beware_d-ware
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One good season for Cobb? You have to compare his stats to slot-WRs, not to outside WRs.
Here are Cobbs first 7 seasons compared to Beasley's first 7.
These are scaled to 16 games for equal comparison.
Using per game stats would also make the comparison equal.
Rec (16 gm)
Cobb ………… …… Beasley
27 ………… ………… 24
85 ………… ………… 45
83 ………… ………… 37
91 ………… ………… 52
79 ………… ………… 75
74 ………… ………… 38
70 ………… ………… 65
Yds (16 gm)
Cobb ………… …....… Beasley
400 ………… ……..…… 205
1018 ………… ………… 421
1155 ………… ………… 420
1287 ………… ………… 536
829 ………… ……..…… 833
751 ………… ………..… 335
697 ………… ………..… 672
TD (16 gm)
Cobb ………… …… Beasley
1 ………… ………..… 0
9 ………… ………..… 2
11 ………… ………… 4
12 ………… ………… 5
6 ………… ………..… 5
5 ………… ………..… 4
4 ………… ……..…… 3
The issue with this comparison is that we are signing 2019 Randall Cobb, not 2014 Randall Cobb. Look at the 3 consecutive years where he decreased in yardage.
I get that you are trying to show that Cobb has had more than one good season, but focusing on past stats obscures the point that Beasley is a more valuable player today, even if Cobb was a more valuable player historically.