[quote=Dirtbag359;728771]Yeah, but the thing is Austin and Rice passed the 1,300 yard mark. Once a player makes it to that point you know theres something else besides QB play at work. Only player I can think of that struggled after getting 1,300 yards was Javon Walker and that was thanks to injury.
1. Andre Johnson
2. Larry Fitzgerald
3. Randy Moss
4. Calvin Johnson (984 yards in 14 games last year with a rookie QB, 1,300 yards the year before)
5a. Wes Welker (More yards then Moss but 9 fewer TD's)
5b. Roddy White (Got 1,200 yards with one of the worst QB groups in the league in 2007)
7. Boldin
8. Marshall
9. Austin
10. Rice
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On top of that VJax isn't even the best receiver on his own team. I'm all for bringing him in at a discount but AJ Smith is all so stubborn.
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I disagree with your list. 1-4 is fine, arguable, but fine...wes Welker is not #5. There is a reason he wasn't anything super special in Miami, he's no #1, he's the best damn compliment wr in the game though. Marshall is more talented than most you have mentioned. Jackson is certainly in the top ten or should be very darn close. But I fail to see how he is not the best receiver on his own team. Gates is a TE, and even Gates thinks Jackson is super talented. Floyd? No way. Jackson doesn't get as much credit because San Diego does such a great job at spreading the ball around...especially to the RB's who caught 97 passes total last year. (106 in 08) Gates is a great talent...as a TE, but he would be average at best as a WR. He can not burn DB's in the secondary, and while his route running is excellent vs LB's, DB's would learn how to play him quickly. You can put Jackson as the #1, or even a slot receiver, and he would succeed, same can not be said for Gates. (I only use gates cause I am assuming that's who you were referring to)