OK, somebody needs to explain to me what the productivity yardstick is for "SEC quality" receiver. If somebody is trying to make AR a feature/go-to WR then no, I don't think he has that kind of ability. I tell you what though, the last time we had a QB he did better than fine as far as production.
AR's 56 receptions for 624 yards would have made him:
AL #2 receiver
AR #1
AU #1 in receptions/#2 in yardage
FL tied for #2 in receptions/#3 in yardage
GA #1 (that's right, in '07 no GA WR had more catches or yards)
KY tied #3 rec/#4 yards (needed 31 more yards)
LSU #2
MSSt #2
MS #1 rec/#2 yards
SC #2
V #2
So, in '07 this guy puts up numbers that would have made him the leading receiver on the whole team for 3 SEC squads and no worse than 2nd in reception or yardage on 6 others. Spin this all you want but when he had QB play he had demonstable production to go with it.
Feature receiver? No. SEC caliber contributer? He doesn't even have anything to prove, he already has.
AR's 56 receptions for 624 yards would have made him:
AL #2 receiver
AR #1
AU #1 in receptions/#2 in yardage
FL tied for #2 in receptions/#3 in yardage
GA #1 (that's right, in '07 no GA WR had more catches or yards)
KY tied #3 rec/#4 yards (needed 31 more yards)
LSU #2
MSSt #2
MS #1 rec/#2 yards
SC #2
V #2
So, in '07 this guy puts up numbers that would have made him the leading receiver on the whole team for 3 SEC squads and no worse than 2nd in reception or yardage on 6 others. Spin this all you want but when he had QB play he had demonstable production to go with it.
Feature receiver? No. SEC caliber contributer? He doesn't even have anything to prove, he already has.
