The NEXT: Foregone Conclusion?

Is Larry Fitzgerald far and away the best WR in the NFL?

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"Just give me the da--- oh, wait."

We realize discussions like this are contextual: the last two weekends, there's almost no argument that Larry Fitzgerald is the best WR in football. (If anyone is close, it's Santonio Holmes for that return on Sunday). But is he the best wideout in football period right now, aside from these playoffs? If the name of the game is "winning as a team" and this'll be the first NFC Title game in Arizona in basically forever, you gotta say "yes," right? Other people in the discussion, like Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Andre Johnson, and Steve Smith? They're not playing anymore! We'd say Hank Baskett, but that's for other reasons. Your thoughts?

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