Originally posted by shockwaves
Don\'t get me wrong, I\'m definitely not trying to compare Toomer to Rice. I\'m just comparing the situations Owens and Shockey were in during their rookie years.
And about your "better stats as rookies" argument compared to Shockey and Gonzo, when Gonzo was a rookie, he was dropping balls left and right. Not only that, but the Chiefs were a prodominant running team, and when they DID pass, it was Grbac to Derrick Alexander (who had over 1200 yards recieving in that year). So, when you combine the fact that the Chiefs used Kimble Anders, Tony Richardson, and Donnell Bennett as running backs, already had a passing game, Gonzo was just the man who was used when Alexander was getting double teamed when nobody else was there.
See Yuz.