Emmitt: Are you sure Pickens is a 1 WR?

[Cowfan75Lives]

If Pickens isn't, are we sure Lamb is?

 

[Xeven]

Cowboys need defense not 3 WR1

 

[CATCH17]

George Pickens is awesome.

Please watch football if you disagree.

 

[Wangchung83]

In what world isn't Pickens a WR1?

In a world we’re Ceedee doesn’t exist. We will never know bc we have Ceedee, the reverse isn’t true, we know what Ceedee is as the only weapon=#1

 

[Proof]

Lol,
Oh wow, a receiver has to be the 2nd coming of Fitzgerald to be consistent inside your noggin.

Hey, maybe start by just looking across the field.
Lamb... 5 consecutive 1k yard seasons (barely missed his rookie season) and 3 seasons 100 receptions.

Let's see if Pickens can string 2 together before we make him a top 5 paid receiver!

oh i misunderstood your point. thought you meant game to game. but yeah, pickens had a tremendous year with a change of circumstance as everyone knew he would. it's very easy to see, and project. "use your noggin" lol. how about you try it.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

When I look at Pickens on the field I don't see a top-5-NFL receiver, but I do see a receiver who makes a lot of plays and catches the ball better than any other receiver on the Cowboys.

He may not be the #1 receiver for every team out there because a few teams have all-around great receivers, but when it comes to making big plays and catching the ball, he does that really well.

If I had to pick between them and I needed a Cowboys receiver for a whole game, I would choose Lamb (assuming he gets the drop problem fixed), but if I needed a receiver on a game winning drive, I would choose Pickens.

To be clear, that's not bashing either receiver for anything (other than Lamb for the drops of course), but simply saying both receivers complement each other and the team quite well.

Reminds me of early on when arizona had boldin and fitz.

Both great, and at different things.

 

[cristglo]

When I look at Pickens on the field I don't see a top-5-NFL receiver, but I do see a receiver who makes a lot of plays and catches the ball better than any other receiver on the Cowboys.

He may not be the #1 receiver for every team out there because a few teams have all-around great receivers, but when it comes to making big plays and catching the ball, he does that really well.

If I had to pick between them and I needed a Cowboys receiver for a whole game, I would choose Lamb (assuming he gets the drop problem fixed), but if I needed a receiver on a game winning drive, I would choose Pickens.

To be clear, that's not bashing either receiver for anything (other than Lamb for the drops of course), but simply saying both receivers complement each other and the team quite well.

Totally agree They also give you a #1 should one get hurt.

 

[lukin1966]

I just don’t see how Dallas can justify paying two wide receivers wide receiver one money when the defence is in shambles?

 

[diamonddelts]

As long as they compliment each other with different weaknesses and strengths they can be a force.

Against teams below .500.

 

[diamonddelts]

I just don’t see how Dallas can justify paying two wide receivers wide receiver one money when the defence is in shambles?

Another sucker.

 

[diamonddelts]

Michael Irvin was about winning

He was also about partying, running a house full of prostitutes, cocaine, womanizing, adultery, and stabbing teammates with scissors.

 

[diamonddelts]

They thought they had replaced him. They were wrong and spent a ton of money to find out.

They, like many of the fans here, figured they could get by with a single wide receiver. Again, they were wrong.

So, appealing to the authority of the Steelers front office isn’t the flex you think it is.

Exactly.

 

[diamonddelts]

Remember when he tried to announce a game? Awful.

Word salad extravaganza. He was terrible.

 

[JustChip]

In Cowboys championship years we had two top receivers. We didn’t call them WR 1 or WR 2. They both were top receivers and complimented each other.

Drew Pearson and Tony Hill
Michael Irvin and Alvin Harper

Pickens may have talent that is close to WR1 but he has baggage which isn’t. And we saw that in a couple games.

We can’t pay him WR1 market price but he is deserving of a substantial deal. But Id be cautious. I’d like to see a short term deal like 2 years.

I doubt Mughaletta advises him to sign a 2 year deal.

 

[JustChip]

Only to those that want and like to perpetuate things.

But why did he fetch no more than a 3rd and a 5th next year?

 

[jazzcat22]

But why did he fetch no more than a 3rd and a 5th next year?

Because he did not have the kind of season in Pittsburgh that he had in Dallas.

 

[tyke1doe]

Kind of a BS take. While those are good points of how a great WR SHOULD act, the simple fact is many if not all #1s have some of those flaws. There are no perfect football players. CeeDee has been accused of many of those exact things as have other great WRs. Lord knows Irvin had flaws and one could say a #1 RB wouldn't hold out and cost his team a couple games to start the year and a #1 RB should have elite speed and he shouldn't lose 6 fumbles in one season and 5 in another. You are evaluated based on the total package, not your weaknesses and It's the Total package that determines your worth and Pickens is a #1 when taking all of his plusses and minuses into account.

You're stretching it now.
By this definition, Jerry Rice would be a #2 receiver.

 

[tyke1doe]

Remember when he tried to announce a game? Awful.

My all-time favorite Emmittism: "Can a leopard change its stripes?"

 

[America's Cowboy]

He basically questions if Pickens has the intangibles of a #1 WR. Makes some good points ...of course by comparing him to Michael.

Video starts at the relevant portion

Emmitt is wrong, especially to compare George Pickens only to Michael Irvin.

George Pickens is another Terrell Owens. We all know how good of a #1 WR Terrell Owens was (#3 best WR of All Time).

 

[JustChip]

Because he did not have the kind of season in Pittsburgh that he had in Dallas.

I get that, but it’s not like he wasn’t considered a high capability receiver. Definitely not chopped liver. Teams had an opportunity to get him for a 3rd round pick and have only 1 year of cheap exposure. I suspect the personality concerns haven’t completely abated and teams will be less inclined to offer a king’s ransom in picks and bag. This just feels like he’s going to be a Cowboy this year.