Pariah said:
So if Boldin puts up 1500 yards but only has 9 TDs, his contibution is less than Fitz's if he puts up 1000 yards but has 15 TDs?
Did Moe Williams have more of an impact for MIN when he had double digit TDs (I think he did, at least) and Bennet had hardly any, but instead did all the heavy lifting between the 10s?
Fitz is a great red-zone target. I would expect him to have more TDs...but I think Boldin is and will be the better overall WR. (that's no knock on Fitz)
If Anquan had 1500 yards but only 9 TDs, it would be really, really sad. If Fitz was able to get 15 TDs in only 1000 yards receiving, that would be incredible. Basically, you're positing things that could never, ever happen.
What if Marcel Shipp ran for 2500 yards but only scored 1 TD while Troy Hambrick rushed for 200 yards but scored 25 TDs? Who would be better? It's stupid.
Honestly, I don't think Anquan will get more than 90 receptions in a season for the remainder of his career. I don't think he'll ever go over 10 TD grabs. There's nothing wrong with that; it's probably best for the Cards if that were the case. I think that you'll see Denny feeding the rock to Fitz all season long, and that they'll finish somewhere in the area of Fitz getting 80 catches and 8-10 TDs and Anquan having 70 catches for 4 TDs and Bryant Johnson getting about 40 catches and 5 TDs.
If Fitz were a TE, your argument would make more sense, but he's the #1 WR on this team, and Denny's Chosen One. We're not talking about a goal line back here, we're talking about a guy who was the #3 overall pick in the 2004 draft with huge upside.
If you still wonder who is the #1 WR on this team, look at the salary cap thread. Who's making the most money? If you get confused, refer back to that thred.
Here's the link.