Quote Originally Posted by pbmax View Post
Yes, but do Nelson, Adams, Cobb really matchup with Jennings, Driver, Jones?

Nelson was in a serious logjam. There have been snaps available to Janis during the long offensive drought and from injuries.

I would argue that we knew Nelson was good by Year 4, even if that was the first sign of the monster to come.
Only kinda sorta. The comparison with Nelson at the time was who was better, him or James Jones. Going into Nelson's fourth year, it was anyone's guess. Jones started out strong his rookie year, then regressed the next two before matching his rookie year. Nelson started weaker in the first two years and grew a little bit in the third. I remember a lot of people couldn't decide who was going to be better, but I think the general consensus leaned towards Jones. There was a logjam, but they were fighting for the #3 spot after Driver and Jennings.