How good can Tee Higgins be?

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(04-21-2021, 09:19 AM)fredtoast Wrote: That "Separation" stat is silly.  Drew Sample finished SIXTH BEST IN THE ENTIRE LEAGUE.  So if you want to live by "hard facts" let me hear you sing the praises of Drew Sample.

If you look at the numbers Both Boyd and Higgins have numbers exactly like or even better than many of the best WRs in the league.  Meanwhile many of the players on the top of the list are nobodies.

There does not seem to be any correlation between "separation" and "production".  So the stat is meaningless.

It's silly if you don't look into it any further and figure out why some good players are down around Tee and Boyd, while some role players are near the top.

A WR1 is usually going to draw the other team's best CB, and also is more likely to see double teams. A WR that gets 2.7 yards of separation when facing other team's top CB's and double teams is better than a guy like Boyd who gets 2.7 yards of separation when most often matched up with another team's #3/slot CB.  

Not to mention you're moving the goalposts from our WR's not being able to get separation to separation doesn't matter.