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Originally Posted by barrett
It seems to me at first thought that most WRs stay effective into their mid to late 30s (Wayne was well ahead of AJ at miami and is still a stud).
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Originally Posted by barrett
I know some big bodied guys have flamed out earlier (David Boston) and AJ is a big bodied type. But it seems that AJ has a game built on route running and precision that would age well.
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Throughout history, wide receivers are able to maintain their performance for a longer amount of time than running backs. According to a thorough analysis by Fein (2009), “Receivers have the latest and longest peak of any skill position.” Some of skills necessary for a wide receiver to be at his peak on-field performance are similar to a running back, but the receiver can utilize other non-physical peak skills such as the ability to catch the ball, and the knowledge and ability to run exact and precise routes to maintain his performance over a longer period of time.
http://thesportdigest.com/archive/ar...player-get-old
When you're wrong you're wrong, and I think perhaps I was wrong and Barrett was right about the longevity and staying-power of a WR in the league, especially when compared to running backs, 2 positions which I always tended to lump in together on the subject of career-length in the NFL. So hopefully we've got several more seasons of top-level performance from the great Andre Johnson as our #1 WR, this article definitely tends to lend support to that hypothesis.