Wes Welker Talks Tom Brady Yelling Often And Tampa Bay
April 11th, 2020
Like his friend Tom Brady, former superstar receiver Wes Welker, currently the 49ers receivers coach, wasn’t pleased with the Patriots when he exited New England and he recently talked about why — and about how Brady will crack a loud whip in Tampa.
For those who don’t remember Welker, he had an unbelievably productive run, making 102 starts in his career and catching a whopping 903 balls while playing on Super Bowl teams with Brady and Peyton Manning.
Welker talked to WEEI radio in Massachusetts recently and explained that Bill Belicheat is very hard on players and took a bit of the fun out of the game. Welker believes fun is critical to players playing their best, so he feels good about Brady getting a fresh start — like Welker had when he went to the Broncos after the 2012 season.
Bucs players better be prepared for a lot of yelling by Brady on the sidelines and in practice when things aren’t going well, Welker said.
Getting acclimated to Brady as a receiver was a bumpy road.
“He was hard has hell on me,” Welker said. “And I was starting to get pissed at Tom. I was like, screw this guy, man, he’s all over me with this stuff.’ But it was good. He just wanted to win and he wanted to bring it together.”
Welker recalled a time in 2009 when he adjusted on a route and Brady threw a ball that hit him in the foot. He said Brady went wild on him (keep in mind Welker led the league with 123 catches that season).
Brady was sweet talking Welker soon after, the receiver said, but he wasn’t ready for it. “.Ok, babe, what I was thinking on this.’ … And I’m like, ‘You’re calling me babe now. I want to fight you.’ We had plenty of those instances.”
There are no superstars on a Bill Belicheat team, Welker said. That’s what Brady knows and he’ll bring that mentality to the Bucs.
“A lot of times [Belicheat] calls out the star players a lot of times just to set the tone with the whole team. Where everybody’s like, ‘Ok, he’s talking to Tom like that? Well, obviously he can talk to me like that.'” Welker said. “And Tom, you know, has such a great way about him of being able to kind of take it even though it kind of makes him mad. You know, he takes it and keeps on going to work and improving, and working on his craft and everything else. And everybody else just kind of has to fall in line.”
What an intense ride ahead it will be for the Bucs offense, as they adapt to a new kind of culture change.
April 11th, 2020 at 1:37 pm
Bucs receivers don’t drop many..unlike Agulor, whose had his issues
April 11th, 2020 at 1:44 pm
“LOL
It’s going to be hilarious watching TB12 screaming at the sloppiest NFL route runner Mike Evans run his slant and come back routes
Trade MEME to patriots for Edelman and #1 round draft pick”
Kobe Faker
April 11th, 2020 at 1:48 pm
Kobe, you’re silly troll game is on point sir! On point. I doff my cap.
April 11th, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Man member before opening day last year when Kobe said
“if Ronald Jones does X (don’t remember exactly how many) Yards. I will leave and never come back.”
What happened to those days? Now we have a dude unironically saying Mike Evans runs bad routes.
April 11th, 2020 at 2:16 pm
Do people really think we should trade Mike Evans, or are they joking? If anyone is serious about this, I’m very happy “fans” don’t have a say-so in the roster.
April 11th, 2020 at 2:18 pm
LOL, “Your calling me babe now, I want to fight you.” LMFAO!!!!!
April 11th, 2020 at 2:35 pm
Our WRs are in for serious yelling then, cause as good as those guys are, they run some sloppy routes, all day everyday.
April 11th, 2020 at 2:36 pm
Mike Evans tends to inexplicably drop easy catches from time to time…..can’t wait for Brady to unload on him and Evans get all uppity claiming he’s being “disrespected..”
April 11th, 2020 at 2:44 pm
its a whole new level……..
April 11th, 2020 at 2:49 pm
Take it from me Danny Dimes, Tom Brady will never play snap for the Buccaneers, The NFL Season will be cancelled this year in 2020 and Tom will decide to retire and move his family to LA to pursue business opportunities then play a snap. PRO Sports as we know it will not be played until late 2021 at the earliest
April 11th, 2020 at 2:54 pm
I’ve got a feeling that that backstabbing weasel DeSean Jackson wouldn’t last a single practice with this team.
April 11th, 2020 at 3:06 pm
Can this ain’t the patriots in that aspect of the game, I can see him getting on oj Howard but we got big time receivers and besides Brady hasn’t been in this position since he was a rookie.
People can stop talking about what Brady used to do, no one is changing the entire playbook for him and everyone except rookies are ahead of the curb, he’s got to catch up before taking that tone it’ll be more of learning each other and a back and forth than him just yelling at guys who know the offense better than him. Get over it he’s no longer a patriot and it’ll be a different environment
April 11th, 2020 at 3:09 pm
It’s the mental errors he mostly yells at people for not dropped passes. And he doesnt mind being yelled at when he makes them. For you youngins out there, it’s called manhood. Get your head outa your A if your feelings get hurt when getting yelled at. More accountability coming to the team.
DannyDimes they call him huh. Glass half empty kinda woman she is. Put the jam back in your doughnut momma
April 11th, 2020 at 3:09 pm
TOMPA!!!
…BAY!!!
TOMPA!!!
…BAY!!!
TOMPA!!!
…BAY!!!
April 11th, 2020 at 3:14 pm
DannyDimes, take your negative BS and go live in the mountains somewhere where no one has to hear you.
Life will resume soon. Sports will resume soon. NFL training camps will happen, and the season will proceed uninterrupted.
Excited for this season boys! GO BUCS!!
April 11th, 2020 at 3:26 pm
So Welker is claiming that players need to have fun in order to play their best? I think Bellichek and his six super bowl wins would disagree.
April 11th, 2020 at 3:43 pm
A real QB what a breath of fresh air
April 11th, 2020 at 4:11 pm
TB12 & JPP are going to a tag team name. “America’s Tag Team” maybe? Accountability is a good thing.
April 11th, 2020 at 4:18 pm
Tom Edrington
Avoid calling a black person “uppity”
April 11th, 2020 at 4:42 pm
AGAIN…Belicheat had only ONE winning season in his first six years. He was a defensive genius for sure…but time will tell if he’s really a good HC. He certainly was NOT before Brady…that’s a simple FACT…check YO sheets!
BB made ONE playoff in six years and it was one and done…the other five including his first in NE were LOSING seasons.
Here’s something that might aggravate the JW fluffers. Perhaps ME..CG…OJ will ALL elevate their games and run more precise routes. JW was sloppy with his life on and Off the field. Nobody took him seriously because he ignored coaches and was not precise in his throws in practice or games.
Maybe just maybe a new QB can inspire all these guys to be their best!
NOBODY…not even NDOG can say JW was the kind of player who got everyone around him to elevate their games.
April 11th, 2020 at 4:45 pm
Pewter Power// Pewter, you speak to, and with Power!!!
April 11th, 2020 at 5:02 pm
I suspect Demar Dotson would be at the top of Brady’s yell list……
Just can’t help this:
Jameis yelled, standing on a table….”F them in the p—y!!!”
April 11th, 2020 at 5:16 pm
yeah my daughter was in the cafeteria at FSU …. when he did that ……… he has had every chance and every break,beyond a reasonable doubt……… wish him the best…… maybe someone will pay him the veteran minimum….. and he will get a second chance. Forest Momma said stupid is as stupid does….
April 11th, 2020 at 5:24 pm
I really hope Brady comes in and kills it. These Bucs players are freakin hyped to have Brady yelling at them. Shove it everyone a-hole that said we’d only win 2-3 more games with Brady and the Bucs receivers.
April 11th, 2020 at 5:25 pm
StPete – Let’s not go overboard on your criticism. Everyone says that JW worked his tail off and was the first one in the building and last one to leave. He isn’t perfect for sure, but he had a lot of qualities that you want your QB to have. Driven, motivated, hard working, and supported his teammates. No need to act like he was just some slacker that didn’t care while he was hear.
April 11th, 2020 at 5:32 pm
here
April 11th, 2020 at 5:33 pm
LOL………..Ndog clamping his nuts that the G.O.A.T fails like his man crush did
April 11th, 2020 at 5:36 pm
TheBradyBunch Says:
April 11th, 2020 at 5:25 pm
StPete – Let’s not go overboard on your criticism. Everyone says that JW worked his tail off and was the first one in the building and last one to leave. He isn’t perfect for sure, but he had a lot of qualities that you want your QB to have. Driven, motivated, hard working, and supported his teammates. No need to act like he was just some slacker that didn’t care while he was hear.
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I can not tell you how many guys I have had to fire in the last 30 years that worked Hard and was motivated that just cost me more money with their mistakes than they made me with their hard work.
April 11th, 2020 at 6:06 pm
So what he said it!!….Goof-Ball….Jack_a$$….call him what you want but does he still deserve to play? Colt45 said they let you grab them by the p~~y! Mr. 5,000 is gone and everybody is happy an Ol’ GOAT, but those same people will vote for Colt45 again! Only in America!!¡
April 11th, 2020 at 6:07 pm
@SB are you still hiring? I’m asking for a friend.
April 11th, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Jeebs the Honey Bear Says:
April 11th, 2020 at 3:14 pm
DannyDimes, take your negative BS and go live in the mountains somewhere where no one has to hear you.
Life will resume soon. Sports will resume soon. NFL training camps will happen, and the season will proceed uninterrupted.
Excited for this season boys! GO BUCS!!
Care to make a bet? People are freaking dying daily fool, and you think 50,000 people will go into a stadium and sit side by side w no vacine, man you must live in a fantasy world lol
April 11th, 2020 at 6:11 pm
I thought the most interesting thing from the Brady – Stern interview on football was Brady talking about WR trust.
Brady and Belichick were on the same page with WR trust
Brady offered a window into his frustration with rookie wide receivers last season, and explained that Belichick had his back.
“I would say, ‘I don’t have any trust that this guy can help us win the game,’ ” Brady said. “I’ve definitely expressed my opinion to say, ‘If you put him out there, I’m not going to throw him the ball.’ The whole team is trusting me to do what’s right by the team, so you can’t put someone out there who I don’t believe in. Because if I don’t believe in him, it’s worthless for the team. I think fortunately for me, coach Belichick always saw it the same way as me, which is why I think we had such a great connection.”
April 11th, 2020 at 6:14 pm
As detailed as Brady is in his life, I have to think that he liked what he saw out of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and that is why he wanted to come to Tampa Bay.
I am assuming that if he thought they were bad route runners, he would not be coming here. Doesn’t mean he will not hold them to an even higher standard but seems that he must have liked their ability to be in the right spot.
April 11th, 2020 at 6:21 pm
westernbuc
we should speak differently to ME because the color of his skin? Now THAT sounds racist to me. Don’t get me wrong, I think Tom E.’s take was retrasado but the I didn’t think about race when I read it. Probably because I’m not a racist and I know that other races don’t need me to stick up for them.
p.s
Faker is boring
April 11th, 2020 at 6:22 pm
DannyDimes Says:
April 11th, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Care to make a bet? People are freaking dying daily fool, and you think 50,000 people will go into a stadium and sit side by side w no vacine, man you must live in a fantasy world lol.
Today an Oxford professor who has spent the last 10 year of her life creating vaccine for influenza and malaria says that she believes right now that she has a vaccine that is 80 percent likely to work and that she feels that it will be available to everyone by September. Maybe she is optimistic but she is also a scientist that is specifically in that field – so she has some credibility to her statement.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals located in San Diego, created successful vaccines for Zika, Mers, and Ebola. They had a potential working vaccine for COVID-19 in January.
There is some evidence that there will be COVID-19 vaccine sooner than most.
April 11th, 2020 at 6:29 pm
I was in New England Sept 22, 2013 at Josh Freeman’s last start with the Buc’s. We went into the stadium early and we were watching both teams warm up. I always have remembered the precision of the scrimmage right before the game by Brady and his receivers on their 7 on 7’s. While Josh Freeman was just doing soft lobs to Vincent Jackson and the other receivers. Not that Vincent Jackson was not a good receiver, it just seemed to be that New England pre game practice was done at a higher standard.
April 11th, 2020 at 7:04 pm
geno711: Good posts!
April 11th, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Football is happening. I cant believe everyone is buying into this nonsense. It’s been happening since freaking November when no one even heard about it. We led normal lives. Ate out, had Christmas. You know about this bc they wont let you not hear daily. Wanna take a bet 60k deaths…..the same as the flu. Ridiculous
April 11th, 2020 at 7:20 pm
Jon Says:
April 11th, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Football is happening. I cant believe everyone is buying into this nonsense. It’s been happening since freaking November when no one even heard about it. We led normal lives. Ate out, had Christmas. You know about this bc they wont let you not hear daily. Wanna take a bet 60k deaths…..the same as the flu. Ridiculous
Jon put your money where your mouth is, 500 says, there will NOT be an NFL Season this year at all, they have no vacine fool
April 11th, 2020 at 7:25 pm
Im not taking a stupid vaccine….the only 2 times i’ve had the flu is when i got the flu shot, once at 23 and again at 26.
I take elderberry with zinc and echinacea, plus 5000 iu vit D, and quinine which can be found in schweppes tonic water (about 4oz before bed with the zinc, it also helps with muscle cramps)…it permeates the cells to allow all other nutrients in. Im 48 now and never get sick. A slight cold once every couple years, but i work around a lot of people. I average 4-5 hours of sleep a day because i think thats all i need-i wake up wide awake. Im also a bit of a germ freak and go out of my way not to touch common surfaces many others touch….and after i get home i wash my hands, been like this for many years.
April 11th, 2020 at 7:28 pm
@Soberinsac
Not at QB! Lol!
Only at skilled trade positions.
April 11th, 2020 at 7:47 pm
Looks like the troll has changed his name yet again this week.
April 11th, 2020 at 8:04 pm
@ Kobe Faker
Mike Evans is such a crappy route runner that he’s had 6 straight one thousand yard seasons, lol, give me a break. I realize it’s important to be an objective fan, but, have you said anything positive about the Bucs? The only thing I read from you is negativity and no solutions.
April 11th, 2020 at 8:05 pm
DannyDimes
MLB is LITERALLY negotiating a way to start MLB baseball up immediately. The TV revenue is all they care about. MLB players don’t want to not get paid most if not all their pay.
Same with the NFL, the vast majority of their income comes from televised and streamed games. Attendance and concessions are small peanuts for them. If you think that MLB and their players association wants to start back up in the next month, that the NFL isn’t just as greedy, both owners and players?
April 11th, 2020 at 8:14 pm
Danny Dimes. Maybe you’re right, maybe not. WTF do you feel the need to keep posting it on JBF like you’re going to get some credit or something for saying it here. Damn dude….a million freakin people feel the same way you do and a million disagree. STFU about it already and post that depressing-ass prediction on a news site where people go to act pessimistic and scared as hell like you. Football fans come here….not pandemic-anxiety having lames. I hear enough of this crap everywhere else.
April 11th, 2020 at 8:52 pm
“Peeps here dont know TB12 history and past with recievers
There are recievers that click instantly and those that are utterly fails
MEME is a 1 trick pony with only the go route
MEME will be not only be useless but harmful when corners jump the sloppy comeback routes
*Godwin will click with Brady”
Kobe Faker
April 11th, 2020 at 9:19 pm
BradyBunch
Certainly accept your point but SB gave the perfect answer.
Hard work is not the answer…SMART work is far more important.
As the coach told me….”Practice does NOT make perfect….PERFECT practice makes perfect. Sloppy is not the same as lazy. It’s mental…like choking.
Geno illustrated that very point watching the Freeman led Bucs warm up for a game against the Brady led Bucs.
I remember two years ago Joe was writing about the number of picks JW was throwing in August practice…he had a rough camp…can happen to anyone but again…players tend to play like the practice. Especially in football.
Basketball not as much…hockey like football..in fact hoops may be the only sport I’ve watched where a guy can just walk onto the court and light it up.
April 11th, 2020 at 9:20 pm
I remember watching a Patriots vs. Bucs preseason game in Tampa. Don’t remember the score but it was early 4th quarter and Bucs were getting killed. Brady was standing alone at the south end of the east sideline just pissed because his last drive failed. I remember thinking – straight cold killer.
April 11th, 2020 at 9:21 pm
geno711 Says:
April 11th, 2020 at 6:14 pm
As detailed as Brady is in his life, I have to think that he liked what he saw out of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and that is why he wanted to come to Tampa Bay.
I am assuming that if he thought they were bad route runners, he would not be coming here. Doesn’t mean he will not hold them to an even higher standard but seems that he must have liked their ability to be in the right spot.
Brandy is a fanatically competitive, while most people refer to Brady as the G.O.A.T it’s actually Brees that leads him in almost every stat except SB wins. With last year seeing the distance widen between Brees and himself on most records he knew he would never be able to catch Brees if he stayed in NE. The only course for him would be to come to NFC South and battle Brees head to head twice a year and with the weapons in Tampa he has a good chance of passing Brees before he retires. Brady wants to make sure when anyone in the future asks who was the G.O.A.T QB that there would never be any doubt, while you can say having 6 rings makes him the G.O.A.T you can also say he was just lucky or that it was Belicheat and not him that was the reason he had 6 rings. getting to the playoffs takes skill, winning a SB also takes luck.
April 11th, 2020 at 10:15 pm
“Ol’ Goat” is going to lead Bucs to SB win – the only team in NFC South with 2 of them!
April 11th, 2020 at 11:41 pm
The only team that was willing to sale their soul for Ol’ Goat was Tampa Bay!
April 12th, 2020 at 1:29 am
“sale their soul” coming from the guy referring to our President as “Colt45″….low IQ and Trump hate sure does seem to run together.
April 12th, 2020 at 9:28 am
Tom Edrington Says:
April 11th, 2020 at 2:36 pm
Mike Evans tends to inexplicably drop easy catches from time to time…..can’t wait for Brady to unload on him and Evans get all uppity claiming he’s being “disrespected..”
Tom Brady is a racists dream qb, those fans are drooling to have a beautiful white guy telling all the brown people what to do…
April 12th, 2020 at 9:36 am
Danny dimes
There is a cure. It’s called hydroxychloroquine. Worked like a charm on my buddy who had corona. Made him feel better immediately!
April 12th, 2020 at 9:45 am
KOBE FAKER:
On January 4, 2017 you said “1st rd, Corey Davis. 2nd rd, Dede Westbrook. Licht can do whatever he wants with the rest of the draft and FA”
Both are averaging a cool 600 yards per season and Dede was selected in the 4th rd. You would’ve definitely overpaid for him…
Your assessment of receivers isn’t stellar, my friend. May I suggest you see yourself through the back door and leave quietly?
April 12th, 2020 at 11:06 am
When I read JBF Comment section l leave really let down most of the time with the stupidity of some posters, not buc fans just starting there crap. What the buc players and franchise must think of if they are foolish enough to read the comment section, think about that before you so called fans type your race bate etc. For the whole world to read, Happy Easter and I just saw a owner of a basketball team interview and he thinks there will be sports this year but empty stadium, TV only.
April 12th, 2020 at 3:15 pm
Dannydimes is a bitter patriot fan. The NFL will have a season even if it means playing to empty stadiums. Too much money to lose for the league. Take your old ass back to New England!
April 12th, 2020 at 8:36 pm
ME, CG and every other WR will take any TB12 criticism, own it and be better for it. Just silliness to think otherwise… and a few people here have clearly not been paying attention to ME13 or they would respect his route running more and understand he is way to dignified and professional to ever feel “disrespected” if TB12 gets up in his grill.
This is the key difference with Jameis… team mates truly loved him but, no way, were they hearing anything he said about improvement after his 5 years of the same mistakes repeated over and over. Talent will get you an audience but without credibility you’re soon back on the porch talking to yourself.
April 12th, 2020 at 8:51 pm
I think they’ll be able to handle Brady yelling at them about a route because Brady has six rings.