@skinfanjon
@FF Ninja
Sorry for letting the Kupp/Woods thing slide.
I pretty much agree with
@menobrown's point about the Kupp/Goff connection - it does seem like those two are going to be together for a long time, almost like the Jordy/Rodgers connection. So it's not just the stats (which also work out in Kupp's favor), but also the intangibles that we've heard about (Goff and Kupp being friends, Kupp being the security blanket, etc.).
Yes, Woods is only one year older. But he's been in the league six years, Kupp has been in for two years. Why can't we assume Kupp will continue to improve?
Even including the game where Kupp was hurt very early, he still outscored both Woods and Cooks on a per-game basis. If you remove the one game he left very early, Kupp outscored Woods by almost 3 points per game. If you remove the other game he got hurt, Kupp outscored Woods by 4.2 PPG (which puts him rigth below Adams, Brown, and Hopkins as the number 4 WR). That's significant, no matter what you want to say about his long TD's. A second year WR scoring at the same pace as those three guys is actually pretty incredible.
And yes, Kupp had a huge 37 point game. But Woods had a huge game too (33), so that doesn't really skew the numbers.
My point about Woods' numbers suffering a bit when Kupp comes back is more making the point that Kupp will retake over the slot duties, and Woods will be sharing with Cooks on the outside. I agree that Woods' numbers were very similar with and without Kupp, but Kupp's numbers are more certain to remain consistent, IMO. And again, all three of those guys are going to score, and they will all most likely be similar on a PPG basis. But if I had to put money on who was going to be the top dog in that offense for the next 4-5 years, it would be Kupp without a doubt.