I mean, not really. He's really never been the focus of defenses, but he did have two or three notable games, especially against the Cowboys. It's a different animal when you are the main focus of a defense.
XL was for all practical purposes our WR1. That's going to bring different personnel and pressures your way. All I'm saying is that it's still too early to make that type of determination.
I mean, you could be right, but you're claiming this when he's playing against twos and threes in against a squad that didn't have the best defense last year anyway. It would mean more if he was torching a highly touted first rate pass defense and even playing top-rated corners.
They are different, but kick returning isn't as easy as it looks. Sure you may have guys that can do it, but not everyone does it well, and certainly not well enough to start in the NFL.
Look at Shedeur shredding our defense in the red zone.