Who would you rather have...

[hamburglar]

Im probably highest at the moment on Demaryius Thomas. Which is surprising because I thought he was trash for the longest time. But seeing him work after that injury and now knowing that he's have a HoF QB tossing him the rock-- I'm sold.

Britt would probably come second to me. Although I know many catapult him first.

Dez/Miles are probably both on same plateau for me. I dont love the cowboys or their QB to begin with. Dez is super talented but really immature. Miles is a hard working and a solid citizen but lacks the super star talent of Dez.

Decker is a solid play but at the bottom of this talented laden list.

[TryingToWin]

Im probably highest at the moment on Demaryius Thomas. Which is surprising because I thought he was trash for the longest time. But seeing him work after that injury and now knowing that he's have a HoF QB tossing him the rock-- I'm sold.

Britt would probably come second to me. Although I know many catapult him first.

Dez/Miles are probably both on same plateau for me. I dont love the cowboys or their QB to begin with. Dez is super talented but really immature. Miles is a hard working and a solid citizen but lacks the super star talent of Dez.

Decker is a solid play but at the bottom of this talented laden list.

Miles Austin lacks the super star talent? The guy has already been a superstar, and gives us no reason to think he cannot be again. In 2009 he looked like this at seasons end.
81 receptions, 1320 yards, 16.3 YPC, 11 TD. He was the #3 WR in my dynasty league that year.

[joekool]

I will agree Britt has all the talent in the world..but he also has a QB with question marks, not to mention injury issues and then we have the legal issues.

Dez has maybe more talent that Britt, but is the 2nd or 3rd option in Dallas, but has a much better QB situation. But he also hasnt lived up to his hype yet..


Id rank em

Dez
Britt
Austin

DT
Decker

[melish1631]

I like Austin because he has proven he can do it on a consistent basis and he is the most mature of the group. Britt is dynamic but with an injury, 6 arrests and an attitude, he can't be my first choice and Dez is inconsistent! Truth is, I love Britt and I like Dez...Thomas and Decker are interesting but not in the same class IMO!

[hamburglar]

Im probably highest at the moment on Demaryius Thomas. Which is surprising because I thought he was trash for the longest time. But seeing him work after that injury and now knowing that he's have a HoF QB tossing him the rock-- I'm sold.

Britt would probably come second to me. Although I know many catapult him first.

Dez/Miles are probably both on same plateau for me. I dont love the cowboys or their QB to begin with. Dez is super talented but really immature. Miles is a hard working and a solid citizen but lacks the super star talent of Dez.

Decker is a solid play but at the bottom of this talented laden list.

Miles Austin lacks the super star talent? The guy has already been a superstar, and gives us no reason to think he cannot be again. In 2009 he looked like this at seasons end.
81 receptions, 1320 yards, 16.3 YPC, 11 TD. He was the #3 WR in my dynasty league that year.

Yes. He was a originally an un-drafted free agent. lacking the superstar talent to be drafted. But he worked hard and become a solid player.

[joeday]

Im probably highest at the moment on Demaryius Thomas. Which is surprising because I thought he was trash for the longest time. But seeing him work after that injury and now knowing that he's have a HoF QB tossing him the rock-- I'm sold.

Britt would probably come second to me. Although I know many catapult him first.

Dez/Miles are probably both on same plateau for me. I dont love the cowboys or their QB to begin with. Dez is super talented but really immature. Miles is a hard working and a solid citizen but lacks the super star talent of Dez.

Decker is a solid play but at the bottom of this talented laden list.

Miles Austin lacks the super star talent? The guy has already been a superstar, and gives us no reason to think he cannot be again. In 2009 he looked like this at seasons end.
81 receptions, 1320 yards, 16.3 YPC, 11 TD. He was the #3 WR in my dynasty league that year.

Yes. He was a originally an un-drafted free agent. lacking the superstar talent to be drafted. But he worked hard and become a solid player.

Welker? Foster? not superstars?

[hamburglar]

Miles Austin lacks the super star talent? The guy has already been a superstar, and gives us no reason to think he cannot be again. In 2009 he looked like this at seasons end.
81 receptions, 1320 yards, 16.3 YPC, 11 TD. He was the #3 WR in my dynasty league that year.

Yes. He was a originally an un-drafted free agent. lacking the superstar talent to be drafted. But he worked hard and become a solid player.

Welker? Foster? not superstars?

OK lets attempt to clarify here before this becomes a stupid debate that no one intended. You can be a super star player without super star talent. My only point is that austin wasn't blessed with the amazing super star talent or physicality of some other great athletes. And as for Welker? I'd say the same thing. While he is super talented I would attribute most of his success to being such a hard and dedicated worker.

Was Jerry Rice the most talented WR in NFL history? I would say no. But I think he is the best WR in NFL history.

My point is not to bash miles austin. ony point out he didnt have the same talent or physicality as a dez bryant... however as been proven more goes into being a superstar than having superstar talent.

[TryingToWin]

Yes. He was a originally an un-drafted free agent. lacking the superstar talent to be drafted. But he worked hard and become a solid player.

Welker? Foster? not superstars?

OK lets attempt to clarify here before this becomes a stupid debate that no one intended. You can be a super star player without super star talent. My only point is that austin wasn't blessed with the amazing super star talent or physicality of some other great athletes. And as for Welker? I'd say the same thing. While he is super talented I would attribute most of his success to being such a hard and dedicated worker.

Was Jerry Rice the most talented WR in NFL history? I would say no. But I think he is the best WR in NFL history.

My point is not to bash miles austin. ony point out he didnt have the same talent or physicality as a dez bryant... however as been proven more goes into being a superstar than having superstar talent.

You may be right with the "physicality" part but I still disagree with the part about superstar talent. If you play like a superstar then you were talented enough to be one in the first place.

[TheOracle]

A few thoughts- talent is more than raw athleticism. Work ethic is a talent. Route running is a talent. Finding holes in a zone is a talent.

This is a really interesting list, save for Decker's inclusion. I think everybody has had him 5th, no? Anyways, I think if I were ranking based on highest ceiling I'd go DT/Britt/Dez/Miles, but if I were ranking based on highest floor I might have it completely reversed. If Britt wasn't a complete knucklehead I'd take him, and if DT had more of a track record I'd consider him also. I'd probably go with Dez, but I'll also probably also change my mind before I hit "submit". Kudos on a thought provoking list.

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Britt
Austin
Dez
DT
Decker

[invisibulman]

Britt for the upside. Dez for the safest. The others don't even belong on the same list.