01-13-2019, 08:38 PM
Congrats to Julian Edelman. He moved into second all time in playoff receptions today. He currently has 98 but likely won't have much of a chance at first as Jerry Rice holds the record at 151. It's a real shame he missed last year's playoff run otherwise he would likely be 20ish receptions closer.
He also moved into 7th in playoff receiving yards today and is only 140 back of second. Rice has a 930 yard cushion on second so again probably second is as good as he can get.
Lastly, today marked his 16 career playoff game so he's essentially played one extra full season. He stands at 98 catches, 1236 yards from scrimage. Those numbers look even more impressive when you consider his first 5 playoff games he didn't have a big role and only amassed 9 catches and 85 yards from scrimage.
It was great to see him go off today because he's weirdly been getting a lot of flack from the media lately despite having a season on par which what he's always done. A few weeks ago I heard an ESPN analyst say he wasn't an NFL caliber pass catcher anymore then last week one said he wouldn't start for the Cleveland Browns. On a recent podcast Boston sports fanatic Bill Simmons insinuated Danny Amendola (who has never had a 700 yard receiving season) is better than him. The lack of appreciation he gets is truly incredible.
He also moved into 7th in playoff receiving yards today and is only 140 back of second. Rice has a 930 yard cushion on second so again probably second is as good as he can get.
Lastly, today marked his 16 career playoff game so he's essentially played one extra full season. He stands at 98 catches, 1236 yards from scrimage. Those numbers look even more impressive when you consider his first 5 playoff games he didn't have a big role and only amassed 9 catches and 85 yards from scrimage.
It was great to see him go off today because he's weirdly been getting a lot of flack from the media lately despite having a season on par which what he's always done. A few weeks ago I heard an ESPN analyst say he wasn't an NFL caliber pass catcher anymore then last week one said he wouldn't start for the Cleveland Browns. On a recent podcast Boston sports fanatic Bill Simmons insinuated Danny Amendola (who has never had a 700 yard receiving season) is better than him. The lack of appreciation he gets is truly incredible.