07-17-2015, 10:17 AM
(07-17-2015, 09:50 AM)fredtoast Wrote:
how much weight do you give to the best guy? How much does the worst guy pull them down?
That's where I get stuck. Honestly, that makes it tough for me to rate duos too because of trying to weigh the #1s vs #2s
Let's just take ATL for example since a few people mentioned them.
Julio Jones vs. A.J. Green - toss up IMO Jones had an excellent 2014 for being on a crap team, but A.J. has done it more consistently and remained healthier in his career
Roddy White vs. MLJ - Roddy gets it for raw talent and his career, but he's definitely on the downswing of his NFL lifeline and MLJ is just beginning his journey with a solid 2013 campaign in the books. I think it's realistically closer than most people would have it, but it'd be too homerish to claim anything but Roddy > MLJ.
Leonard Hankerson vs. Sanu - I'll use the same argument that I saw people used to use for Harry Douglas when they'd rate ATL over CIN in WRs a year or two ago on the mothership. While he wasn't an amazing receiver last year, Sanu proved he could step it up in a bigger role if absolutely necessary. That immediately gets Sanu the win without even mentioning that he's clearly a better #3 option regardless of his ability to step up in a higher role.
Now, is Sanu enough better than Hankerson that closes the gap between White/MLJ at this point of their respective careers? I don't know. I do think having a deep receiving corp is very underrated by a lot of people, as having many solid options for a QB is obviously a great "problem" to have. It may be the homer in me speaking right now, but I believe our group of guys could be argued over ATL right now depending on how you value depth.
