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(08-31-2020, 06:16 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: GREAT work.  Always appreciate a well researched post.

I'm with you.  I think he needs an absolute minimum of 13,000 yards to be in the discussion. 

Considering Chad Johnson has over 11,000, and he came up a full 10 years behind AJ (before passing and receivers totals skyrocketed), then I think AJ will need to move well past that benchmark.

I think the chances of AJ tagging on another 4,100 yards is pretty slim.  And without a ring, a Superbowl MVP, or any of that, he's really going to have a tough time seperating himself from the pack.

PS I'll get flamed for this, but whatever.  If AJ ends up where I think he will (10,000-13,000 yards) then I think you can easily argue that Chad had a better career, given their respective eras.

Thanks. 

Won't get any flame from me. I've always stated that AJ has had a great career so far, but Chad still remains the best Bengals WR of all time. Dude deserves to be in the HoF.

AJ has always seemed to be a Top 5-10 WR in the league, but never had a time where he was THE best in the NFL. It's why he's got plenty of Pro Bowls, but no All-Pros to his name. Chad meanwhile had a three year stretch there where he was legitimately the best WR in football (which is why '04-'06 Chad was All-Pro including leading the NFL in yards in '06).

The most impressive part of Chad during that stretch was the defenses he was playing against when he did it...

2004:
Steelers 1st Overall Defense
Ravens 6th Overall Defense

2005:
Steelers 4th Overall Defense
Ravens 5th Overall Defense

2006: 
Ravens 1st Overall Defense
Steelers 9th Overall Defense

That's a full 25% of his games each year right there. Defenses with Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, (old) Deion Sanders in an era where WRs weren't really protected.