First and foremost know this, I don't give people the nod on my lists for just one season of work. So don't expect to see Jordy Nelson or Victor Cruz on here. That bein said, we go.
Larry Fitzgerald's the best WR in the game. And though I believe it's more of a 1A 1B situation between him and number 2 I'll give him the nod right now. He's done it on everyone and on every stage. The guys simply a pro. Works out as hard as anyone and it shows on the field. With 3 differ QB's he's shown he can get it done practically alone it seems sometimes.
The next player on my list is the only player in the history of football to lead consecutive years in receiving yards. Yet has yet to eclipse the double digit TD mark in a single season during his career. Andre Johnson sat most of the last season due to injury but when the time came to put up or shut up in the playoffs he put up. 2 games, 201 yards and a touchdown. With another normal season under his belt Johnson will eclipse the 10,000 yard mark for his career. Over his 10 years he's at 9,656 yards.
Number 3 is Calvin Johnson. He's a freak if nature. Not since old Randy Moss have I seen the stuff he was doin last year. Triple coverage, no that ain't working. Only reason he's not above the 3 spot is this, with Stafford he puts up record stats. Without he has a mediocre year. Needs to prove he's the reason the offense flows. Both Fitzgerald and Johnson have had great years while basically being thrown to by backups during those respective seasons. Once he does that he'll start climbing.
My number 4 guy may come as a surprise to some but here it is. Brandon Marshall is that man. This past season pushed the point to me. Miami's QB situation last year was horrendous. But despite having two second stringers basically as starters in Miami he had a very productive year. 81 catches for 1,214 yards on s team that played 3 different guys at QB during the course of the year. That's getting it done against the odds. I look for Marshall to.prove me right this year after being reunited with Jay Cutler in Chicago.
I'll just call this guy Mr Dependable. He catches everything, I've literally only seen him drop one pass I can think if that was actually a pass that could be reeled in. Consistently he gets over 90 catches a year and shows up week in and week out to prove he's the master if his craft. Wes Welker would be much higher on my list but I think unlike any of the aforementioned players he's a bit of the system ran in New England as well. Doesn't take away from the fact that he has the stickiest hands I've seen in a long time or that he runs the best routes in football. He's also a pro, watching him play you can tell he doesn't know what quit means.
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