Rank our WRs

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(05-22-2016, 09:50 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: AZ: I goofed here. Honestly, I didn't know Brown was that good last year.

ATL: I still see Julio and AJ as equals or close to. The Falcons pass more than we do and thus Julio gets more targets. If you swap AJ and Julio, I think there's a good chance AJ is posting similar numbers in ATL and Julio isn't going for 1600+ yards in Cincy. The rest is also a wash. Flip a coin.

Dallas: I went back and forth on this one. You could flip again here as well. I'm not seeing where Terrence Williams is obviously better than LaFell. He has a career high 840 yards (3 TDs) last year with Dez missing most of the season. His other 2 seasons were kinda LaFell-like. Beasley also had career highs with Bryant missing time. He's a Baby Hawk type and never had more than 420 yards prior to last season. If Boyd puts up that kind of production I think he'd be viewed as a disappointment.

NYG: I had the Giants ahead of us last year when we did this. I've lost all faith that Cruz can get or stay healthy. Even if he does, will he play at his old level? Giant question mark there honestly. Fwiw, PFF rated AJ ahead of Beckham by a nose last season. The 2nd round picks are also a wash. Another one where you could flip a coin honestly.

OAK: I considered them, but I think AJ is clearly better than Cooper (as of right now) and that makes up for the difference between Crabs and LaFell. Seth Roberts was a nice surprise, but if I have a gun to my head and I'm asked to pick one, I'm going with Boyd for sure. Also, keep in mind that the Raiders passed 606 times last year and didn't have much going on at TE. They targeted WR's a ton, while our offense is a bit more diverse.

Honestly, I don't think these exclusions were all that bold. Other than AZ and I admit my mistake there.

Yeah, on some of your coin flips I did say I saw Bengals at 16-ish, +/- 1 or 2.. so not completely off the train of thought as you are. Did wonder about Arizona. That was one of the easiest ones to call for me, lol.. but yeah, if you just forgot then that happens sometimes.

-I think viewing Julio and AJ as equals is kind of silly. That's like saying AJ and Sammy Watkins are equals because the Bengals throw it more than the Bills. Julio Jones just put up 136/1,871, which makes it the second year in a row he's put up a yardage total better than AJ's career best year... Julio had less than 90 yards last year in only 4 games. AJ only had more than 90 yards in 4 games. I don't think AJ has that kind of year in him. I really don't think they're equal anymore.

-I do agree that AJ is better than Cooper, but I think Cooper will improve and I think the difference between Crabtree and LaFell are bigger than you think. (I know you're a LaFell believer though.) I just see him as a bad #2/mediocre #3 when he's not getting thrown to by Tom Brady and Crabtree has put up an 1,100 season before. #2s are mainly what made me mention Oakland over Cincinnati. Real good odds that they have two 1,000+ yard receivers in 2016 which I guess I give bonus points for in my rankings... meanwhile I put LaFell behind Marvin Jones, and Jones only got 800-ish yards with Dalton playing MVP-level football.

-Even if Cruz doesn't go back to his 1,500+ yard 2011 (which I agree is unlikely), I think he could still be a 800-1,000 yard receiver with so much attention off of him. PFF judges pretty harshly for penalties, so his 3 personal foul game against Norman could have easily tanked his score to explain AJ being ahead of him by a nose though. Despite outperforming AJ statistically.

-Dallas, I think this is one again you buying into LaFell minus Brady more than I am. This is admittedly a pretty close matchup, though I think Eliott and Morris are going to open up the passing game big time for Romo and his WRs.

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Sure would be nice to get the '03-'07 Bengals WRs right now. Would be real happy with the '06. Lol