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Keep grasping at those straws my dude.
Landry's blocking helped the other receivers produce better? How many WR screens do you think the Browns were running exactly?
I agree wholeheartedly with @MGMT. Teams *want* the Browns to throw the ball more to Landry because it's not an efficient play for the offense compared to literally everyone else they could be throwing to.
I think people are forgetting where this team was at when this season/offseason began. We had zero reliable, veteran receivers. We were bringing in a brand new QB in Tyrod Taylor, and knew that we were drafting a rookie QB as well. The receivers room had basically nobody who knew what the fuck they were doing.
Landry was brought in to be a reliable veteran with a lot of leadership -- to show the other guys how to do things "the right way". That includes how they practiced, building the right attitudes, the importance of blocking, etc.. The true measure of what he contributed is looking at how the receivers performed as a whole. Did they progress in terms of skills? How was their attitude mindset? Did they embrace blocking? etc...
Judging by results, I think he turned out to be a great acquisition. He was never a true No. 1, and so was overmatched a lot of time when covered by the defense's No 1 corner. So in terms of his individual numbers, they weren't great. But he was a core leader who helped keep other players focused during all that drama with Hue, Haley, etc.. I don't think Higgins, Callaway, and even Perriman end up progressing as much as they did without Landry.
So, maybe his individual stats don't warrant being named to the Pro Bowl. But I'm glad he made it anyway.