Looking at the consensus dynasty rankings, Hines Ward seems to be getting little respect and is ranked #15 despite being a top WR for several seasons now.
Chris Smith has guys like Walker, Burress, and Lee Evans in front of him.
Will Grant has guys like Burress and Walker ahead of him as well.
Cecil Lammey has Evans, Walker, and Braylon Edwards in front of him.
And it's very popular to have Andre Johnson ahead of him too.
Is it age? Because he really isn't that old. Torry Holt is merely 3 months younger, Owens and Harrison are older - none of these guys seem to get a serious ding for their age.
I've also seen a lot of people point to the fact that his reception numbers have dropped each season for the past few years. But if you look at the Pittsburgh passing numbers, one has a hard time concluding that this is because of Hines. The team has been passing less each season... in 00 he caught 32% of his team's completions. In 03, he caught 31% of his team's completions. In 04, he caught 35% of his team's completions. In 05, he caught 32% of his team's passes (outside of the 1 game he missed). The thing that's causing the receptions to be low these past 2 seasons is the fact that they haven't been passing. Despite that, he still managed to land in the top 10 WR's last season.
I really don't get it, and it seems like Hines is another one of those guys that puts up his numbers quietly and as a result gets overlooked...
Chris Smith has guys like Walker, Burress, and Lee Evans in front of him.
Will Grant has guys like Burress and Walker ahead of him as well.
Cecil Lammey has Evans, Walker, and Braylon Edwards in front of him.
And it's very popular to have Andre Johnson ahead of him too.
Is it age? Because he really isn't that old. Torry Holt is merely 3 months younger, Owens and Harrison are older - none of these guys seem to get a serious ding for their age.
I've also seen a lot of people point to the fact that his reception numbers have dropped each season for the past few years. But if you look at the Pittsburgh passing numbers, one has a hard time concluding that this is because of Hines. The team has been passing less each season... in 00 he caught 32% of his team's completions. In 03, he caught 31% of his team's completions. In 04, he caught 35% of his team's completions. In 05, he caught 32% of his team's passes (outside of the 1 game he missed). The thing that's causing the receptions to be low these past 2 seasons is the fact that they haven't been passing. Despite that, he still managed to land in the top 10 WR's last season.
I really don't get it, and it seems like Hines is another one of those guys that puts up his numbers quietly and as a result gets overlooked...
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