rusmo t1_j7ixccg wrote
Reply to comment by Spuddmann1987 in [Bengals] Forever a Bengals great. Congratulations on retirement and one heck of a career, AJ Green. by BCLetsRide69
I like to point this out about Irvin as often as possible. Here I go:
AJ Green has 5 more career TDs than Michael Irvin, who only had 65.
skunkboy72 t1_j7iyw02 wrote
Michael Irvin was the best wide receiver on a team that won 3 Super Bowls.
They are a weeee bit different.
rusmo t1_j7j3rd8 wrote
Oh, he was fantastic at running routes and catching balls short of the goal line, for sure. AJ (along with 61 other receivers*) just happened to score more TDs.
*Correction: 55 receivers and 6 Tight Ends.
skunkboy72 t1_j7ka18l wrote
It's called the Hall of Fame. Not the Hall of Best Stats.
jlaw54 t1_j7j3cj9 wrote
This feels like you didn’t watch 88 play. Also a different era stats wise. And he had to split with 22 and one hell of a TE. Irvin was so good he made Alvin Harper look like an all pro (I’m not knocking Alvin Harper, I love the guy, but 88 made him look like a star).
rusmo t1_j7j5ulc wrote
Different era explains it, eh? 17 of the players ahead of him on the TD list retired before he caught his first TD.
amazinglover t1_j7j7tlv wrote
AJ has 1,400 less yards and played in one less game then Irvine as well.
fastedzo t1_j7o5cyp wrote
Michael Irvin played in a different era, it’s hard to compare the two. While they had a potent passing attack, the League just was not geared towards offense the way it is now and the passing game. I’m a Steelers fan and have a hell of a lot of respect for AJ Green, I enjoyed rooting against him :-)
rusmo t1_j7p4415 wrote
> different era
When he retired, he was in 24th place. 23 players from his era or earlier had more TD catches than him.
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