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(05-15-2016, 09:50 PM)Nately120 Wrote: I suppose it depends on what you look at.  Wheaton has shown steady improvement each year and he's in a familiar system while Lafell is trying to recover from a terrible season, was a FA, and is headed to a new team and system. 

Also, to check your numbers:

Lafell has 3,853 yards and 20 TDs in 6 seasons which is an average of 642 yards and 3.33 TDs.  Better than Wheaton, but there is an upward trend in Wheaton's performances and Lafell is trying to dig himself out of a hole.  Not saying he can't do it, but I'm not so sure I can objectively give him the nod yet.

Hell, we are going to spend the entire offseason talking about how Core, Alford, and Wright are going to knock Lafell out on his arse!

Whoops I divided by 5 and not 6 for LaFell.

But LaFell has been on an upward trend also. Last year was his first year that he had a setback, and that was due to injury. Other than last year he's improved in TDs every year, and the same with yards except last year (and 2013 when he went to the 3rd receiver on the panthers team, but he didn't drop off very much). Yes, Wheaton is younger, but he's no where near the red zone target as LaFell. I would take LaFell over Wheaton personally.