Eagles’ A.J. Brown makes an attempt to place finish to CeeDee Lamb comparisons, says they’re ‘not the identical’

Eagles All-Pro huge receiver A.J. Brown needs to place an finish to the conversations evaluating him to CeeDee Lamb.

In a sequence of since-deleted tweets, Brown stated the comparisons usually are not warranted as a result of Lamb’s sport is proscribed to 1 a part of the sector. 

“He performs slot and I play inside and outside,” Brown wrote.

Brown then prompt Rams receiver Cooper Kupp could be a extra correct participant to check to Lamb. Kupp was named the MVP of the 2022 Super Bowl and earned NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors for the 2021 season. 

Philadelphia Eagles huge receiver A.J. Brown celebrates a landing reception in the course of the first half of a sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers Oct. 30, 2022, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Kupp primarily strains up within the slot. Brown added that his fashion of play is vastly totally different from gamers like Kupp and Lamb. 

“It’s not the identical,” Brown famous.

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Brown tried to make clear his feedback in a separate tweet, saying he wasn’t “taking a shot” at Lamb “as a result of he’s chilly and you will know I do not care in regards to the rivalry both.”

On paper, Brown and Lamb produced comparable seasons. 

Brown hauled in 88 passes for 1,496 yards, whereas Lamb completed with 1,359 yards. Although Lamb accounted for 137 fewer receiving yards, he did handle extra receptions.

Lamb had 107 over 17 regular-season video games.

The Dallas Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb is stopped by the Philadelphia Eagles’ C.J. Gardner-Johnson in the course of the first half of a sport Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

However, the variations change into extra evident while you take a better have a look at the numbers. Lamb accounted for the fifth-most routes out of the slot amongst receivers final season, in line with Pro Football Focus.

His 92 targets and 71 catches had been third-most total out of the slot. 

Brown ran a restricted variety of slot routes. Approximately 13% of Brown’s receptions originated from the slot, whereas a whopping 66% of Lamb’s catches got here from the slot.

Philadelphia Eagles huge receiver A.J. Brown previous to an NFC divisional playoff sport in opposition to the New York Giants Jan. 21, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.   (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)

Slot receivers are sometimes matched up in opposition to an opposing staff’s nickel cornerback or a linebacker. But receivers who line up exterior the numbers nearly completely face cornerbacks.

Nickel corners and linebackers often do not need the identical velocity and physicality {that a} major cornerback on the skin posseses. 

Brown and Lamb play drastically totally different variations of the identical place. So, their video games will not be fairly as comparable because the pure pass-catching numbers mirror.