with all due respect Neo, Kelly is not the same quality receiver as Thomas right now.
Sorry brother but I disagree and will continue to do so until such time as Thomas definitively proves me wrong.
The game where he got 109 was against a 3rd string SD defense that had pulled their starters in the first qtr like it was a preseason game.
and Thomas' breakout game was against a stellar NO defense that was fighting their hearts out not to lose their first game.
Again, I disagree. The NO defense was nothing special last year except in the Take Away catagory. There, they excelled and were very special and it baled them out a lot but otherwise they were ranked #25 in the league in total defense.
Add to it that Kelly did it on the road in the last game, under the dark cloud of the impending Zorn exit and the two efforts look pretty similar to me.
I think Thomas was going to go on to something special but they were able to just key in on him because....well we had nobody else.
Understand, I am not saying Kelly is going to be a rock star or that Thomas is going to be a bust. I am saying that right here, right now, their collective bodies of work on the field as Wide Receivers for the Redskins make the equal. Period.
There is 9 games difference between them (Thomas has played 30 and Kelly 21) and yet in those 9 games Thomas has only collected 12 more catches than Kelly. Kelly has the higher yd/game (17.4 to 14.8) and yd/catch (13.0 to 11.1). Thomas has 4 TDs to Kelly's zero.
At this point, after 2 years, it's a wash. I want to see what happens with a QB who has better timing, a real game plan and coaches who aren't in over their heads. Maybe then I will know something.