What is the biggest change?

[Nicomo Cosca]

(08-31-2020, 06:29 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Thanks. 

Won't get any flame from me. I've always stated that AJ has had a great career so far, but Chad still remains the best Bengals WR of all time. Dude deserves to be in the HoF.

AJ has always seemed to be a Top 5-10 WR in the league, but never had a time where he was THE best in the NFL. It's why he's got plenty of Pro Bowls, but no All-Pros to his name. Chad meanwhile had a three year stretch there where he was legitimately the best WR in football (which is why '04-'06 Chad was All-Pro including leading the NFL in yards in '06).

The most impressive part of Chad during that stretch was the defenses he was playing against when he did it...

2004:
Steelers 1st Overall Defense
Ravens 6th Overall Defense

2005:
Steelers 4th Overall Defense
Ravens 5th Overall Defense

2006: 
Ravens 1st Overall Defense
Steelers 9th Overall Defense

That's a full 25% of his games each year right there. Defenses with Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, (old) Deion Sanders in an era where WRs weren't really protected.

You’re the stats guy, so I’ll take your word, but what about TO and Moss during that time?