NickZepp;2059763 said:
Welker was a lot better than Amendola ever was. It's not even close. Welker has moves and speed that Amendola really doesn't.
I've seen Amendola's 40. as low as 4.48 but this arrticle says different.
http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/596130.html
AP/MATT SLOCUM
Former Texas Tech wide receiver Danny Amendola, left, is ready to show the NFL what he can do.
Danny Amendola is 5-foot-10 1/2 and 183 pounds. Wes Welker is 5-8 1/2 and 185 pounds.
Amendola's 40-yard dash time is 4.55 seconds; Welker's is 4.53.
Amendola is a slot receiver who played at Texas Tech; Welker is a slot receiver who played at Texas Tech.
Amendola caught 204 passes for 2,246 yards and 15 touchdowns in his four-year career and returned 116 punts for 1,283 yards (11.1-yard average) and a touchdown. Welker had 259 receptions for 3,069 yards and 21 TDs and returned 152 punts for 1,761 yards (11.6) and eight TDs.
Draft analyst Mel Kiper has Amendola rated as the 50th-best receiver in this year's draft, calling him "spunky, sure-handed and extremely reliable." Kiper had Welker rated 44th in his class, calling him "a spunky, hard-working kid."
Amendola is Welker of 2004.
"To tell you the truth, I've been compared to Wes since the day I set foot on the Texas Tech campus," Amendola said. "I say it's an honor just because he's such a great player.... He's a guy I look up to, a guy I admire."
Amendola is hoping he reminds NFL scouts of Welker.
Welker was an undrafted free agent who lasted one game with the San Diego Chargers in 2004. He was used by the [FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Dolphins[/FONT][/FONT] primarily as a returner. It took a trade to the New England Patriots last year for Welker to get his chance as a receiver.
Welker's 112 receptions, 1,175 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns last year were more than he had in the first three years of his pro career combined.
"Slot receivers have always been a part of the game, but it's still evolving," Welker said in a telephone interview. "I think, until defenses find ways to stop it, it's going to be something that keeps on growing."
Amendola arrived at Texas Tech as the next Welker. He spent the next four years watching film of Welker, as well as working out with him in the off-season.
"I can't even tell you how much film I've watched of him just because I played the same position as him for two years and then switched this last year," Amendola said. "I've seen him play a lot.... I admire the way he plays.
He's a mile a minute. He's always moving. He's always doing something. That's what I try to pattern my game after -- keep working, keep working hard."
Amendola has tried to follow in Welker's cleat marks, and Welker can see some of himself when he watches Amendola.
"I think we have similar builds," Welker said. "We both hustle to the ball; and we play the same position, though, this past year, he played the other side."
Amendola knows Welker is a big reason he will get a fair chance to make it in the NFL Lacking the measurables, Amendola isn't expected to be drafted. But, with Welker's statistics fresh in scouts' minds, Amendola should have his pick of teams as a free agent.
"I think he's got a chance," Welker said. "It's too early to tell, but I know he works hard, and he gives it everything he's got."
