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(03-01-2021, 08:57 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: So What is a #1... in the NFL today #1 WRs like we think in the past mean are less and less.. today with multiple sets, you don;t really have that many true #1 and you have teams doing well without the figure WRs... and yardage is being done by many players I don;t think we just consider #1 type WR and that is my point... I think TDs today is the big difference that you see compared to a decade ago.


Look at these numbers
2019-20   10 WRs 10 or more TDS and with WRs with over 1,100 only 5 of 29 had 10 or more TDs
2009-10-  21 Wrs 10 or more TDs and with WRs with over 1,1000 13 out of 24 had 10 or more

What we are seeing now is more and more WRs getting yards single digit TDs and more yards with the increase passing attacks... 

Just as the TE as more of a WR is evolving in todays game so is less emphasis on #1 WRs and more 2/3 set of WRs getting TDS and Yards

The SB champs had 3 former All Pro WR's and a former All Pro TE.  The AFC champions had an All Pro WR and All Pro TE.  The AFC runner ups had 2 All Pro WR's.  The NFC runner ups had an All Pro WR.  Looking at the NFC Divisional round losers, one had a former All Pro WR and the other had 2 WR's finish in the Top 25 in receiving yards.  In the AFC, one of the divisional round losers had 2 multi time Pro Bowl WR's, a multi time Pro Bowl TE, and a multi time Pro Bowl RB.  The other had a Pro Bowl TE.  Out of 14 playoff teams this year, 12 had at least one Pro Bowl WR, TE, or RB and only one of those won a playoff game.  If you want to shoot for another classic Bengals one and done, ignore the skill positions.  If you want to actually try to shoot for a championship, we need at least one elite weapon, more likely two.