Quote:He did play a whole season, in his rookie year.

 

You can call it downplaying, but I call it putting perspective on the situation.

 

He's got a knack for getting shut out in games and being very ordinary.

 

When the matchup is right for him, yes - you can feed him the ball and he'll produce.  He hasn't shown that he can be relied on on the field as well as off the field.

Historically, rookies tend to hit a wall at some point as they adjust to the pro game. Like I said, you're being shortsighted.


He had almost half as many yards in year 2 in only 4 games as he did in 16 as a rookie. His arrow was pointing way up. It's not just fans who were looking at him as a possible elite receiver.

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