Saintswrath

"It wasn't long ago that 37 catches, 593 yards and six touchdowns was a good season for a tight end. Heck, Jared Cook had 44 catches, 523 yards and four touchdowns just last season for Tennessee, and St. Louis rewarded him with a $35 million contract in free agency.

Saints tight end Jimmy Graham has put up that 37-593-6 line in just five games this season.

Graham is on pace for 118.4 catches, 1,897.6 yards and 19.2 touchdowns this season. If he can keep up something close to that pace, we're not talking about greatest season for a tight end anymore, because that would be a closed case. We'd have to start comparing his season to every pass catcher who has ever played the game.

Graham's size, athleticism and skill with the ball in the air, along with an all-time great quarterback in Drew Brees throwing him the ball and a creative offensive-minded head coach in Sean Payton, make him nearly unstoppable. In a 26-18 win at Chicago, Graham had 10 catches for 135 yards. The Bears couldn't keep him from getting the ball. According to the NFL, Graham's fourth straight 100-yard game tied the NFL record for a tight end, matching Tony Gonzalez's four straight in 2000.

With Rob Gronkowski still out, the gap between Graham and the next best tight end in the NFL is hilariously large. Brees and Payton might be the biggest reasons the Saints are 5-0, but the potentially historic season by Graham is also a major factor."

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