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Is anyone else with me here when I say he's one of the most underrated WRs in the league?
He gets no respect at all.
Bruce has had over 1000 yards every year that he's been healthy for the full season. Since 1999, he's had 2 seasons where he wasn't at 1000 yards. One year, he missed a game and missed 1000 by 20 yards while having 5 TDs.
Last year, he had nearly 1100 yards (Off by 2 yards) and a modest 3 TDs, while not being the team's primary receiver. In fact he was behind Steven Jackson and Torry Holt in Receptions. He had 14.8 yards / Catch.
In fact on this site I heard that he'd be splitting times with Drew Bennett and one of my friends thinks that he should be third string behind Bennett. How many 1100 yard receivers do you know that took a back seat to a guy that's had one good season?
Over his career, Bruce has had 13376 Receiving Yards, 80 TDs, 887 Receptions and a 15.1 YPC average, he's won a Super Bowl. He's 7th all time in Receptions and 7th all time in Receiving Yards and helped create one of the best, if not the best offenses ever.
People always bring up the argument that he's old and done. Consider this, Terrell Owens is one year younger, and has had 2 years less experience, he gets around the same amount of yards as Bruce with more TDs and more drops, while being the Primary target on the Cowboys. I'd take Bruce over Owens any day, I'd rather a sure handed receiver, one of the best at gaining separation, and that's a team player and keeps his mouth shut than Terrell Owens.
IMO, Isaac Bruce is one of the most underrated players in the league right now.
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