Calvin Johnson is ranked #1 in DYAR because he's a great WR.
Right, I have agreed with that. What I am saying however, is that he also benefits from playing on a good offense. Do you disagree?
If Megatron were ranked #1 and Fitz were ranked 15, we could have an argument. But Fitz is rated 88th. That's obviously far below his playing ability. But Fitz is also being made to look bad because he's demanding the ball over and over.
This is a red herring. When has he demanded the ball? And if so, how is that pertinent to the argument that he is as good as CJ? CJ doesn't have to demand the ball because he plays for a functional football team. Fitz never had to do that when Warner was here either (if he is even doing it now). You're too hung up on a ranking that has very little bearing on a player's ability independent of his offense.
You can't make an argument for Fitz being better than Megatron. There's no argument that a small, finesse route-running advantage outweighs the sheer physical superiority of Megatron on every level.
I didn't. I said if they played on the same offense, Fitz would be AT LEAST as good. There's more to being an elite WR than catch radius and/or route-running ability. What I am saying is,
given equal opportunity, CJ is at best slightly better than Fitz. Remember Rod Gardner? He was a physical freak, too. But that alone didn't even make him average. Calvin has a lot more going for him than just that, like work ethic, route running, hands, a better offense and countless other variables just like Fitz has (or did in the Warner era), so he's no Rod Gardner, but the importance of being 6'5 236 vs. 6'3 218 is being overstated by you here.
Jerry Rice's vitals? 6'2, 200lbs.
Fitz is last on FO's ranking of WRs. Last. I'm not sure there's a world where last really means first, even if Ryan Lindley is your quarterback.
It's a team sport. Like I said, if you're Jeff Gordon driving a Honda Civic, you're gonna lose to me or you driving an F1 car every time.
And by that logic, Eric Decker and Danario Alexander are better than AJ Green or Larry Fitzgerald.
So you are saying by your unwavering faith in DYAR and DVOA that the Bengals should Swap AJ for Decker, or that the Cards should swap Larry for Alexander. It's not as telling a stat on an individual talent level. Production will go down if your offense sucks. For everyone. Once again, do you really think Calvin Johnson would have the Cards in the midst of the playoff hunt or at number 2 in the offensive rankings if we swapped him straight up for Larry?
