Originally posted by Smasandian
So he is a dick. Who really cares about that. He produces, thats all that matters. Are you going to tell me that he doesnt produce?Couldnt you say that being on a team that has 6 options in the offense that are good take away his productivity. Let's say TO was on the Raiders, I would personally think he's stats would be around the same. He would be the only option, and since he has proven that he can play still, (stats is the only way of proving he can still play, and he has the stats), he would be just as effective on the Raiders.
You cant really go around and say, "oh this guy sucks and he's stats dont mean shit because he is on the best team," because its not true. Being good is all about the player. You just dont get the most recieving TD's in the league by just being on a good team. Heck, why dont we say LT is only good because of the O-line and Gates.
Let's not put words in my mouth. I didn't say stats don't mean shit, I said there overrated. This year in the playoffs, statistically Grossman is a better QB than Manning, now are you going to tell me you're going to take Grossman over Manning?
Are you serious about taking away his productivity when a QB has more options, Jerry Rice, or Micheal Irivn stats didn't suffer from having more options on offense. How is having a defense spend more stradegy and time on the offense as a whole, than just one player going to hurt TO? With more options, that allows things to open up more for recievers like TO. With recievers like Glenn and Campbell, TO won't be facing as many double teams which allows him for more oppurtinity, thus most TDs in league, catches, ect. Now how many second or 3rd options to the Raiders have, try none, which means Moss gets double coverage all game, not to mention he has an unproven QB trying to get him the ball, and the worst O-line in the NFL trying to protect that QB, stats don't tell you shit about that kind of thing now do they, thus my point about them being overrated.
I never said TO sucks, again, don't put words in my mouth. I'm saying he isn't nearly the reciever he use to be, and he is on the same level as Randy Moss who is also a shell of his former self. LT is a great player, his O-line, and Gates don't make him great, but they do allow him with more oppurinites to break records, and give the team a chance to win more games. Barry Sanders was a great running back as well, but he never had any second, or 3rd options so his oppurinities were limited, as well as his chance at winning a Super Bowl.