Confusing much? First there was a post “NFL notes: Wes Welker leads all nominees for the Patriots Hall of Fame” class of 2023 then the very next day the list of nominees comes out and Welker isn’t on it. Can you explain that? Plus, while you’re at it, explain why Bill Parcells should be in the HOF. That to me is a head scratcher.
I’ll try to clarify it as much as I can since I was the one who wrote the NFL Notes column. On April 6 the Patriots Hall of Fame committee met to discuss the various candidates for this year’s class. As a member of the committee, I wrote up a summary of how I voted and posted it as the top to my NFL Notes column on April 11. I chose Wes Welker as my top candidate with Mike Vrabel and Logan Mankins also finishing in my top three. On April 13, the results of the committee’s vote were made public and the three finalists are Vrabel, Mankins and Bill Parcells. I am just one of 20-plus committee members so I can only offer my own opinion. I would have chosen Welker over any other candidate but the rest of my fellow committee members obviously didn’t see it that way. I hope that clears up any confusion you may have had. As for Parcells, I understand he is a very polarizing figure in Patriots history and many folks don’t believe he should be in the Patriots Hall of Fame. I believe he does deserve a spot there for his role in resurrecting what was at the time the worst franchise in all of professional sports, although I don’t feel he is more deserving than any of the three individuals I selected. He was responsible for bringing in many talented players during his four seasons and help put the team on the NFL map. I understand the controversial nature of how he left and I also understand many fans feel he doesn’t belong.
With the candidates being unveiled for consideration to be voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame it brings up the usual questions around each players pros and cons and quite rightly so, but when it comes to Wes Welker I believe…
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