Tk3 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I'm not dignifying this garbage with an actual analysis Anyone suggesting Edelman > Calvin should be reported 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 @ET80 threads like this are why I'm going to continue to post my NFL General topics on random glue guy Patriots belonging in the Hall of Fame. @Forge you too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 16 hours ago, NeptunePenguins said: This is a debate that is happening heavily rn. No, it's not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 minute ago, MWil23 said: @ET80 threads like this are why I'm going to continue to post my NFL General topics on random glue guy Patriots belonging in the Hall of Fame. @Forge you too. If I could lock here, I'd lock. Keep in mind how we generally look at the OP. Do you want to be THAT guy? (Yes, I am totally bagging on you @NeptunePenguins. Not every idea needs to be shared. Let this shaming be a lesson). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP_allday2869 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) This is quite possibly the worst comparison I have ever seen in my 13 years on this forum. Edited April 14, 2021 by AP_allday2869 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raves Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I think it's Calvin even with Edelman having 3 Rings, but I could see the argument being made for the other side. It's a matter of do you want to be known as arguably the best player at your position while you played, or that you were an pretty good player but in an amazing situation. Considering even the players at the end of the roster might've gotten multiple rings playing on the Patriots roster it doesn't seem to be nearly as impressive. Now if instead you were one of the driving factors for those rings, such as Brady and Belicheck, then that's different. I mean if Calvin had instead of sticking with Detroit left and got say Rivers and the Chargers over the hump, that would be even more impressive with just 1 ring even if Edelman had acquired 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 45 minutes ago, ET80 said: If I could lock here, I'd lock. 45 minutes ago, ET80 said: Keep in mind how we generally look at the OP. Do you want to be THAT guy? If you think that somehow publicly shaming me will work, I'd like to point out that I was an outspoken Browns fan here and willing to admit to such during my entire tenure circa 2005-Present. 45 minutes ago, ET80 said: (Yes, I am totally bagging on you @NeptunePenguins. Not every idea needs to be shared. Let this shaming be a lesson). Yeah, this is brutal. Let's compare Tim Brown, T.O, Cris Carter, Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, and guys like that to Troy Brown next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, MWil23 said: @ET80 threads like this are why I'm going to continue to post my NFL General topics on random glue guy Patriots belonging in the Hall of Fame. @Forge you too. I can only watch helplessly and shake my head 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtait93 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Phinsesq said: I had the same knee jerk reaction, but before everyone grabs their knives and pitchforks the question isn’t who is the better player, that is not really debatable. I myself would rather have the career where I am on a perennial play off team and a 3 time Super Bowl winner and a Super Bowl MVP, as opposed to a career that I am a dominate player setting nfl records a pro bowl lock but only see the playoffs twice and I retire early out of frustration. This is where I'm at. Johnson was obviously better, but he was stuck in irrelevance in Detroit missing the playoffs basically every year and never even tasted a playoff victory. I would rather be an integral part of a dynasty who made Super Bowl highlight plays that will be played on NFL films for generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Forge said: I can only watch helplessly and shake my head 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Forge said: I can only watch helplessly and shake my head Also Forge and @ET80: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 One guy will go down as one of the most dominant WR's ever to play the game. The other is Julian Edelman, who in 5 years from now people will show you a gif of a short white dude catching a TD pass from Brady on Pats and people won't know if it was Welker, Amendola, or Edelman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Phinsesq said: I had the same knee jerk reaction, but before everyone grabs their knives and pitchforks the question isn’t who is the better player, that is not really debatable. I myself would rather have the career where I am on a perennial play off team and a 3 time Super Bowl winner and a Super Bowl MVP, as opposed to a career that I am a dominate player setting nfl records a pro bowl lock but only see the playoffs twice and I retire early out of frustration. My only take is that "career" can't be defined strictly by SB victories, IMO. There's a lasting legacy that Calvin Johnson will carry (I mean, it's not every day someone calls you Megatron and nobody questions the legitimacy of giving you such a boss nickname). Edelman is a great player, but he's widely considered a cog in a machine. Megatron WAS the machine. There's also a astronomical financial advantage that Johnson carries over his shorter career (Johnson's 6/$55mm ROOKIE deal is actually $11mm more than Julian Edelman's CAREER earnings of $44mm). This isn't even going into $63mm earned in the four years played into his 7/$113mm contract. Millions might be inconsequential among millionaires (not really, but I'm trying to entertain this line of thinking) but we're talking a major difference in money here. Are those three SB rings worth $25mm/ring - the difference in earnings? My response: (That's one nope gif per ring...) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, dtait93 said: I would rather be an integral part of a dynasty who made Super Bowl highlight plays that will be played on NFL films for generations. I'd rather have an extra $75mm in my bank account. But, that's just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtait93 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 31 minutes ago, ET80 said: I'd rather have an extra $75mm in my bank account. But, that's just me... Yeah dude but Edelman got a Puma contract and was even featured in their commercial. Nice try though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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