Michael Thomas is officially the best receiver in football

TheOak · 10-07-2019, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by SaintSproles

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.

10-07-2019, 07:30 AM	#19
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: Michael Thomas is officially the best receiver in football Originally Posted by SaintSproles 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.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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