05-21-2016, 07:25 PM
(05-21-2016, 01:49 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I just pointed out why I would take Curtis.. he had a higher YPC and much higher TD ratio... you seem confused, im not comparing them to their peers, im comparing them with the Bengals and their impact at the time. It is difficult to compare different eras... Is there something wrong with putting Chad 6th, I don;t think that is hating on him, I am just giving you why I believe Curtis should be in top 5. if you look back at his stats with the league,, he was in top of the league in his core years in YPC, TDs, Receiving Yards so he was one of the top WRs and he was 1/2 team ALL NFL 3 years not the bum you seem to make him out to be.
Not confused at all. You said that Chad is not statistically superior to Curtis because Chad played in a more pass friendly era. The easy way to tell who was more dominant regardless of era or rules is to compare both Chad and Curtis to their peers. Chad dominated his era. Curtis did not.
Chad was a 6x pro bowler and 2x first team all-pro.
Curtis was a 4x pro bowler.
Chad placed top 10 in catches 3 times.
Curtis placed top 10 in catches 0 times.
Chad placed top 10 in yards 5 times.
Curtis placed top 10 in yards 2 times.
Chad placed top 10 in TDs 3 times.
Curtis placed top 10 in TDs 4 times.
Comparing them to their peers (which eliminates "era" from the discussion), Chad beats Curtis in every possible category other than TDs, where Curtis has only a slight edge. I'm not saying that Curtis is a "bum". I'm just showing how Chad was more dominant than Curtis.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
