So farris6659's fanpost and associated discussion about the Colt's WR's got me interested in looking up a few statistics.

Through 10 games, here are the comparative stats for Harrison and Gonzalez:

Gonzo: 38 recs | 438 yds | 11.5 ypr | 2 td | 0 fum
Marvin: 30 recs | 357 yds | 11.1 ypr | 3 td | 1 fum

I couldn't find a downs played statistic (I've always wished I could find one, so if anyone knows where that can be found I'd really appreciate it), but I'll guess Gonzo is playing about 1/3 as many downs as Marvin.

A Marvin defender could argue that Gonzo is in mostly on the 3WR sets where they're more likely to pass while Marvin is also on the field for more running plays in the 2TE sets, so we'll adjust and say that Marvin is only playing 2x as many passing downs as Gonzo.

What's he doing with all those extra downs? Nothing. They're statistically even. From this perspective it appears that Marvin at this point in his career is half the receiver that Gonzo is.

For more stats, I checked out Football Outsiders info on WR's.
One I found particularly interesting was the catch%, or the percent of passes directed at the player that were actually caught by the player:
Gonzo: 72% of 53 passes -> 15 downs wasted on incompletions this year
Marvin: 47% of 64 passes -> 34 downs wasted on incompletions this year

So am I a Marvin Hater? Not exactly. He's made too many amazing plays for too long for that. I just think he's bringing down my favorite team and I wish it would stop. The obvious solution seems to be to give Gonzo a lot more playing time at Marvin's expense, salaries and seniority and hurt feelings be damned!

Also, after looking at the FO stats, I feel much more justified in my man crush on Gonzo.

By the way, if Gonzo has a girl over, do you think they still sleep in the high altitude tent? Does it have room for 2? If I ever meet him in person I think that's what I'll ask.