12-17-2018, 04:44 PM
(12-17-2018, 04:35 PM)The Caped Crusader Wrote: It is a passing league. Talent gets you so far, but when you have players like Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Tyreek Hill, Juju Smith Schuster, Adam Theilen, Mike Evans, Michael Thomas, etc, throwing up as good, if not better numbers, a shroud is definitely put over AJ Green's accomplishments. This isn't to dismiss his greatness, but remind those that the league is FULL of talented players.
I have no doubt that AJ Green will have a play at HoF. But statistically, game changing factors, every team has a threat that needs to be considered. Just as much, if not more so than AJ Green.
AJ Green has a long ways to go before his stats are HOF worthy.
Calling him "first ballot" is homerism at best.
14,000 yards seems to be the current threshold, and there are guys with 15,000 yards who have waited many years. AJ Green is currently at 8,904 yards and will turn 31 years old before next year. Not only is he a long shot for 14k yards, it's no lock that he breaks Chad's franchise record of 10,783 yards. Especially if he keeps getting hurt.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.