McCown Offers Bold Julian Edelman Take

Tony2046 said:

If you look at the total picture I wouldn't take any of the other top 5 over Edelman.

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Ice_Ice_Brady said:

I would take Thomas over any non-QB in the league.

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fnordcircle said:

In terms of value to the offense? Absolutely.

This team has won without Gronk but without Edelman it gets much, much harder. He's definitely the most-important non-Brady cog in making our offense function, especially in crunch time because by then he's usually trying to make up for a ridiculous drop earlier in the game and pulls some serious rabbit out of a hat stuff.

I mean if you judge WRs by jump balls and back shoulder fades and fly routes and **** then he's not in the top 20. But in terms of pure importance? I mean without Jules kiss the 2014 and 2016 Lombardis goodbye.

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The choice of Edelman at No. 4 particularly drew the ire of football fans as both Antonio Brown (Oakland Raiders) and DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans) were left out of the conversation. For context, in 115 games with New England, Edelman has 499 receptions, 5390 receiving yards and 30 touchdowns. Brown, on the other hand, has 837 receptions, 11207 receiving yards and 74 touchdowns in 130 games, while Hopkins has 528 receptions, 7437 receiving yards and 47 touchdowns in 95 games.

Read more at: Josh McCown Offers Bold Julian Edelman Take On First Day As ESPN Analyst

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robertweathers said:

Interesting.

What I do know is if I need to win one game, Jules is #1 on the list no question.

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fnordcircle said:

In terms of value to the offense? Absolutely.

This team has won without Gronk but without Edelman it gets much, much harder. He's definitely the most-important non-Brady cog in making our offense function, especially in crunch time because by then he's usually trying to make up for a ridiculous drop earlier in the game and pulls some serious rabbit out of a hat stuff.

I mean if you judge WRs by jump balls and back shoulder fades and fly routes and **** then he's not in the top 20. But in terms of pure importance? I mean without Jules kiss the 2014 and 2016 Lombardis goodbye.

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fnordcircle said:

In terms of value to the offense? Absolutely.

This team has won without Gronk but without Edelman it gets much, much harder. He's definitely the most-important non-Brady cog in making our offense function, especially in crunch time because by then he's usually trying to make up for a ridiculous drop earlier in the game and pulls some serious rabbit out of a hat stuff.

I mean if you judge WRs by jump balls and back shoulder fades and fly routes and **** then he's not in the top 20. But in terms of pure importance? I mean without Jules kiss the 2014 and 2016 Lombardis goodbye.

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Kdo5 said:

Well said. In terms of talent, Edelman is not close to top 5. But if you look at what the dude does in crunch time, especially on the biggest stages...it's remarkable. He is the most clutch receiver in the entire league. Multiple championships were won in no small part due to Edelman's reliability in the most crucial moments.

That has to put him in the top tier, in my heavily biased opinion. It says something when his career statline speaks to that of a good reliable receiver at best yet more than a few people think he should be in the Hall of Fame.

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Ice_Ice_Brady said:

I would take Thomas over any non-QB in the league.

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