is there a better wide receiver in today's nfl than wes welker ... he was aquired from miami for 2nd & 7th round draft picks in 2007 ... in his 1st season as a patriot, welker led the nfl (along with tj houshmandzadeh) with 112 catches and broke troy brown's single season receptions record ... in 2008, welker caught 111 of matt cassell's passes, good for 2nd among all wide receivers ... and was selected to play in his 1st pro bowl ... now, thru 16 games of the 2009 season, the human slot machine leads the nfl with 122 receptions ... and that total has been accumulated in just 13 games ... welker did not play in games 2 & 4 due to a knee injury