If they had given Julian Edelman #83 instead of #11, I doubt anyone would have known that Welker missed the game. It kind of makes me wonder if ANY slot WR in THAT offense, with THAT QB couldn't grab 100 balls a season.
I liked what I saw from Edelman, but I don't agree with that. Edelman dropped a couple balls, and doesn't read downfield nearly as well as Welker. In the same role, at his present skills, he might catch 100 balls, but it would be for 600 yards instead of Welker's 1200. Could just be rookie jitters though...