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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Whoa, pump the brakes a tad. Sammy was a legit 1, probably at a minimum a top-15 to -20 NFL WR for a short period of time when he was healthy in BUF, that could consistently play zone and beat man coverage.
Rice is progressing very well, but he ain't that, not yet. He has to continue to develop his releases and his breaks at the top of his routes, and probably a couple other things, before he's in (what was) Sammy's league.
And Sammy was more twitchy with the ball in his hands, imo, but that's another matter.
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Go look at the career stats for Sammy Watkins.The best year of his career he had 60 receptions for 1,047 yards and 9 TDs. Sammy NEVER had over 55 receptions, 675 yards or 3 TDs in a Chiefs uniform.
Rashee Rice in his rookie year just put up 79 receptions for 938 yards and 7 TDs.
Sammy Watkins hype was a product of his top 5 draft position. Rashee Rice is already a better NFL player. Id expect him to take a leap next year as well.