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Yards
Erickson - 529
Green - 561 (Projected)
TD's
Erickson - 0
Green - 0 (Projected)
Receptions
Erickson - 43
Green - 55 (Projected)
Yards Per Catch
Erickson - 12.3
Green - 10.2
Catch %
Erickson - 55.1%
Green - 45.6%
Targets
Erickson - 78
Green - 121 (Projected)
Starts
Erikson - 6
Green - 15 (Projected)
Passing Offense Team Rank (Yards)
Erikson - 20th
Green - 10th
QB Rating
Erickson (Dalton/Finley) - 76.2
Green (Burrow) - 89.9
Salary
Erickson - 1.7 million
Green - 18.1 million
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Thought this would be interesting to show just what little value Green has provided thus far.
Alex Erickson was a spot starter in 2019, who played a much, much worse passing offense, with a much, much worse QB. He saw the field about half the time as AJ has, and he only saw about 60% of the targets. Not to mention, he costs 1/10 of the price.
Needless to say, the AJ Green signing has been an absolute disaster. And I think this perfectly illustrates just disastrous it's been. Fwiw, I could have done one of these for Auden Tate vs. AJ as well, and it would have been equally as disappointing.
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If he could play the way he did in the CLE and IND games, I’d be fine with him as a cheaper #3. If he plays like he did the previous 2 weeks, then heck no.
The high price is what makes this sting. We should just cut both the guys in this thread during the offseason.
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I don't think anyone is under the illusion that Green is playing up to his contract haha.
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The ONLY thing really worth pointing out here in favor of AJ Green is that his size allows him to play outside WR whereas Erickson is relegated strictly to slot.
Other than that, AJ Green is performing about the same (or worse if you factor in target differential) as a $2 mill WR.
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AJ Green is certainly outperforming Geno Atkins. 0 sacks 0 tackles. Atkins is giving us the same production we get from practice squad players. ZERO
It's going to be pretty hard to justify Geno making the pro bowl this year. I know the pro bowl can be somewhat of a farce, because a lot of the time players get picked based on past production and not current production, but even Geno will have a hard time making it this year.
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