05-25-2016, 07:35 PM
(05-25-2016, 07:15 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: Deflection deflection deflection.
If anyone is blindly guessing, its you, but what can I expect form the most blind homer on this board. I DO KNOW what MLJ and Sanu did here in this offense, I don't know what Lafell is capable of doing in this offense, that makes you the one guessing. Also once again, you completely disregard that my argument is about how teams value players, not about the money given to them but about the potential that other teams pay outright more for. You telling me that if Lafell was there at the opening of FA that the Lions or Flacons would have paid the same or more for him? No, my point is perfectly valid, you just don't want to admit it because it would make you wrong.
The comment about Boyd was to point out that Sanu was able to produce under the worst circumstances. You keep bringing up Sanu's 400 yards and 0Tds, but what do you expect from the 4th sometimes 5th option on most passing plays. Of course Sanu didn't produce when there are the options of Green, Eifert, Jones, and Gio all hungry for the ball. However, when all of those were gone and Sanu was called upon, he had a decent season. Do you think Boyd can do that? mmmm DEFLECTION.
It's ok, tell me how 'silly' I am, and try to make yourself feel better. The way you debate isn't healthy for anyone involved.
I'm not guessing. I know that LaFell has produced more than Jones in his career. I know that LaFell has been more durable than Jones in his career. A good offense can make any player fit in their system, and when LaFell has proven that he's statistically better than Jones it's easy to fit him in the system. Obviously the Bengals think that LaFell fits just fine in the system, otherwise they wouldn't have signed him. Yes, LaFell would have been given a similar deal as Jones or Sanu (maybe even more) if he was on the market when teams still had free agency money in their coffers.
Boyd would probably have better stats than Sanu if he was in Sanu's circumstances. For one, I know that Boyd wouldn't have even close to the drop rate as Sanu did that year (the highest drop % in the league with at least 50 receptions). With a Green out there just as a decoy, and the run gaming going off like it did would make it easy for any receiver to do that.