Disagree to an extent. Victor Cruz had nearly 1600 yards for the Giants this year. And he's terrible.
3 of the top 25 single-season receiving yardage seasons occurred this year:
Calvin Johnson (1,681 yards/#7)
Wes Welker (1,569/#19)
Vic Cruz (1,536/#24)
And I don't know about your "elite" WRs comment, either. I think there are still several elite WRs in the NFL. The problem is that since every team wants to pass the ball on every down, everyone wants a #1 WR (except Chicago) and a top-notch QB. You may say "Yeah, every team always wants those things", but I don't think it was the same emphasis in the past. So what you get now is elite WRs like Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Smith stuck on teams with bad QBs, and you have elite QBs like Drew Brees and Phil Rivers (?) stuck on teams with bad WRs.
3 of the top 25 single-season receiving yardage seasons occurred this year:
Calvin Johnson (1,681 yards/#7)
Wes Welker (1,569/#19)
Vic Cruz (1,536/#24)
And I don't know about your "elite" WRs comment, either. I think there are still several elite WRs in the NFL. The problem is that since every team wants to pass the ball on every down, everyone wants a #1 WR (except Chicago) and a top-notch QB. You may say "Yeah, every team always wants those things", but I don't think it was the same emphasis in the past. So what you get now is elite WRs like Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Smith stuck on teams with bad QBs, and you have elite QBs like Drew Brees and Phil Rivers (?) stuck on teams with bad WRs.
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