WhoDat

Joe Horn is 5th in the NFL in receiving right now on pace for 1300+ yards and 10 TDs. Why pay him top 5 money next year (for only one year mind you)? It's not like he's Marvin Harrison (23), or Torry Holt (18), or Randy Moss (not in the top 30).

In fact, over the last 4.5 seasons, it's almost impossible to say Horn has been anything but top 5. Here are the number:

Holt - 92 rec. for 1473 yards and 7.6 TDs
Harrison - 110 rec. for 1449 yards and 12.7 TDs
T.O. - 94 rec. for 1366 yards and 14 TDs
Randy Moss - 89 rec. for 1343 yards and 12.7 TDs
HORN - 88 rec. for 1255 yards and 8.7 TDs
Rod Smith - 93 rec. for 1212 yards and 6.9 TDs
Bruce - 79 rec. for 1207 yards and 6.4 TDs
Jimmy Smith - 86 rec. for 1162 yards and 6.7 TDs
Toomer - 74 rec. for 1130 yards and 5.6 TDs
Mason - 82 rec. for 1117 yards and 6.7 TDs
Moulds - 84 rec. for 1103 yards and 5.6 TDs
Ward - 90 rec. for 1073 yards and 7.3 TDs
D Jackson - 67 rec. for 1002 yards and 6.9 TDs
K Johnson - 75 rec. for 975 yards and 4.7 TDs
McCardell - 77 rec. for 971 yards and 5.8 TDs
Coles - 67 rec. for 951 yards and 4.4 TDs
Rice - 72 rec. for 916 yards and 5.6 TDs
Price - 64 rec. for 915 yards and 5.3 TDs
Muhammad - 70 rec. for 898 yards and 4.4 TDs
Burress - 57 rec. for 894 yards and 4.7 TDs
Conway - 57 rec. for 810 yards and 4.4 TDs
T Brown - 74 rec. for 805 yards and 3.8 TDs
Glenn - 50 rec. for 697 yards and 3.6 TDs
Warrick - 59 rec. for 625 yards and 4 TDs
Driver - 45 rec. for 610 yards and 3.8 TDs
Thrash - 49 rec. for 607 yards and 3.8 TDs
Hakim - 45 rec. for 553 yards and 3.8 TDs

Those numbers are AVERAGE annual totals and sorted by yards.

There is no doubt that the top 4 are head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. I would probably say over the last 4.5 years you would have to say it's 1. Harrison, 2. T.O., 3. Moss, and 4. Holt. But Horn is AVERAGING the 5th most yards and 5th most scores. As many receptions as Randy Moss and more TDs than Torry Holt. This guy deserves ONE year at a top 5 salary. Not to mention, everyone said he was done last year. Everyone said he was really done this year - well he's top 5 again, so the he's old and wearing down argument just doesn't do it for me. Go Horn!