Performance, not potential, drives my ten-best list.
On Saturday in his “The Brandt Report,” Gil Brandt ranked the top 10 quarterbacks-wide receiver pairings in the NFL. Surprisingly,
Brandt gave nods to players who’ve yet to play together. For example, he ranked Tom Brady-Mike Evans 6th on his list.
Okay, maybe I can understand that a little bit because he’s ranking on potential. But what if Brady has a better connection with Chris Godwin? The point is we need to see how things play out before we list yet-to-play combos ahead of those who have proven they can do it.
Here’s another issue. Why is Kyler Murray-DeAndre Hopkins 3rd in his rankings? Murray and D-Hop are great players, but we need to see them take snaps and complete a pass attempt or two before we anoint them as one of the NFL’s best combo.
Yes, I’m asking for a reality check. Murray has only one NFL season under his belt, and Hopkins just recently became a Cardinal. How can those two be ranked ahead of Aaron Rodgers and DeVante Adams?
I’m scratching my head. Hard!
I respect Brandt, but his article requires a response. So here is my offering of the ten best QB-WR combs in the league. And my list does not include players who haven’t yet played together.
Who’s #1? Drew Brees and Michael Thomas are at the top of my list. Here are the rest of my picks.
SAINTS: Drew Brees-Michael Thomas
PACKERS: Aaron Rodgers-DeVante Adams
CHIEFS: Patrick Mahomes-Tyreek Hill
FALCONS: Matt Ryan-Julio Jones
COWBOYS: Dak Prescott-Amari Cooper
VIKINGS: Kirk Cousins-Adam Theilen
SEAHAWKS: Russel Wilson-Tyler Lockett
LIONS: Mathew Stafford-Kenny Golladay
RAMS: Jared Goff-Cooper Kupp
BROWNS: Baker Mayfield-Jarvis Landry
Of course, taking me on is fair play–just as I took on Brandt. Go to it!
