SI.com continues to hate
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Peter King has made his thinly veiled dislike of the Steelers well known to ‘Burghers, but it looks like he’s now dragged his colleague, Bucky Brooks, into the mix. Brooks is responsible for SI’s list of the top 25 wide receivers in the league. Shockingly, Hines Ward actually made the list — in 23rd, nine spots behind Steelers cast-off (and Giants slacker) Plaxico Burress.
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July 1st, 2007 at 11:50 am
Consider the source. This guy says Reggie Brown excelled last year in a “balanced offense.” If memory serves correct, the Eagles run-pass ration has been 40:60 in favor of passing (or worse) since Andy Reid arrived. This is not what I call balance.
And his inclusion of Calvin Johnson on the list is incredible. The guy hasn’t played a down yet and Brooks is calling him one of the best WRs in the league? This guy might not have been paying attention the last few years to all the first round WR flops, especially in Detroit. Anyone remember Mike Williams and Charles Rogers? Those guys didn’t flourish opposite Roy Williams. Calvin Johnson has the tools, but all first rounders do. Let’s wait until he’s played a few games before mentioning him among the best in the league.
July 2nd, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Yeah, the inclusion of Johnson floored me after I went back and looked again. For some reason that one didn’t hit me initially. It seems the best wideouts tend to come in rounds three through five, so we’ll have to wait and see if Johnson bucks that trend. I have no doubt he will, but to have him above a guy who is one year removed from being the Super Bowl XL MVP is just insane. To include his far less productive former teammate nine spots ahead of him just proves how far from football most football writers are these days. The only ones remotely in touch with reality are Len Pasquerelli (the best by far), John Clayton and, to a much lesser extent, Clark Judge.