07-17-2015, 11:13 AM
(07-17-2015, 10:50 AM)Brownshoe Wrote: Don't get me wrong. I think Sanu is better than Hankerson. I just don't think that he's THAT much better than him. When they are both playing the #3 position they get about the same yards, and TDs. I think that the whole thing depends on how well White plays next year. If he plays like he normally does and gets +1000 yards (or close), and close to 10 TDs Atlanta will have a better trio, but if he stays on the decline I think that we have a slight edge over them IF Jones plays well next year.
You have to remember Jones might not come back at 100% either.
Well here's another thing that can change depending on how you rank them.
I do believe White and Hankerson could easily have more total yards than Sanu and Jones next year, but I don't think it will necessarily have to do with who is more talented as a #2/#3 duo. Matt Ryan is probably going to be throwing for a lot more yards than Andy because well, Jeremy Hill/Gio compared to uhhh...those guys in Atlanta that may run the ball sometimes, isn't really close to a fair comparison. IMO it's safe to say that ATL will be airing it out more than most teams in 2015.
I'm not trying to be a homer here, and I'll use a completely different team for my next example. Take the Redskins, a team that I believe has more talent at WR than the Bengals and a lot of other teams in the NFL right now. Those guys in ATL may have had bigger volume numbers than Garcon/Jackson/Roberts last season, but I think WAS is hands down one of the best groups of receiving talent in the league. I can't really discount Garcon, Jackson, and Roberts just because they had to catch passes from some combination of RGIII, Kirk Cousins, and Colt freakin' McCoy.
That's one of the reasons I must take into consideration more than just raw stats, although I understand we're on a message board and it's not so easy to argue with much more than this guy's stats and that guy's stats. Roddy White had over 900 yards and 7 TDs, so statistically it doesn't seem so bad, I just personally think he looked like a shell of himself doing so, and can't see him rebounding as a guy turning 34 in November that has certainly been on the decline.
