A natural comparison for rookie WR Danny Coale, a short and speedy fifth-round pick from Virginia Tech, is Patriots Pro Bowler Wes Welker. But the comparison is premature, Coale said: "It’s nice to be mentioned in the same sentence as him, but he's been there and he's done it, and I haven’t. I'm nowhere near that level of play.”
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