The One Good Thing From Yesterday

[Hoenheim]

 Tetairoa McMillan broke the Panthers rookie WR yards record that's been held by Kelvin Benjamin for quite a while (1008 receiving yards). 

He ended up with 70 receptions for 1014 yards and 7 Touchdowns, 14.5 YPR. He put these numbers up with an inconsistent  5 foot 10 Quarterback with a weak arm that can barely throw for 100 something yards total in most of his games, on a team with a shitty inconsistent offense. 

Let's compare him to the top 5 WRs of all time (in terms of total receivimg yards) and their rookie WR seasons :

> Jerry Rice: 49 receptions, 927 yards, 3 TDs, 18.9 YPR

> Larry Fitzgerald: 58 receptions,  780 yards, 8 TDs, 13.4 YPR 

> Terrell Owens: 58 receptions,  520 yards, 4TDs, 14.9 YPR

>  Randy Moss:  69 receptions,  1313 yards, 17 TD, 19.0 YPR 

> Isaac Bruce: 21 receptions,  272 yard, 3TDs, 13.0 YPR 

 

I'd say Tmac is in pretty damn good company. Randy Moss was an alien lol. 

I really hope Shough doesn't win OROY over Tmac.

Hopefully we aren't going to have to watch him play with Bryce for half of his career. Can you imagine if we had traded the pick to the Rams and he got to play with Puca, Stafford, and Sean McVay? He might have gotten 1500 and 14 TDs lol. 

Just glad we got something positive to hang onto. I don't see the Panthers ever letting this dude go.

I think all we need is a speedy WR to complement him and Jalen Coker. 

 

 

[Carolina Cajun]

Ehh, I dont like the compared numbers there, ALL of those guys listed played in a VERRYYY different NFL.  A more run heavy and defensive NFL where as todays game has rookies pop for 1k regularly.  THAT SAID.  Theres one guy I think he absolutely compares to with his size and physicality and this numbers are as such...

68 Receptions, 1051 yards, 12 td, and 15.5 ypr as a rookie.

That guys numbers look almost identical to what TMac did and he did it in a more modern nfl.  That guy was Mike Evans and thats who I think Tmac will be for us.

[Hoenheim]

10 minutes ago, Carolina Cajun said:

Ehh, I dont like the compared numbers there, ALL of those guys listed played in a VERRYYY different NFL.  A more run heavy and defensive NFL where as todays game has rookies pop for 1k regularly.  THAT SAID.  Theres one guy I think he absolutely compares to with his size and physicality and this numbers are as such...

68 Receptions, 1051 yards, 12 td, and 15.5 ypr as a rookie.

That guys numbers look almost identical to what TMac did and he did it in a more modern nfl.  That guy was Mike Evans and thats who I think Tmac will be for us.

I think someone asked tmac before the draft which WR he models his game after the most, and he said Larry Fitzgerald. 

Heard other people comparing him to AJ Green and obviously the Mike Evans comparisons as well. NFLs draft profile compares him to Drake London 

 

[kungfoodude]

10 minutes ago, Hoenheim said:

I think someone asked tmac before the draft which WR he models his game after the most, and he said Larry Fitzgerald. 

Heard other people comparing him to AJ Green and obviously the Mike Evans comparisons as well. NFLs draft profile compares him to Drake London 

 

And we should be happy with hin being close to any of those comps. 

He was a great draft pick so far. We took him as the #1 overall WR and he performed as the #1 overall WR. Couldn't ask for much more.

Hopefully he stays motivated and keeps getting better.

[CRA]

29 minutes ago, Carolina Cajun said:

Ehh, I dont like the compared numbers there, ALL of those guys listed played in a VERRYYY different NFL.  A more run heavy and defensive NFL where as todays game has rookies pop for 1k regularly.  THAT SAID.  Theres one guy I think he absolutely compares to with his size and physicality and this numbers are as such...

68 Receptions, 1051 yards, 12 td, and 15.5 ypr as a rookie.

That guys numbers look almost identical to what TMac did and he did it in a more modern nfl.  That guy was Mike Evans and thats who I think Tmac will be for us.

Yeah, era comparing is too weird.  Some WRs were out there in an era where you could be mauled your entire route and faced legal decapitation attempts at the catch 

all numbers should be up for WRs in today’s game 

[PantherBoy95]

One thing with records these days along with others noting how the game has changed, there's an extra game in the season, which TMac was able to take advantage of.

I'd have liked to see him break or shatter KB's record in 16 games. Regardless of that small thing regarding records. I'm excited to see the development of Tetairoa this year and I look forward to seeing how he develops himself with better help and play calling around him.