BMW said that KSU would be in trouble if Jordy is our #1 receiver. That Henry, Herford, and Fields were all better. He said each would be first team at KSU not to mention Briscoe. True story.
There's really no argument for K-State fans. If Jordy Nelson is your best threat at WR, you're in for a tough year.
Henry, Herford, and Fields would all be the #1 WR on the depth chart at K-State.
well...some fact finding occured and here are the results.
Career numbers for Henry, Fields, and Herford COMBINED (Henry 3 seasons, Fields and Herford 2 seasons each)
110 catches for 1,255 yards and 10 TD's
Jordy's career #'s and in just 2 seasons..one of which he was crippled last year on a bad knee
84 catches for 1,216 yards and 9 TD's
Yep...Jordy has just 39 fewer yards and one less TD in 2 seasons vs. the 7 combined seasons of the receivers whom BMW declares are all better than Jordy.
Do I need to repeat anything?
Good.
Also...longest reception by any of the 3 in 7 combined seasons? It's 35 yards and that didn't even go for a TD. Jordy has 3 TD's of 74 yards or longer in Big 12 play alone. He's got plenty more big gainers in addition.
Wow... where to start?
First of all, career stats are irrelevant to this discussion. We're talking about a new season here. No one cares what Jordy Nelson did two years ago when he was at full health. There's no guarantee that Nelson will be the receiver he once was.
Fields, Herford, and Henry, on the other hand, are all practicing at 100% and have an added year of experience. By the way, Herford has only been playing WR for two years now. Last season was his first year at WR (he started out at QB). Also, Fields didn't play as a RS-FR until the last game of the year when he scored on a 15 yard TD pass against Iowa State. Henry is the only WR out of that group with more than one year of experience.
Let's take a look at some more facts.
Dexton Fields: 2006 stats: 45 rec, 455 yards, 5 TD
Best game: @Nebraska - 8 rec, 108 yards
Jordy Nelson 2006 stats: 39 rec, 547 yards, 1 TD
Best game: @Colorado - 5 rec, 117 yards, TD
Even if you want to look at last season, you can see here that Dexton Fields was able to get in the endzone five times, compared to only once for Jordy Nelson. I will give you that Herford would not start over a healthy Jordy Nelson, but Marcus Henry has been impressive all spring/summer. He's every bit of 6'4 and is in the best shape of his life right now. Look for him to have a breakout year next season.
The other hilarious comment? BMW said Briscoe is better than Lamark...and had better offers. LOL.
I never stated that Dezmon Briscoe was better than Lamark Brown. He played against better high school competition and had better offers. I don't think we need to argue that 5A Texas football is better than anything in St. Louis. As for the offers, take a look for yourself:
*per Rivals
Lamark Brown:K-State
Mizzou
Nebraska
Indiana
Kansas
Arkansas
Dezmon Briscoe:Iowa
tcu
Oklahoma State
Boise State
Kansas
Mizzou
Both had offers from ku and Mizzou. Brown's best offer was from Nebraska. Briscoe's best offer was from Iowa. Iowa has had more success over the last few years, while Nebraska has the better tradition.
tcu = Arkansas, Boise State = Fiesta Bowl Champs, Oklahoma State > Indiana