Not sure if you know what you're talking about.


With Brees he was at 80% (12 of 15 targets).

After the injury, it's 82.5% (33 of 42 targets).

The NFL record he set last year was 85%, so not far off that prolific pace.

And it's better than his career average of 77.5%.

Just to put that into perspective, no one has even approached 70% for their career as a WR.

Fitzgerald 63.9
A Brown 65.5
Julio Jones 63.7
Hopkins 59.1
OBJ 62.4

Tyreek Hill is the closest thing to him at 68.8%.


He's in the land of the running backs, and actually beating some of the all time greats at catching the ball out of the backfield.

Faulk 75.7
Gurley 73.4
Bush 72.1
Bell 79.0
Kamara 79.7

What we are witnessing with Thomas was thought unfathomable. But it's happening.

Audiotom is correct based on his reply to your original post. You only list Catches, Yards and TDs. Since Teddy is throwing less, and shorter than Brees Teddy is effectively hurting the numbers you based your post on. Audiotom did ask about completion percentage but the whole just of things has been seasonal, then you decided to shift geers into career..

Seasonally There are 4 players with over 20 targets that have a higher catch rate than Michael Thomas, 2 of those 4 have equal to or more TDs..

Michael Thomas is a demi-god but this seasons stats are not how you argue that. Other than completion% his seasonal stats will pale in comparison to previous seasons.

My opinion on this has probably angered many of those on this forum. When it comes down to it, when someone says that a particular player is the best player in football at a particular position, I believe it to be far too generalized of a statement. By saying someone is the "best" one could mean several different things. If we are looking at statistics, Michael Thomas is certainly the best receiver in the league right now. Pure statistical evaluation using bulk stats like receiving yards or receptions is not a great way to evaluate whether one player is more talented than the another as there are too many variables that influence these things that are outside of the players control.

I've maintained for a while that Julio Jones is the best receiver in football. Since the moment in time that this became my opinion, Michael Thomas has certainly gained ground on him. Whether Michael Thomas has passed him really depends on how the question is framed. I think Michael Thomas is a more consistent receiver than JJ. There is something to be said about the sheer effort that Michael Thomas puts forth game after game, catch after catch. As such, when it comes to value I believe Michael Thomas and Julio Jones are fairly close. Stating that Michael Thomas is the best receiver in football is assuredly not an asinine assertion. I do have an issue with the statement that Michael Thomas is the best receiver in football from a particularly vantage point. I believe that Julio Jones is possibly the most physically gifted player in the entire league(this includes all positions). Julio Jones at his best is better than Michael Thomas at his best. I think Julio Jones has the potential to shred even the most elite corners in a way that Michael Thomas does not. I know as a Saints fan, we root for our guys ... we believe our guys to be the best etc. And in a way, I'd even agree with you that Michael Thomas is the best WR in the league. In trying to remain neutral on the topic, it just seems obvious to me that Julio Jones possesses a gear in which Michael Thomas does not.

You made absolutely no sense.

The grayness is not on my part.

When analyzing stats, it is a best practice to eliminate the outliers. Keeps your judgements from being skewed. When you do that, your argument crumbles. Different QBs, different offensive planning... Not a reliable direct comparison.

Take away yesterdays game and he has 1 TD and 79.3 yards/game with TB which are both less than his 2018 season. He is also on track to get 176 targets which is 27 more than any previous season. Naturally if targets go up total yards should go up and it is more of a result of volume and not increased performance.

Unless, of course, you are prepared to admit that its apples to oranges and the present sample size is too small and too dynamic for statistical reliability?

But hey, if you want to hang your hat on your snapshot then by all means... I am just trying to help.

Colston was always my favourite receiver but its just impossible to deny how dominant Thomas is.

I cant remember a receiver on our team as physical as Thomas is, he literally bullies DB's at the line. So physical and such a technician in his routes.

I understand statistical analysis as I have a minor in math.

So eliminating an outlier when your sample space is that small is defeating and in that case you don't present your sample data in the first place.

And I think you would have to admit we finally unleashed Bridgewater and we are more likely to air it out vs be ultra conservative moving forward.

So I stand by my assertion based on the data at hand and the more likely future results that Bridgewater is indeed not hurting Thomas' stats or his averages.

How about I reference the first 3 games with Bridgewater as an outlier since we had an obvious conservative game plan? So can we expect what we got from yesterday's game as the average game going forward? Of course not.