Thanks. The one handed catch on the fade where he got turned around was incredible. The play in the Oregon game where he almost had his head taken off was incredible. Those were 2 plays i couldn't see a lot of WR's making. The rest were for the most part good plays that I think a lot of guys could make. He was really good shielding the ball from defenders when catching.
I was suspicious of the argument that he was good against top college talent so I checked and what I found is that Rogers beat up on scrubs and played poorly against the top talent.
VS Elite:
Fla - 5/62 1 td
Georgia - 5/71 0 td
LSU - 3/63 0 td
Bama - 2/32 0 td
S. Car - 4/35 0 td
Ark - 5/106 0 td
Total - 24/369 1 td
Vs Non elite:
Vanderbilt - 10/116 2 tds
Buffalo - 7/180 2 tds
Montana - 5/100 1 td
Cinci - 10/1000 2 tds
Mid Tenn - 9/137 1 td
Kentucky - 3/38 0 td
Total - 44/671 8 tds
My argument is that I just don't think Rogers is all that special. I think Hogan contributes more. Yes, Hogan's interchangeable with the Kauffman's and Roosevelt's of the world as far as receiving goes. But, if he's significantly better on special teams (just guessing) than them, he's worth keeping. Da'Rick was awful on special teams and, in my mind, interchangeable with other athletic wr's available.