“It doesn’t make any sense to pay a guy $2 million and only expect him to have 60 or 65 receptions, or 70 receptions in [the Miami Dolphins] new offense. And also, if you don’t have a quarterback, it doesn’t matter who you have out there. You can bring Jerry Rice back in his prime and he’s not going to be effective. So it makes sense on a business end, and also the fit just philosophy-wise, wasn’t there. I can understand the change, and honestly this is the best move that could have happened for both sides.”
-Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears wide receiver
Welp…the Ranter smells bullshit. Marshall was talking about how glad he was that the Dolphins traded him to Da Bears so he could put up numbers with old buddy Jay “Diabeetus” Cutler. Which of course means it’s time for one of my favorite posts: Ranter’s Court! I present the following evidence of wide receivers putting up huge numbers with shitty QBs to prove that Brandon Marshall just isn’t as good as he thinks he is.
Exhibit A: Larry Fitzgerald’s 2010 stat line. Catching balls from the three headed monster of Derek Anderson, John Skelton and the immortal Max Hall (who???), Fitzgerald put up a measly 90 receptions, 1137 yards, and 6 TDs. Seriously though, Larry Fitzgerald is insanely good. Check out his wide receiver porn highlight reel here.
Exhibit B: Randy Moss’ 2005 stat line. Catching balls from the drunken rampage that was a 33 year old Kerry Collins while simultaneously quitting on his team, Moss put up a pedestrian 60 receptions, 1005 yards, and 8 TDs. Even at half speed with a drunken lunatic who completed just 53.5% of his passes, Randy was pretty good.
and finally, perhaps most damning…
Exhibit C: Brandon Marshall’s 2011 stat line. Catching balls from the dual threat of Chad Henne and Matt Moore, Marshall put up a ‘Not Bad’ 81 receptions, 1214 yards and 6 TDs. Both of Marshall’s personalities must have been happy with that stat line — he put up the highest yards per reception average of his career. Time for more wide receiver porn!
I present to you, the jury of Lunatics (aka Brandon Marshall’s peers) the evidence above. It proves beyond a reasonable doubt that great WRs produce even when their quarterbacks do not. Also, Brandon Marshall is pretty good at this whole “playing football” thing. Nonetheless, he needs to STFU and GTFO. The prosecution rests.