04-12-2017, 09:55 PM
(04-12-2017, 03:21 PM)Au165 Wrote: Td's are more of a indictment on situations rather than talent. Example Julio Jones only had 6 TD's last year Anquan Boldin had 8, is Boldin better or a result of the Lions philosophy in the redzone? Other thing you have to remember is personnel in the red zone, we tend to go heavy personnel in the redzone meaning a #3 WR isn't even on the field often. Some Rookie TD numbers, Hopkins 2, Cooks 3, Allen Robinson 2.
Boyd had a good year, people freaking out about TD's are looking for things that aren't there. Brandon Cooks had basically the same rookie year as Boyd (3 TD's to 1) and they had less options in NO to throw to that year. I am not sure why people have all the sudden decided he isn't the #2 of the future, he had a good rookie year.
Once again, we had a lot of injuries to our top skill guys, which is why I expect a higher TD output. If Eifert, AJ, and Giovanni were healthy all year, then I could overlook his lack of TD's. WR's can also score TD's from outside the opponent's 20. Boyd lacks big play ability.
Some more rookie TD numbers, Marques Colston 8, Chris Henry 6, Martavis Bryant 8, Josh Gordon 5, Mohamed Sanu 4, Jordan Shipley 3. You can play pick and choose all day long either way. During Cook's rookie year, Colston, Jimmy Graham, and Kenny Stills all had over 880 yards receiving. The Bengals had 2 guys with 850+ yards last year.