players didn’t cr...

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